A new study suggests a new coronavirus test developed by scientists from the University of Washington and the Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine produces faster and more sensitive results than conventional PCR tests to measure severe acute respiratory syndrome…
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Labvantage Solutions introduces secure web portal with version 8.7 of its Labvantage LIMS platform
LabVantage Solutions, Inc., the leading provider of laboratory informatics solutions and services including purpose-built LIMS solutions that allow labs to go live faster and at a lower total cost, today announced that the 8.7 edition of its flagship LabVantage LIMS…
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Analysis: Mounting pressure on China about Covid ‘lab leak’ could backfire
President Joe Biden has ordered U.S. intelligence agencies to determine whether the Covid virus, or a near ancestor, emerged from a cave, a live-animal market, a farm — or a secretive Chinese laboratory. But it's doubtful this probe will yield…
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Charles Fracchia selected for DARPA ISAT Study Group
Dotmatics, a scientific informatics software and services company that is driving the automation of laboratory data workflows for scientific discovery and innovation research, today announced that the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has named Charles Fracchia, Founder of…
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Using light-activated 3D printing to manufacture self-healing hydrogels with complex architectures
The scientific community is focusing its research into the multiple applications of Hydrogels, polymeric materials which contains a large amount of water, that have the potential to reproduce the features of biological tissues. This aspect is particularly significant in the…
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Chaperone protein imbalance can play key role in initiating toxic tau buildup in the aging brain
Chaperone protein imbalance can play a significant role in initiating toxic accumulation of tau in the aging brain – an early step in the development of Alzheimer's disease and related neurodegenerative disorders known as tauopathies, a new preclinical study by…
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Win an original PIPETBOY!
INTEGRA introduced the original PIPETBOY in 1981 to provide the best possible pipetting experience and, since then, it has gone from strength to strength. Its well-known and timeless design has been continuously developed over the years to become the optimally…
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CN Bio introduces the PhysioMimix™ OOC Multi-Organ Microphysiological System
CN Bio, a leading developer of single and multi-organ microphysiological systems (MPS), otherwise known as organ-on-a-chip (OOC), today announced the commercial launch of its new PhysioMimix™ OOC Multi-Organ MPS. The next-generation platform combines CN Bio’s in vitro 3D liver model,…
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Scientists study how a single gene alteration may have separated modern humans from extinct hominins
As a professor of pediatrics and cellular and molecular medicine at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, Alysson R. Muotri, PhD, has long studied how the brain develops and what goes wrong in neurological disorders. For almost as…
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Novel hybrid device to boost research on metastatic process of breast cancer cells
European researchers are working on a novel hybrid device to better understand the metastatic process of cancer cells traveling from breast to bone and fast screen new drugs against it. The spread of cancer cells to other parts of the…
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