What is new in Biotech
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Researchers develop organic nanozymes suitable for agricultural use
18.10.2023 | Press monitoring
Nanozymes are synthetic materials that mimic the properties of natural enzymes for applications in biomedicine and chemical engineering. Historically, they are generally considered too toxic and expensive for use in agriculture and food science. Now, researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a nanozyme that is...
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Bacteria-based cancer therapy reactivates vaccines you\'ve already had
16.10.2023 | Press monitoring
Vaccines against cancer are somewhat of a holy grail for medicine – but what if you could repurpose a vaccine you’ve already had? Scientists have demonstrated in mice a way to trick the immune system into attacking tumors by mistaking them for a pathogen it’s already developed a response against. Generally, vaccines work by stimulating the immune...
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New organ-on-a-chip provides hope to arthritis sufferers
13.10.2023 | Press monitoring
Researchers have developed a 3D organ-on-a-chip, complete with blood vessels, that mimics the human joint. The discovery will help researchers understand the pathology of joint diseases better and assist with the identification and testing of new treatments for arthritis. Arthritic joint diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis,...
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Plasma tech transforms blue-green algae into a wound-healing wonder
11.10.2023 | Press monitoring
Plasma is formed from gas so superheated that the electrons are ripped away from the atoms, resulting in a soup of positively charged ions and negatively charged electrons. An atmospheric pressure plasma jet (APPJ) provides a plasma discharge at ambient pressure using a noble gas/molecular gas mixture passed through a powerful electric arc...
Study of more than 330,000 genomes indicates 34 genes potentially involved in vegetarianism
9.10.2023 | Press monitoring
Certain variations in genes involved in lipid metabolism and brain function may be associated with choosing a vegetarian diet, according to a new study led by Nabeel Yaseen of Northwestern University. A small percentage of the population chooses to eat a vegetarian diet for a variety of religious, ethical, environmental, and health-related...
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3D-printed tissues using stem cells may offer repair for brain injuries
6.10.2023 | Press monitoring
Researchers have used human neural stem cells to 3D print functional brain tissue that mimics the architecture of the cerebral cortex, the brain’s outermost layer. The breakthrough technique has the potential to provide individualized repairs to brain injuries. Our brains have a delicate and complex architecture that can be damaged by trauma,...
Graphene oxide nanoflakes reduce the toxicity of Alzheimer\'s proteins, shows study
4.10.2023 | Press monitoring
A probable early driver of Alzheimer's disease is the accumulation of molecules called amyloid peptides. These cause cell death and are commonly found in the brains of Alzheimer's patients. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have now shown that yeast cells that accumulate these misfolded amyloid peptides can recover after...
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Transposable elements study reveals potential methods to stop aging
2.10.2023 | Press monitoring
Researchers Dr. Ádám Sturm and Dr. Tibor Vellai from Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary have made an exciting breakthrough in understanding how we age. They focused on "transposable elements" (TEs), which are parts of DNA that can move around in our genetic code. When these TEs move too much, they destabilize the genetic code and that can be the...
Scientists discover biomimetic macrophage technology to combat antibiotic resistance
29.9.2023 | Press monitoring
A research team led by Shuilin Wu at Tianjin University, China, has made a discovery in the field of intelligent catalysis. Infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria, such as MDR Escherichia coli (E. coli), pose a significant challenge to health care professionals worldwide. The lack of safe antibiotics and the high...
Researchers develop minimal nanozymes with carbon dioxide capture capacity
27.9.2023 | Press monitoring
Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) researchers have developed minimal nanozymes with the capacity of capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted in industrial processes – and applicable to other environmental remediation processes – based on artificial molecular structures formed by the peptides of only seven amino acids. These new molecules...
