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The growth process of plant roots includes a series of biophysical processes, such as cell morphological changes, cell wall synthesis, mechanical deformation, etc. The study of the morphology, structure, and mechanism of plant roots is of great importance for the development of plant biology and biotechnology. Biophysical analysis of root growth is the key to in-depth study of plant root growth and development patterns. Several studies have shown that information on the microscopic morphology and mechanical properties of plant root g... more
Pancreatic cancer (PC, mostly pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, PDAC) is one of the deadliest cancers, with a median survival of less than 1 year and a 5-year survival of only about 10%. 80% of patients with PDAC are inoperable at diagnosis, and there is no curative treatment for advanced PDAC. Alfa Cytology is a full-scale contract research organization (CRO) with extensive experience. We are committed to providing a range of PC research and drug development services to our global clients ranging from pharmaceutical, biote... more
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are a key problem currently facing the world. Therefore, there is a great need to develop specific methods to selectively identify drug-resistant bacteria. It has been found that one of their main defense mechanisms for developing antibiotic resistance is the production of resistant enzymes such as β-lactamases (Blas). For drug-resistant bacteria, we need not only to investigate novel antibiotics that target Blas, but also to develop new enzyme assays to identify superbugs.Identification of Superbugs by ... more
Lifeasible, a biotechnology company specialized in agricultural science, recently announced the release of residues and contaminants testing service, aiming for minimizing the risk of health impacts. The presence of residues and contaminants in the food chain can result from a variety of factors, such as contamination from environmental sources, cross-contamination or formation during food processing, the presence of mycotoxins, and residues of agrochemicals (such as pesticides and veterinary drugs). These contaminants or r... more
Monoacylglycerols
(MAGs) are a class of lipid molecules that play important roles in lipid
metabolism and signaling.They can be
found in blood, tissues, plasma, and food. It's vital to analyze MAGs to
understand how the body regulates fat metabolism, diagnose and monitor
metabolic disorders, develop new treatments for metabolic diseases, and assess
food quality and safety.
Analytical Methods for MAGs
There
are many ways to measure and assess MAGs. The top techniques include:
Gas
chromatography (GC): GC... more
Tara
gum is a natural substance taken from the seeds of the tara tree (Caesalpinia
spinosa), which is found in South America. It is made up of units of galactose
and mannose and has a large molecular weight. Tara gum can be used in a variety
of ways in the food industry, pharmaceutical industry, and industrial sector due
to its versatility.
Tara Gum
Production
Tara
gum is derived by harvesting tara tree seeds and extracting the gum through
various methods. The most common technique involves soaking the seeds i... more
Creative
BioMart, a leading provider of recombinant protein and custom protein services,
announces that it now offers a wide range of biomarker
proteinsfor research use.
Biomarker
proteins are molecules that can be used to measure and monitor biological
processes, including those associated with disease. They have the potential to
revolutionize medicine by enabling personalized healthcare and early disease
detection.
Creative
BioMart's biomarker protein catalog includes a variety of proteins that ha... more
Matexcel,
a leading supplier in the material science, recently enlarged its offerings forantimicrobial
materialsto meet the diversified needs of its customers.
Antibacterial
materials are a new class of functional materials with antibacterial and
bactericidal properties. In the fields of chemistry, chemical engineering and
medicine, some materials have bactericidal and bacteriostatic properties, such
as some inorganic metal compounds, organic synthetic compounds, natural
minerals and natural products. But more oft... more
Tobacco
plants have been genetically modified to create an alluring fragrance
containing insect sex pheromones, which could be used to confuse would-be love-seeking
pests and reduce the need for harmful pesticides.
By
using precise genetic
engineering techniques, researchers at Norwich Earlham
Institute have been able to turn tobacco plants into solar-powered factories
that produce moth sex pheromones.
Crucially,
they have shown how to efficiently manage the production of these molecules so
that nor... more
Lifeasible,
with decades of experience in plant genetic engineering, addresses the genetic
modification of plantsthrough multiple popular genetic
engineering technologies. Now the company offers plant gene overexpression
service to accommodate research needs.
Gene
overexpression refers to cloning a target gene into a vector carrying elements such
as a strong promoter and a resistance selection marker, and then introducing it
into the plant, so that the host cell will obtain a higher amount of target
mRNA transcri... more
Lifeasible,
with decades of experience in plant genetic engineering, addresses the genetic
modification of plantsthrough multiple popular genetic
engineering technologies. Now the company offers plant gene overexpression
service to accommodate research needs.
Gene
overexpression refers to cloning a target gene into a vector carrying elements such
as a strong promoter and a resistance selection marker, and then introducing it
into the plant, so that the host cell will obtain a higher amount of target
mRNA transcri... more
A team led by scientists at the Scripps
Research Institute and the University of Amsterdam has achieved an important
goal in virology: mapping key proteins that attach to the surface of the
hepatitis C virus (HCV) and enable it to enter host cells at high resolution.
The findings, published recently in Science,
detail the key vulnerable sites of the virus, which can now be effectively
targeted by vaccines.
Dr. Gabriel Lander, a professor in the Department
of Integrated Structural and Computational Biol... more
Creative Biostructure, a forward-looking
research company as well as custom service provider in the field of microscopy
technology, recently launched an iEM platform to provide customers
high-resolution imaging of the surface of mammalian cells and tissues.
In biological research and pathology,
ultrastructural analysis of cells and tissues is crucial. An effective tool for
examining the morphology of cells and tissues is electron microscopy (EM). EM
is an imaging method that produces high-resolution images of speci... more
Drug development is a
balancing act between ensuring that the drug is suitable for the target and
that the drug can penetrate the cell membrane to reach the target. Typically,
research into drugs that can cross cell membranes has focused on small, rigid
molecules with nonpolar chemical structures. However, new therapeutic
strategies break traditional drug design rules by using larger, flexibly linked
chemical entities.
Recently, a team of researchers from the
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) pub... more
