The life science group Sartorius is launching an integrated system for the production and quality control (QC) of autologous cell therapies. The modular Eveo Cell Therapy Platform is designed to address structural manufacturing…
Category: 5. Biology
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A 'consortium' of bacteria cooperates to eat phthalate plasticizers that single microbes can't stomach
Plastic trash has reached the world’s most remote locations, from the bottom of the Mariana Trench to the summit of Everest. Hundreds of plastic-eating microbes that could help us clean up have been discovered over the past quarter of a century,…
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Deep Ocean Microbes May Already Be Adapting to Climate Change
As climate change pushes heat deeper into the ocean, scientists have been concerned about disruptions to marine life’s delicate balance. But new research suggests that a key microbe, Nitrosopumilus maritimus, may already be adapting to these…
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Extreme Weather Is Shrinking Baby Birds in a 60-Year Study
Sixty years of data show that cold snaps and heavy rain can stunt the growth of baby birds and reduce their survival chances. A study from the University of Oxford, published March 11, finds that sudden cold spells and heavy rain can slow growth…
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Zebrafish reveal how new kidney units connect and function
MDI Bio Lab scientists discover how the fish solves a basic challenge in regenerative biology-insights in their newest publication in the journal Development could one day guide human repair.
When the human kidney is damaged by…
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AlphaFold Database expands with millions of predicted protein complexes
A new collaboration between EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Google DeepMind, NVIDIA, and Seoul National University has made millions of AI-predicted protein complex structures openly available through the…
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Dragon fruit peel extract enhances bread nutrition and reduces food waste
A research team led by Professor ZHOU Weibiao from the Department of Food Science and Technology at the NUS Faculty of Science has shown that compounds extracted from red dragon fruit peel can be incorporated into bread to increase…
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Ornithologists Identify Cryptic New Bird Species in Japan
Genetic and acoustic evidence show that the rare Ijima’s leaf warbler (Phylloscopus ijimae) is actually two distinct bird species, including the newly-identified Tokara leaf warbler — both with small, vulnerable populations.
The Tokara…
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Scientists just discovered bull sharks have friends
New research reveals that bull sharks form social relationships with specific “friends,” challenging the long-standing belief that these predators live mostly solitary lives.
The study — conducted at the Shark Reef Marine Reserve in Fiji –…
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Platypuses share a surprising fur feature with birds
Platypuses just got weirder.
As if a mammal that lays eggs, senses electricity with its bill and fluoresces isn’t enough of a headscratcher, now it appears platypuses also share a feature with birds. Tiny pigment-filled packets in…
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