A novel prime editing tool has unraveled some of the mysteries of fungi and identified compounds with promising anti-cancer ...

New research reveals the role of Camsap3-organized microtubules in ovarian follicle communication, successful ovulation and female fertility. Researchers from Japan investigated how microtubules ...

Researchers uncovered a new role for the TDP-43 protein in controlling the function of microglia, the immune cells of the brain. Their study shows how the loss of this protein in microglia may ...

Western blotting remains a cornerstone of molecular biology, enabling researchers to detect and quantify specific proteins from complex mixtures with high sensitivity and specificity. Yet, the ...

In this edition of the biotech bi-weekly: a new companion module makes direct RNA sequencing protocols more convenient, antibiotic design and vaccine target prediction EDEN models have been made ...

An experimental drug that targets the TDP-43 protein offers hope for treating Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a condition that still lacks both a treatment and a cure. ALS received widespread ...

BioTechniques’ Editor-in-chief Michelle Itano (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA) casts her eye back to pick out her top three papers from April to June. Get her reviews of an ...

We also explore the cellular origins of cancer and neurodevelopmental disease, the impact of spatial proteomics and AI on cancer research and a streamlined protocol for conducting single-cell spatial ...

Emerging evidence has hinted that glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) weight loss drugs may be associated with mental health benefits. Now, researchers report that these unexpected side effects ...

In this episode, the fifth in our miniseries covering the mAbs journal article collection on artificial intelligence and machine learning in antibody development, we speak to Aubin Ramon, Postdoctoral ...

Scientists have grown wheat containing super-sized starch granules – a leap forward in biological engineering with potential benefits for our daily diets and a raft of industrial applications. The ...