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Chatting with your cells: Natural-language AI for single-cell data analysis
12.11.2025 | Press monitoring
Using sophisticated RNA sequencing technology, biomedical researchers can measure the activity of our genes across millions of single cells, creating detailed maps of tissues, organs, and diseases. Analyzing these datasets requires a rare combination of skills: a deep understanding of the biology, and the ability to develop computer code that...
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Lipid nanoparticles that can deliver mRNA directly into heart muscle cells discovered
10.11.2025 | Press monitoring
Cardiovascular disease continues to be the leading cause of death worldwide. But advances in heart-failure therapeutics have stalled, largely due to the difficulty of delivering treatments at the cellular level. Now, a UC Berkeley-led team of researchers may have solved this delivery bottleneck, potentially opening the door to novel, lifesaving...
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Genetically modified phages deliver bacterial toxins to combat multidrug-resistant E. coli
7.11.2025 | Press monitoring
At the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) – Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB), biologist Jessie Vandierendonck has been investigating new, alternative treatments to combat bacterial infections using (bacterio)phages, viruses that attack and destroy bacteria. The findings are published in the journal Microbiology Spectrum. The phage may...
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Nanobody-based antivenom shows effectiveness against 17 African snake species
5.11.2025 | Press monitoring
Snakebite envenoming is among the world's deadliest yet most overlooked tropical diseases. The WHO has classified snakebite envenoming as one of 21 neglected tropical diseases, resulting in between 100,000 and 150,000 deaths worldwide each year. Three times as many survive with serious disabilities, including amputations and permanent tissue...
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Virus-loaded patches successfully kill bacteria in contaminated food
3.11.2025 | Press monitoring
Every year, around 600 million people are struck down by foodborne illnesses. The culprits are often common yet dangerous bacteria, such as E. coli and Salmonella, that thrive in undercooked or improperly handled food. These pathogens are a particular concern in ready-to-eat (RTE) products and have caused numerous food recalls. But these...
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Targeted nanoparticles can jumpstart T cells, allowing them to attack ovarian tumors while avoiding side effects
31.10.2025 | Press monitoring
Cancer immunotherapy, which uses drugs that stimulate the body's immune cells to attack tumors, is a promising approach to treating many types of cancer. However, it doesn't work well for some tumors, including ovarian cancer. To elicit a better response, MIT researchers have designed new nanoparticles that can deliver an immune-stimulating...
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Tiny 3D printer reconstructs tissues during vocal cord surgery
29.10.2025 | Press monitoring
Between 3% and 9% of people develop voice disorders during their lifetime due to cysts, growths, or cancers on the vocal cords. These growths are usually removed surgically, but many patients develop fibrosis post-surgery, which stiffens the vocal cords and makes speaking difficult. To prevent fibrosis, surgeons usually inject hydrogels into the...
Previously unknown microbe turns food waste into energy
27.10.2025 | Press monitoring
When 115,000 tons of food waste hit Surrey's processing facility each year, an invisible army goes to work – billions of microbes convert everything from banana peels to leftover pizza into renewable natural gas (RNG). Now, UBC researchers have identified a previously unknown bacterium in the Natronincolaceae family that plays a crucial role in...
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Engineers create bioelectronic hydrogels to monitor activity in the body
24.10.2025 | Press monitoring
Wearable or implantable devices to monitor biological activities, such as heart rate, are useful, but they are typically made of metals, silicon, plastic and glass and must be surgically implanted. A research team in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis is developing bioelectronic hydrogels that could one day...
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Microscopic DNA flowers could deliver medicine exactly where it's needed
22.10.2025 | Press monitoring
Researchers at the University of North Carolina have created microscopic soft robots shaped like flowers that can change shape and behavior in response to their surroundings, just like living organisms do. These tiny "DNA flowers" are made from special crystals formed by combining DNA and inorganic materials. They can reversibly fold and unfold...
