The Bucaramanga Giant Who Crossed the Atlantic for Science
Jhon Alex Rodriguez Buitrago is a Colombian structural biologist who left his country to pursue a scientific career that has already taken him to Spain,...
Basic Research
Cancer Research
Oncology research and the tools behind it – tumour models, sequencing, imaging and emerging therapeutic approaches.
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Metastatic Nanobridges to Take Control of Healthy Cells
Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWM) have discovered a new mechanism used by cancer cells to metastasize. Nanochannels protruding from metastatic cells connect them...
Biomedicine
Inocuous Nanotechnology-Based Sunscreen Tested in Pig and Mice
Researchers from Yale University funded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) have developed a sunscreen based on nanoparticles that carry UV-blocking elements. The particles...
Bioengineering
3D Map of Human Genome Helps Understand Gene Regulation
Researchers from Whitehead Institute have solved the 3D structure of the human genome in human adult cells and embryonic stem cells (ESCs). Knowing the location of genes...
Basic Research
Cancer-related DNA Replication During Mitosis
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have discovered that some parts of the genome don´t replicate during S-phase, but only after entering mitosis. The genomic...
Basic Research
New Quantitative Pathology Imaging System Vectra 3
Perkin Elmer has released a new system for quantitative pathology imaging research, the Vectra 3. The automated, high-throughput device has seven color multiplexing and visualization capabilities...
Cancer Research
Switching off 20000 Genes to Identify the Essential Ones
Scientists from the University of Toronto’s Donnelly Centre have identified the minimum set of human genes necessary for survival. Using the CRISPR technology, the researchers switched...
Bioengineering
Functional Liver Cells Cultured in the Lab
An international team of researchers led by The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has developed a technique to grow functional hepatocytes in vitro. The cultured cells will allow...
Bioengineering