Scientists pave the way for creating ‘mini biological computers’ in droplets
Scientists have worked out how to best get DNA to communicate with membranes in our body, paving the way for the creation of 'mini biological computers' in droplets that have potential uses in biosensing...
Will the Biden Administration ‘follow the science’ on agricultural biotechnology regulatory reform? – Genetic...
The GLP Needs Your Help
It is easier than ever for advocacy groups to spread disinformation on pressing science issues, such as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. No, vaccines are not harmful. Yes, the use of...
Department of Biotechnology to recruit for Scientist ‘C’ posts – Hindustan Times
The Department of Biotechnology has invited applications to fill five Scientist ‘C’ posts, a Group ‘A’ Gazetted Post (Non-Ministerial & Scientific) in the pay matrix level 11. The application forms are available on the official...
AI-based technology rapidly identifies genetic causes of rare disorders with high accuracy
An artificial intelligence (AI)-based technology rapidly diagnoses rare disorders in critically ill children with high accuracy, according to a report by scientists from University of Utah Health and Fabric Genomics, collaborators on a study...
How bacteria create a piggy bank for the lean times Basic science discovery could...
Bacteria can store extra resources for the lean times. It’s a bit like keeping a piggy bank or carrying a backup battery pack. One important reserve is known as cyanophycin granules, which were first...
McCullough and Liu awarded $3.7M NIH grant to study sex differences in COVID-19 outcomes
A $3.7 million grant to identify patients at risk for developing chronic consequences of COVID-19 infection and discover potential underlying mechanisms leading to neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) has been awarded to Louise McCullough, MD, PhD,...
World-first clinical trial demonstrates focused ultrasound can deliver antibody therapy to breast cancer metastases...
In a first-in-world clinical trial, researchers at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Canada, have demonstrated that magnetic resonance (MR)-guided focused ultrasound can be used to safely deliver antibody therapy to breast cancer that...
Now Hiring: COVID-19, VC Surge Fuels Biotech Job Gains in Massachusetts and California
Massachusetts saw its biophama workforce grow in 2020 by 5% or 4,324 jobs, life sciences group Massachusetts Biotechnology Council (MassBio) reported, while in California, life sciences employment grew 0.5% from a year earlier to...
AI Rapidly Diagnoses Rare Disorders in Critically Ill Children
An artificial intelligence (AI)-based technology rapidly diagnoses rare disorders in critically ill children with high accuracy, according to a report by researchers from University of Utah (U Of U) Health, Fabric Genomics, and collaborators...
SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in Delhi highlights challenge of reaching herd immunity against Delta
The severe outbreak of COVID-19 in Delhi, India, in 2021 showed not only that the Delta variant of SARS-CoV2 is extremely transmissible but that it can infect individuals previously infected by a different variant...
