First Hepatitis D Virus Detection Kit
Analytik Jena AG has presented the world´s first Hepatitis D virus (HDV) test. The kit, which is CE-IVD certified, quantifies the virus RNA. The RoboGene® HDV RNA Quantification...
Biomedicine
Biotechnology
Applied biology at scale: engineered organisms, therapeutic platforms and the companies turning biological research into products.
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Thermo Fisher Introduces Flexible All-In-One NGS Systems
New benchtop Next Generation Sequencing Systems released by Thermo Fisher: designed with flexibility in mind for multiple research areas. The Ion 5 and Ion S5 XL...
Bioengineering
3D Bioprinting Directed by DNA “Stickers”
Scientists from UCSF have developed a new 3D bioprinting technique – DNA Programmed Assembly of Cells (DPAC) – were cells are joint together by DNA strands hanging...
3D bioprinting
Velcro-like Scaffold to Paste Heart Cells
Engineers from the University of Toronto have assembled functional heart tissue with a biocompatible scaffold that allows layers of cells to attach like Velcro. The...
Biomedicine
FDA Sponsors Crowdsourced Genomics Platform: precisionFDA
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in its attempts to play catchup to a new breed of genomics based companies and the burst...
Biotechnology
Artificial Nerve-like Structures Made with a Biological System
Scientists from Sandia National Laboratories have used natural proteines to create nerve-like structures out of artificial polymers. The biologically linked nanotubes could convey electrical impulses. The...
Basic Research
3D Printed Microfish Used for Detoxification
Functionalizing the microfish. Platinum nanoparticles are loaded into the tail for propulsion via reaction with hydrogen peroxide. Next, iron oxide nanoparticles are loaded into the...
3D bioprinting
Universal Flu Vaccine Successful in Animals
Two independent research groups have successfully tested a universal flu vaccine in animals. Mice, ferrets and monkeys were infected with different flu strains and treated with...
Bioengineering