Biotechnology

View eBook  Natural antibodies are an amazing design of nature. Our immune system produces proteins of unique structure to bind specifically to incoming foreign agents and protect our body from exogenous invaders. Human ingenuity takes the...

Brazilian researchers have managed to decipher the structure of a protein found in parasites that cause neglected tropical diseases, paving the way to the development of novel medications. Thanks to the discovery it will...

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Tapping into an ancient evolutionary survival mechanism, cancer cells enter into a sluggish, slow-dividing state to survive the harsh environment created by chemotherapy or other targeted agents. In research published January 7, 2020 in...

Chemicals used for vaping break down zipper-like junctions between cells in the gut, leading to chronic inflammation and potential for other health concerns Credit: HUMANOID Center of Research Excellence

Kenneth Thompson, PhDManager, R&D, Cell BiologyThermo Fisher Scientific Chao Yan Liu, MDSenior Manager,R&D, Cell BiologyThermo Fisher Scientific John Li, PhDStaff Scientist, DownstreamPurification, BioproductionThermo Fisher Scientific Michael BrewerDirector, Global PrincipalConsultant, Regulatory forthe BioProduction DivisionThermo Fisher...

© iStock-metamorworks In this article, Ramya Sriram, digital content manager at freelance platform for scientists, Kolabtree, explains how data science is driving innovations in medical biotechnology. It is fair to say that the human body...

Michael Johnson, group head of institutional services at fund administrator Crestbridge, talks to Funds Europe about the role investors play in the development of the biotech industry.  What due diligence must private equity funds carry...

Might a new technological development of researchers from Tel Aviv University soon revolutionize the dairy products we consume? The initiators of the development believe that in the not-too-distant future we will be able to...

Gates Foundation grant targets global elimination of onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasis Credit: Peter Fischer Global campaigns to eliminate two tropical parasitic worm infections have been hindered by a lack...