Sizzling breakthrough for 3D meat
A 4oz steak has been ‘lab-grown’ using a digital design file.
Israeli firm MeaTech 3D Ltd. cultivated the bio-printed steak using real fat and muscle cells. The cells were produced using an advanced process that...
Will Man ever run the 100m in less than nine seconds? *
It is never easy to run 100m in less than ten seconds, as the recent Commonwealth Games demonstrated. However, as the world record stands at 9.58 seconds, the attention in recent years has turned...
Is Basel set to become Europe’s Silicon Valley of biotech?
Silicon Valley is synonymous with technology and innovation, and home to dozens of Fortune 1000 companies and thousands of startups. On the other side of the Northern Hemisphere, Basel in Switzerland is drawing parallels,...
First genetic links revealed in ME and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome study
Techbio company PrecisionLife has unveiled the first detailed genetic insights into the pathophysiological mechanisms underpinning Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS).
This is the first time that replicable genetic findings have been reported in over 30...
The animal impasse
Must anti aging drugs rely on animal testing?
The use of animals in scientific research, including in the development of cosmetics and medicine, has long been a matter of contention.
Researchers argue that the developments of...
Light therapy helmet could help dementia patients
A new infrared light therapy has the potential to help people with dementia.
A pilot study recently investigated how transcranial photobiomodulation therapy (PBM-T) –transferred through a specially adapted helmet -- could boost memory, motor function...
DMT-assisted therapy: changing the way we think about depressive disorders
A ‘spirit molecule’ from the Amazon could be a game changer in the treatment of major depressive disorders. Dr Carol Routledge, of Small Pharma, talks to Karen Southern about her pioneering work with DMT.
Psychedelic...
T cells: their increasing significance in infectious disease diagnosis and research
Peter Wrighton-Smith, CEO of Oxford Immunotec, talks to Bioscience Today about growing understanding of the importance of T cells in protecting us from disease, as well as their critical role in measuring immune responses...
Shaping the science of oncology
Dr Fiona McLaughlin is the new Chief Scientific Officer of Avacta’s Therapeutics Division. She talks to Karen Southern about her mission to develop first and best-in-class cancer drugs.
From the day that Dr McLaughlin –...
Child sleeping study reveals obesity risk
One of the most comprehensive studies of the potential link between reduced sleep and childhood obesity finds compelling evidence that children who consistently received less than the recommended hours of sleep during infancy and...
Why are obesity rates increasing?
I know what’s been causing obesity rates to rise. So do you. So does just about everyone. Unfortunately, most of us are probably wrong.
As I tell my students, correlation doesn’t prove causation, but that’s...
Why waste plastic bottles are a valuable resource
Dr Timothy Whitehead, Lecturer in Product Design for Low-Income Countries at Aston University, explains how we can add value to waste plastic bottles and how these can be turned into essential products for the...
Breakthrough access to epigenome and streamlines workflows
In an industry first, biotech pioneers PacBio announce significant enhancements to the Sequel II/IIe platform include methylation calling in native DNA, greatly accelerated sample preparation, and support for gene therapy applications.
Californian-based Pacific Biosciences (PacBio)...
Are genetics the key to arthritis treatment?
New international studies have revealed how genetics could explain why different environmental exposures can trigger the onset of different forms of rheumatoid arthritis.
As our joints succumb to wear and tear, chronic pain becomes more...
90 years since Sir Alexander Fleming’s penicillin discovery changed antibiotic treatment
“My name is Sarah Whitlow and my paternal grandfather was Sir Alexander Fleming, who discovered penicillin. I have worked as a practice nurse at the Swan Surgery in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, since 1990,...
2022: The year for UK Life Sciences?
Charles Walford, Senior Development Director and Head of Life Sciences, Stanhope PLC, considers the opportunities and challenges facing the UK’s life sciences ecosystem.
The past two years have propelled life sciences into the mainstream. The...