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Biotechnology
Biotechnology: is the use of living systems and organisms to develop or make products, or "any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use" (UN Convention on Biological Diversity, Art. 2). Depending on the tools and applications, it often overlaps with the (related) fields of bioengineering, biomedical engineering, biomanufacturing, molecular engineering, etc.
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DEC 22, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
A new microscopy technique called holo-tomographic microscopy can generate 3D images and does not require labeling.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Every year, almost 70,000 people die from an overdose in the US. Now, a company called MindMed is testing a compound der ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 18, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Cancer cells can adapt to mutations in the genome that might kill the cells by altering the activity of their genes.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 18, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have now created a way to use nanopores to identify the amino acids that make up a protein.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 18, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
We are steadily losing our edge in the war against infectious bacteria. A huge surge in antibiotic resistance is threate ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 17, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
When scientists assess the impact of a treatment like a drug on cells, they usually generally rely on large populations ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 15, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers want to use a pathogen's strategy for therapeutic purposes.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 15, 2019Microbiology
The fatality rate of Nipah virus has an estimated range of 40 to 75 percentWritten By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Last year, Chinese scientist He Jiankui caused tremendous controversy in the scientific world by conducting a gene-editi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 09, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Milo et. al. Researchers have genetically rewired the metabolism of Escherichia coli to be autotrophic, ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaDEC 08, 2019Microbiology
When we get a cut, we easily put a bandage on it and it heals, but internal wounds can be much harder to treat.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 06, 2019Microbiology
When staph begins to grow on medical devices like implants used on wounds, artificial joints, or catheters, they can cau ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Gene sequencing technologies have created a wealth of data, and scientists can now do more with all that information.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Since the CRISPR gene editor was created, researchers around the world have tweaked and refined the tool to use it in a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2019Genetics & Genomics
To send gene therapy to diseased cells, scientists have turned to adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) to act as a delivery s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 27, 2019Immunology
Human cells employ an intricate tagging system to manage protein activity in the body. By “tagging” a protei ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 25, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Every year, around 700,000 people are estimated to die from drug-resistant infections thanks to our overuse of antibioti ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 24, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins are critical to biology, and are generated by vital, ancient cellular structures called ribosomes.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
For many cancers, early detection has a tremendous impact on patient outcomes. Yet, sadly, many of the most common malig ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 13, 2019Health & Medicine
The anxious wait to receive results from expensive diagnostic laboratory tests could soon be a thing of the past thanks ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 03, 2019Neuroscience
Although antibiotics are useful in eradicating pathogens, and have saved countless lives, researchers are now finding th ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Antibiotic-resistant infections claim around 700,000 lives per year, with estimates saying that this number could swell ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 28, 2019Genetics & Genomics
People that don't carry functional copies of these proteins are more likely to get diseases that arise from unstable DNA ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 28, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
A microprotein was found to play an important role in relieving cell stress, and may open up new therapeutic avenues for ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new microscopy technique called holo-tomographic microscopy can generate 3D images and does not require labeling.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Every year, almost 70,000 people die from an overdose in the US. Now, a company called MindMed is testing a compound der
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 18, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Cancer cells can adapt to mutations in the genome that might kill the cells by altering the activity of their genes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 18, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have now created a way to use nanopores to identify the amino acids that make up a protein.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 18, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
We are steadily losing our edge in the war against infectious bacteria. A huge surge in antibiotic resistance is threate
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 17, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
When scientists assess the impact of a treatment like a drug on cells, they usually generally rely on large populations
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers want to use a pathogen's strategy for therapeutic purposes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2019
Microbiology
The fatality rate of Nipah virus has an estimated range of 40 to 75 percent
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Last year, Chinese scientist He Jiankui caused tremendous controversy in the scientific world by conducting a gene-editi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 09, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Milo et. al. Researchers have genetically rewired the metabolism of Escherichia coli to be autotrophic,
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
DEC 08, 2019
Microbiology
When we get a cut, we easily put a bandage on it and it heals, but internal wounds can be much harder to treat.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2019
Microbiology
When staph begins to grow on medical devices like implants used on wounds, artificial joints, or catheters, they can cau
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Gene sequencing technologies have created a wealth of data, and scientists can now do more with all that information.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Since the CRISPR gene editor was created, researchers around the world have tweaked and refined the tool to use it in a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
To send gene therapy to diseased cells, scientists have turned to adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) to act as a delivery s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 27, 2019
Immunology
Human cells employ an intricate tagging system to manage protein activity in the body. By “tagging” a protei
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 25, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Every year, around 700,000 people are estimated to die from drug-resistant infections thanks to our overuse of antibioti
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 24, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins are critical to biology, and are generated by vital, ancient cellular structures called ribosomes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
For many cancers, early detection has a tremendous impact on patient outcomes. Yet, sadly, many of the most common malig
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 13, 2019
Health & Medicine
The anxious wait to receive results from expensive diagnostic laboratory tests could soon be a thing of the past thanks
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 03, 2019
Neuroscience
Although antibiotics are useful in eradicating pathogens, and have saved countless lives, researchers are now finding th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Antibiotic-resistant infections claim around 700,000 lives per year, with estimates saying that this number could swell
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 28, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
People that don't carry functional copies of these proteins are more likely to get diseases that arise from unstable DNA
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 28, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
A microprotein was found to play an important role in relieving cell stress, and may open up new therapeutic avenues for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch