Researchers create artificial cell organelles for biotechnology: Synthetic vesicles are mini-laboratories for customized molecules...
Cells of higher organisms use cell organelles to separate metabolic processes from each other. This is how cell respiration takes place in the mitochondria, the cell's power plants. They can be compared to sealed...
Electrochemical oxygen evolution on Hf2B2Ir5 electrode material
Credit: © MPI CPfS
The water electrolysis is an electrochemical way for production of hydrogen, which is considered as one of the future energy carrier molecules. Therefore,...
Fraud Charges Filed Against Head of Biotechnology Company – Manufacturing.net
CHICAGO (AP) — Federal fraud charges have been filed against the head of a suburban Chicago biotechnology company formed at the start of COVID-19 pandemic that swindled millions of dollars from two hospitals, authorities...
Spotting Brain Injury in the Bloodstream
When a patient arrives at the emergency room with severe chest pain, doctors may quickly establish a heart attack diagnosis by using a variety of tests. Blood tests and electroencephalograms, for example, both provide...
Dietary induction of hepatocyte regeneration may be a viable strategy to enhance gene repair
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Nov 11 2020
Use of thyroid hormone to boost hepatocyte proliferation enhanced the efficiency of CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene correction in the mouse liver.
This dietary induction of hepatocyte regeneration may be a viable...
How Biotechnology Is Making the Beauty Industry More Sustainable – Coveteur
Beauty
The definition of what “natural” means is changing, fast.
By: Sara Radin
The beauty industry is one of the planet’s biggest polluters of single-use plastics. Most product packaging can take hundreds of years to decompose,...
Perspectives of tumor treatment: Researchers investigate combination of carbon ion and immunotherapy
Credit: Adrian Rodríguez Rodríguez/GSI
It is still a glance into the future: The combination of carbon ion and immune therapy could become an effective tool in the...
A New Vision for Gene Therapy
Vedere Bio recently became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Novartis after being acquired by the pharma giant for up to $280 million--$150 million upfront, up to $130 million in milestones—in a deal designed to bolster...
Study shows dexamethasone can reduce chance of COVID-19-related death
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Nov 10 2020
Research has shown that dexamethasone, a widely available steroid, can significantly reduce the chance of death from COVID-19.
However, because of the way dexamethasone is transmitted throughout the body,...
Scientist develop compact, portable sanitizing device for masks and other items
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Nov 10 2020
COVID-19 has significantly increased public use of face masks to protect others from the wearer's respiratory droplets as well as the wearer from airborne contaminants.
After each wear however,...
