Medicine & Biotechnology

35+ min ago   (671+ words) Incendiamoeba cascadensis cell at 55ºC, scale bar 5µm. (Felix Mikus via SWNS) A microscopic creature has been hailed a record breaker by thriving at scalding temperatures that would kill all other known life. The single-celled organism smashed the previous record for heat…...

4+ hour, 22+ min ago   (170+ words) Ten years ago, a group of scientists and entrepreneurs in Charlottesville decided the community needed a way to jump start companies that could improve health. “Connecting people to one another for everything that they need – talent, capital, infrastructure, attract others…...

9+ hour, 5+ min ago   (551+ words) Now, a study published in Nature by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, overturns this model. By growing stem-cell-derived human brain organoids for up to a year, the team discovered that hyperreactive astrocytes, the star-shaped glial cells that support…...

3+ hour, 20+ min ago   (398+ words) The search took just 21 hours, but researchers still need independent testing to determine whether the finding could transform gene editing. Anthropic has announced the discovery of a new enzyme system identified by researchers with the help of artificial intelligence models....

2+ hour, 49+ min ago   (128+ words) New review highlights how piezocatalysis can use vibration, stirring, and other mechanical forces to drive cleaner biomass conversion under mild conditions Credit: Neyha Rubab Syed, Bo Zhang, Chaoyu Ren, Desta Getachew Gizaw & Roger Ruan The review, led by Neyha Rubab…...

8+ hour, 29+ min ago   (22+ words) Long COVID image EurekAlert! No use without credit More on this News Release UTHealth Houston database fills gap in Long COVID surveillance...

9+ hour, 10+ min ago   (213+ words) Colossal colossal.com Colossal Biosciences Has Identified the Single Genetic Change That Could Make Northern Quolls Resistant to Cane Toad Toxin A single-nucleotide edit proven to confer full cane toad resistance in quoll cells could protect an endangered species facing…...

9+ hour, 37+ min ago   (198+ words) Oxford Nanopore Technologies shows the scale of commercial success. Built on long-term nanotechnology research, it is now a global DNA and Ribonucleic Acid sequencing leader, employing more than 1,300 people, generating over £220 million in annual turnover and valued more than £1 billion....

7+ hour, 52+ min ago   (749+ words) Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Head of the Department of Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Chemistry Livia Uncu noted that the workshop marked an important stage in the development of applied research in plant biotechnology in the Republic of Moldova. According…...

2+ hour, 5+ min ago   (878+ words) US artificial intelligence startup Anthropic on Wednesday unveiled the first discovery from its molecular biology lab, a previously unknown enzyme system spotted by its Claude model and touted by the company as proof that AI can speed up basic research....