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Category: 5. Biology
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Rapid Novor receives Ontario Ministry of Health provisional license for EasyM® blood-based MRD test for multiple myeloma
Rapid Novor Inc., a Canadian biotechnology leader, announced today that its diagnostic laboratory has received a provisional license from the Ontario Ministry of Health (MOH) for its EasyM® assay, enabling the company to begin…
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Scientists discover tiny plant trick that could supercharge crop yields
An international team of scientists has uncovered a surprising molecular strategy used by a rare group of land plants. The finding could one day help researchers redesign important crops such as wheat and rice so they convert sunlight into food…
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Malaria’s mRNA: Messages that Mess with the Immune System – Life Sciences | Weizmann Wonder Wander
RNA technology is regarded as one of the newest frontiers in medicine, but in fact a primordial innovator got there way before we did. The malaria parasite, an ancient single-celled organism, has been using sophisticated RNA maneuvers for…
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Ocean warming may supercharge a tiny microbe that controls marine nutrients
Rising ocean temperatures driven by marine heat waves and climate change are reaching deep waters, raising concerns about disruptions to the ocean’s fragile chemical and biological systems. But new research suggests that a key marine microbe,…
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New Drug Reduces Seizures by up to 91% in Severe Epilepsy
Zorevenersen, an experimental drug for severe form of epilepsy, Dravet syndrome, reduced seizures by up to 91% in children aged between two and 18 years old. The corresponding study was published in the New…
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Cherry Farmers Discover an Unexpected Food Safety Ally: Falcons
By keeping hungry birds away from crops and preventing their droppings from contaminating fruit, kestrels may provide farmers with more than one benefit. The cherry harvest ended months ago, but some growers in northern Michigan are already…
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mAbxience selects Genedata Bioprocess to automate end-to-end CDMO workflows
Genedata, a Danaher company and the leading provider of enterprise software solutions for biopharmaceutical R&D, today announced that mAbxience has selected the Genedata Bioprocess® enterprise platform to structure and harmonize…
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A particle accelerator helped scientists create stunning 3D ants
For more than ten years, Evan Economo’s lab has relied on micro CT scanners to image insect specimens. These X ray scans allow scientists to examine the physical structure and form of insects, an area of research known as morphology. Although the…
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New review reveals complex polygenic architecture underlying common epilepsies
An insightful mini-review published in Genomic Psychiatry synthesizes the rapidly expanding landscape of molecular genetic research on common epilepsies, assembling evidence from genome-wide association studies, whole-exome…
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