UCLA engineers develop miniaturized ‘warehouse robots’ for biotechnology applications – EurekAlert

UCLA engineers have developed minuscule warehouse logistics robots that could help expedite and automate medical diagnostic technologies and other applications that move and manipulate tiny drops of fluid. The study was published in Science...

Biotechnology Stock News Bites: Moderna (NASDAQ: $MRNA) Reports 2019 Fourth Quarter and Full Year...

Investorideas.com (www.investorideas.com) Biotechnology / Coronavirus Stock News Bites February 26, 2020 (Investorideas.com Newswire) CAMBRIDGE, MassModerna, Inc., (Nasdaq: MRNA) a clinical stage biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines to create a new generation...

Tropical nations worst hit by climate-related fish shifts

Credit: Kimberly L. Oremus et al., Nature Sustainability. Feb. 24, 2020 Policymakers will need to step up to the challenges caused by significant shifts in fish species distributions caused by climate change. Tropical countries stand to...

Using social media to study vaccine acceptance in China

The situation Vaccine acceptance is a crucial public health issue, which has been exacerbated by the use of social media to spread content expressing vaccine hesitancy. Studies have shown that social media can provide new...

J.P. Morgan to Offer Industry Insights at Westchester Biotech Project Breakfast

Joanne Gere, co-Founder and executive director, Westchester Biotech Project; and Michael Welling, the group’s co-Founder and chief strategy officer. J.P. Morgan is partnering with the Westchester Biotech Project at an inflection point for the three-year-old...

Cook County’s short-lived ‘soda’ tax worked, says new study

Sweetened beverage sales decreased by 21% during tax implementation Credit: UIC A study of beverage sales in Cook County, Illinois, shows that for four months in 2017 —...

Promega introduces Wizard HMW DNA Extraction Kit ahead of AGBT 2020

Feb 25 2020 Promega Corporation, a global biotechnology manufacturer, today launched its new Wizard® HMW DNA Extraction Kit for researchers working with large fragments of genomic DNA. The kit, as demonstrated in a poster presented...

Model Considers Coronavirus and Contagious Disease Spread as Complex Interactions

Interacting contagious diseases like influenza and pneumonia follow the same complex spreading patterns as social trends, according to researchers in the U.S. The model suggested by the scientists could potentially lead to better tracking...

The ‘purrfect’ music for calming cats

Credit: Image courtesy of Abi Tansley Taking a cat to the vets can be a stressful experience, both for cat and owner. However, a study published in this month’s issue of the Journal of Feline...

PDS Biotechnology Appoints Kamil Ali-Jackson, Esq. to Board of Directors – GlobeNewswire

PRINCETON, N.J., Feb. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PDS Biotechnology Corporation (Nasdaq: PDSB), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company developing multiple therapies based on the Company’s proprietary Versamune® T-cell activating technology, today announced that it has...