Atomic ‘patchwork’ using heteroepitaxy for next generation semiconductor devices

Continuous process for engineering 2D transition metal dichalcogenide (TMDC) heterostructures Credit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have grown atomically thin crystalline layers...

High sleep variability and short sleep duration predict blunted weight loss

This is one of the conclusions of the Predimed-Plus study, Prevention with the Mediterranean Diet, which has been published in the June issue of the International Journal of Obesity. It is the first study...

Splendid Isolation for Cells Screened via High-Throughput Microfluidics

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Interference Declared over CRISPR-Cas9 for Eukaryotic Cells, Reigniting Patent War

Eric Rhodes, CEO of ERS Genomics The long, bitter legal wrangle over who invented CRISPR gene-editing technology is about to get even longer, now that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S....

Controlling deadly malaria without chemicals

UCR identifies new tool to kill mosquitoes Credit: Jim Gathany/CDC Scientists have finally found malaria’s Achilles’ heel, a neurotoxin that isn’t harmful to any living thing except Anopheles mosquitoes that spread malaria. Nearly half the world’s population...

ImmunoGen Axing Nearly 75% of Workforce, Shrinking Pipeline and Facilities

ImmunoGen President and CEO Mark Enyedy ImmunoGen said today it was eliminating nearly three-quarters of its workforce—220 jobs—and doubling down on developing its lead antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), the ovarian cancer treatment mirvetuximab soravtansine (IMGN853), while...

Managing Multiple Biomarker Therapeutic Development

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Artificial intelligence controls robotic arm to pack boxes and cut costs

Rutgers system is another step in automated packaging Credit: Rahul Shome/Rutgers University-New Brunswick Rutgers computer scientists used artificial intelligence to control a robotic arm that provides a more...

Pregnant women with migraine more often have complications during pregnancy and childbirth

Despite the fact that many women who suffer migraines find that the number and severity of these severe headaches decrease during pregnancy, migraines are now being linked to elevated blood pressure, abortions, caesareans, preterm...

Red Biotechnology Market Size to Hit US$ 500 Billion by 2026 – GlobeNewswire

LOS ANGELES, June 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Global Red Biotechnology Market is estimated to grow at CAGR above 5.6 % over the forecast time frame 2019 to 2026 and reach the market...