Fruit and Cocoa Flavanols Improve Mental Agility in Human Study
Increased consumption of flavanols—compounds that occur naturally in fruit and vegetables—can increase mental agility, according to new research by scientists at the University of Birmingham, U.K., and the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign....
Bringing Smart Solutions To The Protection Of Biotechnology Inventions – Intellectual Property – South...
Biotechnologists work tirelessly to improve our quality of life.
Never has this been more evident than in the current global health
crisis that we face. Their inventions address some of the
world's greatest challenges. Advancements in medicine,...
New Zealand ranks fourth for innovation potential in biotechnology – Devdiscourse
A new national biotech survey report says New Zealand is positioned well in the world, ranking fourth for innovation potential in biotechnology.
The landmark BiotechNZ study analysed the state of biotechnology and its impact and...
Unique training program is bolstering Canada’s capacity to manufacture novel biotherapeutics
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Nov 23 2020
As COVID-19 highlights the urgent need to increase vaccine manufacturing around the world, a unique training program is bolstering Canada's capacity to manufacture vaccines, as well as viral...
Lincoln Laboratory establishes Biotechnology and Human Systems Division – MIT News
MIT Lincoln Laboratory has established a new research and development division, the Biotechnology and Human Systems Division. The division will address emerging threats to both national security and humanity. Research and development will encompass...
Identifying compound classes through machine learning
Bioinformaticians at the University of Jena and partners develop new method for analysing metabolites
Credit: Image: Jens Meyer/University of Jena
(Jena, Germany) Everything that lives has metabolites, produces...
FDA OKs Emergency Use of Regeneron’s COVID-19 Antibody “Cocktail”
The FDA on Saturday night granted an emergency use authorization (EUA) to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’ two-antibody “cocktail” REGEN-COV2 (formerly REGN-COV2) as a treatment for adults and youths ages 12 years and older with mild-to-moderate COVID-19.
The...
View from India: Harness biotechnology for society’s betterment – E&T Magazine
Karnataka is India’s biotechnology capital and plans to be a key player in the sector’s growth. The state contributes to one third of India’s biotech economy and aims to garner a 50...
Researchers discover mechanism by which abnormal proteins unleash toxicity in neurodegenerative diseases
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Nov 23 2020
Thanks to modern medicine, humans tend to live much longer than before. Unfortunately, this also opens a wider window to develop chronic diseases with late-onset, such as neurodegenerative...
Airflow studies reveal strategies to reduce indoor transmission of COVID-19
Scientists studying the aerodynamics of infectious disease share steps to curb transmission during indoor activities.
Credit: Kelby Kramer and Gerald J. Wang
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