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 ...

It’s a bit like giving the soil a DNA test.” A new droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) method quantifies root DNA directly from soil ...

Mammalian cell lines are crucial in the production of recombinant therapeutic proteins, vaccines and other clinically relevant drugs. A number of different lines are relied upon, but three in ...

We spoke to David Klenerman, co-developer of sequencing by synthesis, to find out how his work heralded the next generation ...

For the first time, researchers have used a genome editing technique called base editing to identify a master gene that is essential for human embryo development. Marking the first application of base ...

A new study has demonstrated that colon cancer cells may change identity to metastasize. Loss of GATA6, a transcription factor that controls which genes are turned on or off, can reprogram colorectal ...

A tropical butterfly has evolved an ingenious anti-aging strategy by delaying the aging process enabling it to live far longer than its closest relatives. Found throughout the tropical rainforests of ...

A novel ‘asthma-on-a-chip’ platform breathes new life into study of the condition, offering hope for future treatments. University of Pennsylvania (PA, USA) engineers have developed a human ...

A novel gene therapy offers hope for the treatment of Fragile X syndrome, and potentially other genetic neurodevelopmental ...

The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS; IL, USA) 2026 European Conference and Exhibition was held this May in Vienna, welcoming 137 exhibitors and over 1,500 registrants from more ...