Master equation to boost quantum technologies
As the size of modern technology shrinks down to the nanoscale, weird quantum effects—such as quantum tunneling, superposition, and entanglement—become prominent. This opens the door to a new era of quantum technologies, where quantum...
Atalanta Therapeutics’ Branched RNAi Hunts Down Neurodegenerative Diseases
Atalanta Therapeutics is developing new treatment options for neurodegenerative diseases and other central nervous system (CNS) disorders by utilizing its proprietary RNAi platform, branched siRNA, to target the brain and spinal cord. Named after...
New approach using CRISPR can engineer massive quantities of cells for therapeutic applications
A new variation of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system makes it easier to re-engineer massive quantities of cells for therapeutic applications. The approach, developed at Gladstone Institutes and UC San Francisco (UCSF), lets scientists...
COVID-19 pandemic: An epidemiological update
Epidemics and pandemics have been frightening the human chase again and again. SARS, H1N1, Ebola, and more have exposed their real face in the past, but with every such outbreak. The coronavirus outbreak came...
Experts advocate use of biotechnology to solve Nigeria’s food challenges – Daily Sun
From Judex Okoro, CalabarExperts in biotechnology have advocated the use of technology in solving Nigeria’s food challenges.The experts, who are members of the Alliance for Science Nigeria, ASN, made the call in Calabar during...
The talking dead: burials inform migrations in Indonesia
The discovery by researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) of three bodies on Indonesia’s Alor Island, dating from 7,500 to 13,000 years ago, sheds new light on burial practices and migration of the...
Study shows how Klebsiella pneumoniae suppresses the body’s defenses
New research published in Cell Reports has shown how the bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae suppresses our body's defenses, resulting in it being unable to clear infection. Klebsiella pneumoniae can cause deadly infections such as pneumonia,...
CRISPR-Cas9 Alternatives: Cutting through the Boundaries of Gene Editing
This GENcast is part 1 of a 3-part series on Cas-CLOVER, “the proven alternative to CRISPR-Cas9,” sponsored by Demeetra AgBio—exclusive Cas-CLOVER licensing partner for bioprocessing, synthetic biotechnology, and agriculture. Here I sat down with...
An extrasolar world covered in water?
An international team of researchers led by Charles Cadieux, a Ph.D. student at the Université de Montréal and member of the Institute for Research on Exoplanets (iREx), has announced the discovery of TOI-1452 b,...
SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern emerging from chronic COVID infections, study shows
The coronavirus variants of concern are emerging from chronic, long-term COVID infections in people who may be immune comprised and unable to clear the virus, a new study strongly suggests. Frontiers in Virology published...
