Limiting gene interactions can prevent melanoma June 27, 2022 -- When it comes to melanoma, a new study published this month in the journal Nature Communications found that limiting interactions of the genes NRAS-BRAF could prevent the formation of the NRAS mutant that causes melanoma.Read More
Berkeley Lights highlights research, products at ESCAT 2022 June 27, 2022 -- Berkeley Lights is participating in the 27th Annual European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESCAT), June 26-29 in Lisbon, in symposium sessions and by showcasing its products at a vendor booth.Read More
Labcorp partners with HealthVerity on real-world data June 23, 2022 -- Labcorp is partnering with HealthVerity, an identity, privacy, governance, and exchange company, to access fully interoperable, HIPAA-compliant real-world data from the U.S.’s largest ecosystem of healthcare and consumer data.Read More
Researchers identify how bacterium that causes tuberculosis evolves rapidly June 22, 2022 -- A new study has identified how the bacterium that causes tuberculosis can evolve rapidly in response to new environments, providing insights into how Mycobacterium tuberculosis grows to resist antibiotics with the potential for developing more effective treatments.Read More
Plant virus, antibody activates immune system's 'natural killer' cells June 22, 2022 -- University of California, San Diego researchers have shown in a study that a new combination therapy to combat cancer may one day consist of a plant virus and antibody that activates the immune system's “natural killer” cells.Read More
Women in science get less credit for their contributions than men June 22, 2022 -- Female scientists are less likely than their male counterparts to receive credit for their work on science research projects, according to a new study that for first time used a large set of data from universities showing exactly who was involved with the projects and got paid.Read More
Molecular 'zipper' causes degeneration of the eye’s photoreceptors June 20, 2022 -- A research team from the University of Geneva, in collaboration with the University of Lausanne, has discovered that the absence of a molecular “zipper” formed by four proteins leads to cell death in retinal cells. The discovery of the essential role played by the zipper could lead to the development of therapeutic approaches for retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative genetic eye disease.Read More