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Image: New research marks a crucial step forward in the effort to identify the cause of impaired vision in people around the world. Eyesight problems frequently have a genetic origin, and often a mutation in just a single gene is involved. However, the genetic contribution of many eye-related issues remains poorly understood (Photo courtesy of the IMPC).

Ocular Disease Genes Identified by Screening Multiple Genomes

Results obtained during the genetic screening of a large number of mice revealed 347 genes that influenced ocular phenotypes, 75% of which were not previously known to be linked to ocular disease. More...
08 Jan 2019
Image: Growth of the newly discovered Streptomyces sp. myrophorea, so named because it produces a distinctive fragrance similar to that of oil of wintergreen. Although superficially resembling fungi, Streptomyces are true bacteria and are the source of two-thirds of the various frontline antibiotics used in medicine (Photo courtesy of G. Quinn, Swansea University).

Bacteria from Medicinal Soil Kills Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens

A novel strain of Streptomyces bacteria isolated from an Irish bog with soil having a long tradition of use in folk medicine was shown to possess potent anti-microbial properties especially against antibiotic resistant pathogens. More...
07 Jan 2019
Image: A diagram of the process by which a fluorescent-labeled stem cell line was generated for production of cardiac cells (Photo courtesy of Pennsylvania State University).

Tracer Cardiomyocytes Generated by Stem Cell Modification

The CRISPR/Cas9 genome-editing tool was used as part of a process designed to produce fluorescent-labeled cardiomyocytes (CMs) from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs). More...
03 Jan 2019
Image: A digitally colorized transmission electron microscopic (TEM) image of Zika virus. Virus particles, colored blue, are 40 nanometers in diameter, with an outer envelope and an inner dense core (Photo courtesy of the CDC).

Zika Vaccine Protects without Inducing Antibody Production

A novel vaccine against Zika virus infection, which was successfully tested in mouse models, is based on the delivery of genes for Zika virus structural proteins via attenuated adenovirus vectors. More...
02 Jan 2019
Image: The Nadia automated single cell Drop-seq RNA sequencing system (Photo courtesy of Dolomite Bio).

RNA Sequencing Offers Greater Capacity for Recovery and Analysis of Molecules

A recent paper described a significant modification that enables Drop-seq single-cell RNA sequencing technology to recover and analyze a more diverse variety of molecules. More...
01 Jan 2019
Image: NanoBEADS transporters were constructed by conjugating poly(lactic‐co‐glycolic acid) nanoparticles with tumor‐targeting Salmonella typhimurium bacteria (Photo courtesy of Virginia Tech).

Targeted System Uses Conjugated Bacteria to Deliver Drugs

A novel delivery system for anti-cancer chemotherapeutic agents utilizes attenuated bacteria that have been conjugated to polymeric nanoparticles to transport the drugs via a targeted, passive process. More...
31 Dec 2018
Image: A molecular model of the Melanocortin 4 receptor (Mc4r) protein (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

Gene Editing Prevents Mice from Developing Hereditary Obesity

A modified version of the CRISPR/Cas9 genome-editing tool was used to correct a mutated gene in mice, which prevented the animals from becoming obese. More...
27 Dec 2018
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BioResearch brings the latest research news on the genome, proteome, metabolome, on drug discovery, and therapeutics. Biotech researchers, lab administrators, technologists, drug manufacturers, and suppliers can find the latest research news and information related to their fields of endeavor here.
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