Global Seaweed Shortage Forces Companies to Ration Agar
A global shortage of red algae seaweed has forced Thermo Fisher Scientific to ration supplies of agar, the growth medium used in laboratories to culture...
Lab Consumables
Microbiology
Bacteria, viruses and microbial systems – defence mechanisms, culture methods and the instruments used to study them.
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Genome Editing Cures Muscular Dystrophy in Mice
Researchers from Duke University have used the CRISPR technology to cure Duchenne muscular dystrophy in a mouse. It is the first time that the gene editing...
Biomedicine
Free Trial of oCelloScope, a 3D Scanner for Microbiological Analysis
Phillips is offering a free 3-week trial of oCelloScope, an automated 3D optical scanner of biological samples. The new instrument measures bacterial growth much faster than...
Equipment
Mykrobe Predictor Software Identifies Antibiotic Resistance
Researchers from the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics have developed a new software that predicts antibiotic resistance in bacteria by analyzing their genome. The new...
Apps
Targeting Our Gut Microbes Could Cure Arteriosclerosis
Researchers from Cleveland Clinic have discovered that blocking a specific microbiome metabolic pathway can diminish the risk of arteriosclerosis for the host. A compound found...
Biomedicine
Wireless Transmitter Powered by Urine and Microbes
Researchers from the University of the West of England (UWE) have created a wearable wireless transmitter powered with urine. The user carries microbial fuel cells (MFCs)...
Basic Chemistry
New Technique to Obtain Yeast Hybrids for Food and Fuel
Researchers from University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered a new way to cross different yeast species that allows to obtain hybrids with great economical potential. The...
Basic Research
Nanopore Technology Can Identify Pathogen Types
Reseachers from Technion–Israel Institute of Technology and Boston University have developed a nanopore that identifies pathogens from their genomic characteristics. The instrument senses single molecules and detects...
Basic Research