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Microcapsules to enhance the efficiency of genome-editing
Researchers have found that polymer and hybrid silica-coated microcapsules are efficient in genome-editing...
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Cytokine molecules unearth development of progressive MS
Scientists have uncovered two closely related cytokines molecules involved in cell communication that explain why some people develop progressive MS...
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A fat-regulating enzyme could hold the key to diabetes and cancer
Researchers shed light on a key fat-regulating enzyme's role in diabetes and cancer...
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A bioactive molecule may protect against congestive heart failure
Scientists have shown that the bioactive molecule lipoxin improved heart function after a heart attack...
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New fluorescent dyes could advance biological imaging
With a new technique swapping out specific chemical building blocks in rhodamines researchers have generated a fluorescent dye for biological imaging...
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Nanoparticles give disease-fighting properties to cells
A new biomedical tool has been developed using nanoparticles that deliver transient gene changes to targeted cells...
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Bioprinted veins reveal new drug diffusion details
A scientific collaboration has developed vascularised 3-D bioprinted liver tissue constructs, providing more precise drug toxicity testing...
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New data network for Huntington’s disease research
The first data network for this research could also be the blueprint for similar data networks for research into other conditions...
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Elsevier launches The Hive to showcase Pharma/ biotech start-ups
Elsevier has announced that applications and nominations for The Hive, its innovation hub for biotech and pharmaceutical startups, are now open.
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Gut bacteria can help predict how body responds to fatty foods
Chemical signatures from gut bacteria which show up in urine can be used to predict how the body will respond to a 'junk' diet.
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Extra funding for nanomaterials for cancer immunotherapy research
The DFG has agreed to fund the Mainz-based Collaborative Research Center involved in the development of nanomaterials for cancer immunotherapy...
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Study asks if mistaken antibodies led research down 20-year dead end
For nearly two decades researchers have sought a way to target an oestrogen receptor in the hope they could improve breast cancer survival, but an article contends that the effort may never pan out.
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Screening for genetic diseases & chromosomal defects with a single biopsy
Couples who are undergoing pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) in order to avoid transmission of inherited diseases, such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy or cystic fibrosis, should also have their embryos screened for abnormal numbers of chromosomes at the same time, say Italian researchers.
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Water forms chiral superstructure around DNA, reports group
Water is the most essential resource of life, but it's also something of a mystery due to its unique solvation characteristics - how things dissolve in it.
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Making biological drugs with spider silk protein
Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have managed to synthesise lung surfactant, a drug used in the care of preterm babies, by mimicking the production of spider silk.
