New Method Finds Sequences in Minutes Instead of Days
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have developed a new database search technique that allows to find DNA sequences in minutes instead of days. The method...
Bioinformatics
Open Innovation
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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
Coating for Medical Implants Based on Prebiotic Compounds
Scientists from the Australian research center CSIRO have developed a new coating method based on the prebiotic materials that generated the first biomolecules. The cell-friendly polymer allowed the...
Bioengineering
A smartphone accessory to detect sickle cell disease
A team of scientists from four top American universities have developed a smartphone attachment that allows to detect sickle cell disease. The 3D printed device uses...
3D printing
A Novel Cas9 Recognizes More DNA Targets
Researchers from the Massachussets General Hospital (MGH) have engineered the Cas9 nuclease from Staphylococcus aureus (SaCas9) to recognize more targets. The prokaryote RNA-guided immune system, used as a genome...
Basic Research
New 3D Bioprinting Method Obtains Heart Model
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have printed 3D models of hearts, bones, arteries and brains using soft biological materials. The models were based on 3D...
3D bioprinting
Pere Estupinyà: “In Latin America There Is a Growing Interest in Science and Innovation”
I was fortunate to meet Pere Estupinyà in person few years ago. I was always attracted by science outreach, and Pere was and remains a leader...
Basic Research
New Imaging Techniques Allow Best Resolution of Living Cells of All Time
Scientists at the Janelia Research Campus at Howard Hughes Medical Institute have developed new imaging methods that vastly improve resolution in structured illumination microscopy (SIM), a very advanced live cell...
Equipment