Swinburne student wins second prize at IBCEx – The Borneo Post

KUCHING: Two teams from Swinburne University here participated in the Environment/Waste Treatment and Biotechnology categories of the Sixth International Biotechnology Competition and Exhibition 2020 (IBCEx 2020) recently. The teams were led by biotechnology lecturers Dr...

Comb of a lifetime: a new method for fluorescence microscopy

Scientists develop a fluorescence “lifetime” microscopy technique that uses frequency combs and no mechanical parts to observe dynamic biological phenomena Credit: Tokushima University Fluorescence microscopy is widely used...

See live cells with 7 times greater sensitivity using new microscopy technique

Upgrade to quantitative phase imaging can increase image clarity by expanding dynamic range Credit: s-graphics.co.jp, CC BY-NC-ND Experts in optical physics have developed a new way to see...

Ticas among the 100 Young Leaders of Biotechnology in Latin America – The Costa...

Allbiotech, the organization that promotes the development of biotechnology and the bioeconomy in Latin America, makes a selection each year of the 100 young leaders in that branch of the region. This 2020 three...

New virtual screening strategy identifies existing drug that inhibits Covid-19 virus

In lab experiments, pralatrexate outperforms remdesivir against SARS-CoV-2 Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH, 2020 (CC0) A novel computational drug screening strategy combined with lab experiments...

Countries led by women haven’t fared significantly better in the COVID-19 pandemic

Credit: Windsor et al, 2020 (PLOS ONE, CC BY 4.0) Countries led by women have not fared significantly better in the COVID-19 pandemic than those led by...

Global Hepatitis B Pipeline Review H2 2020 – ResearchAndMarkets.com – Business Wire

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Hepatitis B - Pipeline Review, H2 2020" drug pipelines has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The pipeline guide provides comprehensive information on the therapeutics under development for Hepatitis B, complete with analysis by...

Scientists explore deficits in processing speed in individuals with spinal cord injury

Research team finds persons with spinal cord injury and older healthy individuals have similar brain activation during processing speed tasks. Findings support the theory of accelerated cognitive aging following spinal cord injury Credit: Kessler Foundation/Jody...

$500M Merger Boosts NeuroRx VIP Guided Missile vs. COVID-19

NeuroRx says combination with Big Rock will help develop lead drugs against SARS-CoV-2 and bipolar depression . . . The post $500M Merger Boosts NeuroRx VIP Guided Missile vs. COVID-19 appeared first on GEN -...

Imaging of ballistic wounds, bullet composition and implications for MRI safety

Since patients with ballistic embedded fragments are frequently denied MRI, due to indeterminate bullet composition sans shell casings, radiography and CT can be used to identify nonferromagnetic projectiles that are safe for MRI Credit: American...