Research

General research coverage across the life sciences.

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Unlocking the Secrets of DNA Gyrase: New Frontiers of Antibiotic Investigation

Researchers from Durham University, in collaboration with Jagiellonian University and the John Innes Centre, have made a landmark discovery about the bacterial enzyme DNA gyrase....

Genome Editing

Precise Engineered Virus-Like Particles (VLPs): The Future of Precision Drug Delivery

In a game-changing research, scientists from National Physical Laboratory (NPL), IBM, and the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Hartree Center were able to develop...

AI in Research

Expanding Colorimetric Sensing Capabilities for Real-time Environmental Monitoring

Pusan National University announced an innovative  study sensor that takes a step forward the field of real-time environmental monitoring through high-speed response and an expanded gamut...

Laboratory Automation

How Cornell’s Microscopic Robots Could Revolutionize Imaging

Researchers at Cornell University have come up with the latest creation of revolutionary proportions-the world’s smallest walking robots. Measuring 2 to 5 microns, they traverse...

Basic Research
illustration DNA strand

New Wave of RNAi Startups Targets Wider Disease Horizons

A new generation of startups is looking into sophisticated delivery technology to take RNAi beyond its primary organ-specific application in the liver and into the...

Genome Editing
three-dimensional structures of protein-drug complexes

AlphaFold Evolved to Predict Large, Complex Proteins Using Experimental Data

Scientists at Linköping University have announced an upgraded AlphaFold, developed to predict large and complex protein structures with the help of experimental data, which will...

AI in Research

Breakthrough Synthesis Method Unlocks Potential of Mirror Molecules for Drug Discovery

A new synthesis method to come out of the University of Texas at Dallas should soon make the rapid and scalable creation of pure mirror...

Basic Chemistry

Raman Spectroscopy Achieves New Speed Record with Innovative Laser System

University of Tokyo researchers are announced the discovery of new methods to speed up Raman spectroscopy measurements by 100 fold. This approach promises to revolutionize...

Mass Spectrometry