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In this section, we compile articles, interviews, analyses, and insights originating from the realm of scientific research, particularly focusing on emerging technologies applied to fields such as genetics, biotechnology, and nanotechnology.

10/10/2024
The image features, in the foreground on the left, the hands of a botanist injecting Cucumber Mosaic Virus into the leaf of an Arabidopsis thaliana specimen. This procedure aims to study the plant's antiviral mechanisms that inhibit the vertical transmission of the virus (credit: Stan Lim/University of California, Riverside - UCR).
Plant viruses: how RNA antiviral interference inhibits their vertical transmission
17/09/2024
A close-up profile shot of a researcher in a white lab coat, working inside a biology laboratory. Seated in front of a machine commonly used in proteomics, they are performing protein electrophoresis.
Proteomics applied to pharmacology: a new tool for precision medicine
30/07/2024
Microscopic image on a black background showing cells with visible damage (highlighted in green) caused by genetic mutations at the CTCF binding sites within the non-coding DNA (credit: Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney).
The role of “Junk DNA” in cancer-causing mutations
27/06/2024
Image featuring a close-up of green leaves placed above a glass of breast milk, symbolising the Nicotiana benthamiana genetically modified by the research team from the University of California Berkeley and the University of California Davis, to produce human milk oligosaccharides.
Biotech research yields human milk oligosaccharides from transgenic plants
11/06/2024
A 3D image of cancer cells in the foreground, overlaid with a large circle featuring degrees and radians, evoking the use of computational techniques to analyse and classify them.
Cancer cells: AI helps predict malignancy and treatment resistance
03/06/2024
A researcher from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign team showcases a 3D printed resin prototype of a new bio-inspired material for prosthetic orthopaedics, placed alongside a synthetic model of a fractured human femur (Credit: Fred Zwicky).
Prosthetic orthopaedics: implants with bio-inspired mechanical properties reproduced using computational methods
27/05/2024
A close-up image of a biotechnologist's gloved hand holding a culture plate with bacterial growth in a laboratory, assessing antibiotic sensitivity or potential antibiotic resistance.
Type IV CRISPR-Cas systems: a new weapon against antibiotic resistance
06/05/2024
A vector illustration depicting a prominent cardiac muscle rendered as a dense geometric lattice with blue connection lines and nodes, against a dark, dotted background. Adjacent are substantial electrocardiogram traces with numerical data, illustrating the study of cardiac function through automated analysis. This employs artificial intelligence to extensively manage data on contractility and calcium levels in in vitro cardiac models.
Automated in vitro analysis of cardiac function and drug responses in cardiovascular research
30/04/2024
An image showing two surgeons dressed in green surgical attire, wearing VR headsets and using controllers to interact with a simulated clinical scenario, a prevalent practice in virtual reality surgical training.
Virtual reality surgical training: machine learning in personalized skills assessment
26/03/2024
A 3D image showing a piece of DNA upfront on a blue background. There's a hand in a white lab glove holding a magnifying glass over it, focusing on a part where the colour's changed. This visual is all about looking into the genetic variants in cancer genomes, spotted and assessed right where they occur.
Exploring and understanding cancer genome variants in their original environments
27/02/2024
3D image depicting in the foreground, on a dark background, a human brain seen from above with, in the centre, a light green chip, evoking the use of Brain Computer Interface, of which brain-machine interface devices implantables are an example.
Brain Computer Interface: the next big thing in motor and language rehab
23/02/2024
A 3D image on a dark background shows two broken DNA strands, highlighting a decade's key research area in biotechnology: DNA damage repair via PARP1 protein intervention.
DNA Damage insights: biotechnology’s role in protein repair mechanisms
11/02/2024
Retinal prosthesis: the potential of artificial neural networks in image encoding - concept
Retinal prosthesis: the potential of artificial neural networks in image encoding
04/02/2024
Nanobot Thrombolytic Therapy - Rendering 3D
Launch of In Vivo ‘Removable’ Nanobot Trials in Blood Vessels
24/01/2024
Genetic Editing: An Opportunity for More Resilient Plants in Agriculture
Genetic Editing: An Opportunity for More Resilient Plants in Agriculture
23/01/2024
Diseases and Genetic Mutations
Genetic Mutations: A Novel Approach Identifies Potentially Hazardous Ones Even in Non-Coding DNA

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