BIOHIT introduces the FAEX™ Sample System for stool sample collection and handling

BIOHIT OYJ is excited to announce the launch of the BIOHIT FAEX Sample System, a revolutionary stool sample collection and handling solution that can be seamlessly incorporated into any diagnostic workflow. Designed for precision,...

Federal Agencies Unite to Launch of Unified Website for Biotechnology Regulation – Quality Assurance...

Good Manufacturing Processes (GMPs), cleaning and sanitizing, preventing cross-contamination, temperature control, and quality control will be some of the emerging issues featured during the 2020 Food Safety Summit educational program, May 4-7 at the...

Targeting a transporter to treat SHH medulloblastoma

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have identified a novel target for a type of pediatric brain tumor Credit: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Investigators at St....

New insights into the evolution of genomic imprinting

Some of our genes can be expressed or silenced depending on whether we inherited them from our mother or our father. The mechanism behind this phenomenon, known as genomic imprinting, is determined by DNA...

Lasers & molecular tethers create perfectly patterned platforms for tissue engineering

Credit: Batalov et al., PNAS, 2021 Imagine going to a surgeon to have a diseased or injured organ switched out for a fully functional, laboratory-grown replacement. This remains science fiction and not reality because researchers...

Diabetes Linked to Antimicrobial Resistance in Mouse Study

Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of antibiotic resistance-associated infections and deaths. It is also the most prevalent bacterial infection among individuals with diabetes mellitus (DM), a chronic condition that affects blood sugar control and...

Schrödinger selects Sapio Sciences to enhance in silico drug discovery from plasmid to structure

Configurable informatics platform improves lab efficiency, data tracking, and resource management from plasmid to structure. Image Credit: Bluesroad/Shutterstock.com Sapio Sciences, the science-awareTM lab informatics platform, today announced that Schrödinger, a global leader in...

AGTC Plans Pivotal Trial for XLRP Gene Therapy

Applied Genetic Technologies Corp. (AGTC) plans to launch a pivotal trial of its gene therapy candidate for X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) by the end of this year, following strong positive six-month data from its...

New study finds surface disturbance can limit mule deer migration

Credit: Joe Riis A new study shows that surface disturbance from energy development can hinder mule deer migrations when it exceeds 3 percent. Researchers from the University of...

Study offers a potential new strategy to improve treatment responses in multiple myeloma patients

Researchers at the VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology have discovered a promising strategy to improve treatment responses in multiple myeloma patients by blocking a protein that plays a key role in drug resistance. The...