IDT unveils latest additions to NGS portfolio at European Human Genetics Conference
Jun 13 2019
As part of its ongoing mission to advocate for researchers in the genomics age, Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) will unveil the latest additions to its NGS catalog to the European market at...
We took the two-day, $1,300 ‘biotech for dummies’ class where healthcare executives, HR managers,...
A $US1,325, two-day class class called “Biotech for Non-Scientists” teaches executives, web designers, investors and others who work in or around the healthcare industry about the science at its very core.
Attendees come from some...
CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing Used to Engineer Primate Model of Autism
Researchers headed by teams at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), have used CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to engineer macaque monkeys with germline-transmissible mutations in Shank3, a gene that is...
Rapid rise in Big Data facilitates digital transformation of healthcare
The unprecedented implications of digital health innovations, being co-produced by the mainstreaming and integration of artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and cyber-physical systems (CPS) in healthcare, are examined in a new...
New technology harnesses bacterial jumping genes for precise DNA integration
A new discovery by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons could fix one of the major shortcomings of current gene-editing tools, including CRISPR, and offer a powerful new approach for...
New robust and efficient methods for the production of new peptide drugs
Many important natural products such as antibiotics, immunosuppressants, or anti-cancer drugs are produced by microorganisms. These natural products are often small peptides, which in several cases are too complex for a chemical synthesis in...
Honeybee mite raises bumblebee virus risk
Credit: Sophie Hedges
A mite that spreads a dangerous virus among honeybees also plays an indirect role in infecting wild bumblebees, new research shows.
The Varroa destructor mite lives on honeybees and can spread deformed...
CRISPR Jumps in New Direction
Two papers, one published today in Nature and the other last week in Science, describe a new mechanism in which bacterial transposons associate with CRISPR-Cas systems to allow for RNA-guided DNA insertion. Both papers show that...
Trump Administration Proposes Deregulatory Shift on Agricultural Biotechnology – CSPI Newsroom
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Statement of CSPI Biotechnology Director Greg Jaffe
June 12, 2019
If American consumers are going to see the benefits of foods made with genetic engineering or gene editing technology, they will need to have...
Biotechnology construction kit for custom-designed products – Nanowerk
Jun 12, 2019
(Nanowerk News) Microorganisms often assemble natural products similar to product assembly lines. Certain enzymes, non-ribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPS), play a key role in this process. Biotechnologists at Goethe University have now...
