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DNA nanotransporters optimise drug delivery
Researchers have designed a new class of drug transporters made of DNA that are 20,000 times smaller than a human hair and could improve how diseases are treated. [ + ]
Fast, open PCR platform to fight future pandemics
The world needs highly sensitive, on-the-spot tests that can indicate the presence of infections as clearly as possible in just a few minutes. [ + ]
Strict parenting may 'hard-wire' depression risk — but brain changes are possible
Strict parenting can alter the way the body reads the DNA of children, increasing their biological risk for depression — but that doesn't make them immune to treatment. [ + ]
Asbestos testing under the microscope
Professor Akio Kuroda has been developing testing techniques to accurately pinpoint the presence of asbestos. [ + ]
Changes in breast milk composition for women with COVID-19
Infection by the SARS-CoV-2 virus modifies the supply of nutrients to infants via breast milk, researchers have shown. [ + ]
Study reveals how neurons from PTSD patients react to stress
The study could provide insights into how genetics can make someone more susceptible to developing PTSD following trauma exposure. [ + ]
The ethical challenges of working with human blastoids
Bioethicists say that research on human blastoids is ethically fraught, due to differing beliefs on whether the blastoid possesses sentience or has the potential to do so. [ + ]
Holographic microscope can see through the skull, image the brain
The microscope is reportedly capable of seeing through the intact skull and enabling high-resolution 3D imaging of the neural network within a living mouse brain. [ + ]
Human brain cells in a dish taught to play 'Pong'
A Melbourne-led team has shown that 800,000 brain cells living in a dish can perform goal-directed tasks — in this case, the simple tennis-like computer game 'Pong'. [ + ]
How labs and vendors can work together to improve reproducibility
Across scientific disciplines, many researchers are experiencing difficulty when trying to replicate previously observed experimental results. [ + ]
Some progress for women in STEM but more effort needed
The 2022 STEM Equity Monitor shows that women as a proportion of all people working in STEM-qualified jobs grew by two percentage points to 15% in 2021. [ + ]
It is time to start the renaissance of aptamers
Macugen was the first RNA biotherapeutic approved by the US FDA in 2004, but did you know this is a pegylated RNA-modified aptamer? [ + ]
Laboratory scales: which type of display screen is right for me?
How important is the type of display for a weighing device? This article looks at some of the most common ones. [ + ]
Down to a science: right-sizing, wellness and flexibility in lab design
According to Senior Laboratory Planner Amy Papas, labs are among the most programmatically complex environments to plan, design and engineer. [ + ]
CRISPR used to mimic disease, advancing cancer research
The technology can activate any gene — including those that have been silenced — allowing new drug targets and causes of drug resistance to be further explored. [ + ]
