Bioscience Today

28/05/2025

Antibodies for stem cell quality validation https://www.biosciencetoday.co.uk/antibodies-for-stem-cell-quality-validation/

28/05/2025

Researchers at Durham University have achieved a major advancement in understanding how proteins bind metals inside cells, a process crucial to life.

Full story 🔗 https://www.biosciencetoday.co.uk/breakthrough-in-predicting-and-engineering-protein-metalation/

Researchers at Durham University have achieved a major advancement in understanding how proteins bind metals inside cells, a process crucial to life. The study, published in Nature Communications, introduces a pioneering approach that allows scientists to accurately predict and engineer the metalati...

27/05/2025

Through this collaboration, Monmouth Scientific Limited will be the exclusive distributor of the pure2 Isolator the United Kingdom.

Full story 🔗 https://www.biosciencetoday.co.uk/monmouth-scientific-announces-exclusive-partnership-with-skan-to-offer-the-pure2-isolator-in-the-uk/

Monmouth Scientific, a leading provider of clean air and containment solutions, is proud to announce a new partnership with SKAN, the global leader in innovative and aseptic processing solutions. Through this collaboration, Monmouth Scientific will be the exclusive distributor of the pure2 Isolator....

27/05/2025

160 year old research opens gateway to more nutritious and sustainable pea crops https://www.biosciencetoday.co.uk/160-year-old-research-opens-gateway-to-more-nutritious-and-sustainable-pea-crops/

Researchers at the John Innes Centre at Norwich Research Park have helped to solve a historical puzzle that could revolutionise the breeding of the humble pea and other legumes leading to improvements in their nutritional value and lessening the reliance on pesticides. This landmark work, published....

26/05/2025

The most complex engineering of human cell lines ever has been achieved by scientists, revealing that our genomes are more resilient to significant structural changes than was previously thought.

Full story 🔗 https://www.biosciencetoday.co.uk/most-engineered-human-cells-created-for-studying-disease/

The most complex engineering of human cell lines ever has been achieved by scientists, revealing that our genomes are more resilient to significant structural changes than was previously thought. Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Imperial College London, Harvard University in the US an...

26/05/2025

Exploring the role of microRNAs in the mechanism of stress-induced anxiety https://www.biosciencetoday.co.uk/exploring-the-role-of-micrornas-in-the-mechanism-of-stress-induced-anxiety/

In an informative original blog – Amsbio reports how researchers at the University of Exeter Medical School have shed light on the role of microRNA – miR-483-5p in attenuating the detrimental effects of stress on brain function and anxiety-related behaviors. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small RNA sequ...

25/05/2025

The three Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists Laureates are tackling some of the most complex and pressing issues in science and society: infant mortality, green manufacturing and predicting long-term climate change.

Full story 🔗 https://www.biosciencetoday.co.uk/britains-brightest-young-scientists-win-100000-each-at-blavatnik-awards-gala/

The 2025 Laureates of the prestigious Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the UK have been announced. As the largest unrestricted prize for UK scientists under the age of 42, the Blavatnik Awards celebrate Britain’s greatest young minds in their fields. This year, the three Laureates—each a...

24/05/2025

Some forms of DNA damage evade repair and can persist for many years, new Wellcome Sanger Institute research shows.

Full story 🔗 https://www.biosciencetoday.co.uk/dna-damage-can-evade-repair-for-years-changing-views-on-mutations/

While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells’ in-house repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade repair and can persist for many years, new research shows. This means that the damage has multiple chances to generate harmful mutations, which can lead to cancer. Scientists fro...

23/05/2025

Research has pinpointed key cells that could be targeted to prevent rheumatoid arthritis flare-ups, offering potential new hope to millions of people with the condition world-wide.

Read more 🔗 https://www.biosciencetoday.co.uk/key-cells-could-be-targeted-to-prevent-painful-rheumatoid-arthritis-flare-ups/

Research has pinpointed key cells that could be targeted to prevent rheumatoid arthritis flare-ups, offering potential new hope to millions of people with the condition world-wide. The findings – published in the journal Immunity – highlight the potential to use dendritic cells as early markers ...

22/05/2025

World Food Prize Laureate winner to give 2025 John Innes Foundation Lecture https://www.biosciencetoday.co.uk/world-food-prize-laureate-winner-to-give-2025-john-innes-foundation-lecture/

Dr Cary Fowler, former US Special Envoy for Global Food Security and 2024 World Food Prize winner will be delivering this year’s John Innes Foundation Lecture, ‘Trends – Trouble – Tenacity: The food security picture for 2050’. It will be held at the John Innes Conference Centre at Norwich ...

22/05/2025

Enhancing levels of ‘healthy fats’ like omega-3s in the brain could be beneficial in motor neuron disease (MND), new research suggests.

Read more 🔗 https://www.biosciencetoday.co.uk/healthy-fats-could-protect-against-motor-neuron-disease/

Enhancing levels of ‘healthy fats’ like omega-3s in the brain could be beneficial in motor neuron disease (MND), new research suggests. Previous epidemiological studies* have linked high dietary levels of omega-3 fatty acids, like those found in oily fish, nuts and seeds, with a lower risk of de...

21/05/2025

A Danish contract laboratory says its database – combined with the company’s measurement tools – can shorten the development time and heighten the quality of biological products.

Read more 🔗 https://www.biosciencetoday.co.uk/danish-protein-analysis-revolutionises-biopharma-impurity-control/

The requirements for quality assurance of biologics are increasing. A Danish contract laboratory says its database – combined with the company’s measurement tools – can shorten the development time and heighten the quality of biological products. Since 2007, the contract laboratory Alphalyse A...