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The evolution of CRISPR cell line technology

August 6, 2024
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CRISPR technology’s initial applications were primarily focused on targeted genome editing, but its use has expanded into cell line engineering, which holds promises of groundbreaking advancements, insists Philip Hargreaves.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biotech, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Environment, Health & Safety, Materials, Medical/Health
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Scientists hijack brain parasite for new therapy delivery vehicle

August 3, 2024
News
Harmful brain parasites could be effectively hijacked as vehicles for therapeutic treatment for neurological diseases, suggests new research.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Parasitology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Policy, Proteomics & Genomics
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Real time tracking could slash millions from bill for lost NHS lab samples

August 2, 2024
News
Supermarket style product tracking piloted at a Leeds hospital could be used to cut the NHS’s mammoth annual bill for lost lab samples.
Life Sciences
Biology, Biotech, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Oncology, Policy
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Smart spoon ‘restores’ dementia sufferers’ taste buds

July 29, 2024
News
Loss of taste is one of the many symptoms of dementia and one that not only impacts sufferers’ quality of life but can have serious implications for their health.
Life Sciences
Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Neuroscience, Pathology
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A matter of scale

July 22, 2024
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Funding support and infrastructure are needed to bring bio-based products and processes to market and meet net zero targets, urges Lynsey Dunbar. Otherwise, start-ups will be looking elsewhere.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Environment, Environmental, Environmental Chemistry, Green Chemistry, Health & Safety, Policy
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Pistoia initiative seeks to counter slow take-up of animal free testing

July 13, 2024
News
More than three quarters of R&D respondents to a new survey by the global Pistoia Alliance say they do not use in vitro cell-based alternatives to animal testing, it has...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Drug Discovery, Forensics, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical
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Frogs’ secret defence leaves would-be predators stuck for answers

July 12, 2024
News
Notorious for their ability to produce defensive toxins, frogs can also employ another, less well-known chemical weapon to foil predators.
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Chemical Engineering, Environment, Genetics, Zoology
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No weekend City breaks with AI warns Harari

June 30, 2024
News
‘Pulling the plug’ on AI development would be no more possible than preventing the emergence of oxygen-based ecosystem, asserts the philosopher Yuval Noah Harari.
Life Sciences
Biotech, Medical/Health, Policy
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New chemosensor offers chance for battery free remote lactic testing

June 23, 2024
News
Lactic acid testing for healthcare and in professional sports could be rendered cheaper and more effective by the development of new instrumentation.
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials
Analytical Chemistry, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Health/Diagnostics, Materials, Materials Science, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Policy
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Floored science

June 10, 2024
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The lab is a key and growing component of the annual CHEMUK Expo. Managing director of show organisers UK Industry Events, Ian Stone discusses how he seeks to balance laboratory...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Health & Safety, Interviews, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy
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