Industry News
First International Standard for biorisk management
ISO 35001 defines the requirements and guidance for laboratories or any other organisation that works with biological agents to control and reduce any risks associated with their use. [ + ]
Human livers kept alive for one week outside the body
With novel perfusion technology, livers — even injured livers — can now be kept alive outside of the body for an entire week. [ + ]
Polymer fibres: light, strong and tough
One individual fibre is as thin as a human hair and weighs less than a fruit fly, yet is very strong: it can lift a weight of 30 grams without tearing. [ + ]
Saliva test offers easier detection of mouth and throat cancer
A novel non-invasive technique can successfully detect human papilloma virus-16 — the strain associated with oropharyngeal cancer — in saliva samples. [ + ]
One night of sleep deprivation increases Alzheimer's biomarker
When young, healthy men were deprived of just one night of sleep, they had higher levels of tau in their blood than when they had a full night of rest. [ + ]
Anticancer candidate trialled in solid tumours
Life sciences company QBiotics has announced positive results from its first-in-human Phase I clinical trial of its anticancer pharmaceutical, tigilanol tiglate (EBC-46). [ + ]
How to remove air bubbles from your nanopipettes
Completely filling a nanopipette with a solution is challenging; because of the capillary force, an 'air bubble' is nearly always present in the pipette's tip. [ + ]
Have humans evolved to be more prone to anxiety?
Researchers have reconstructed ancestral VMAT1 proteins, revealing the functional changes in neurotransmitter uptake of VMAT1 throughout the course of human evolution. [ + ]
Do you have a technology idea that could help people with MS?
Novartis is offering a US$250,000 prize to fund development of pioneering innovation with great potential in advancing assistive tech for multiple sclerosis (MS). [ + ]
Genetic 'clock' indicates lifespan in animals — including humans
Until now it has been difficult to estimate lifespan for most wild animals, particularly long-living species of marine mammals and fish. [ + ]
The ultimate non-stick coating
Researchers have developed a self-cleaning surface that can repel all forms of bacteria, preventing the transfer of antibiotic-resistant superbugs and other dangerous bacteria in settings ranging from hospitals to kitchens. [ + ]
Reprogramming the inner ear to treat hearing loss
A new strategy to induce cell division in the mature inner ear may bring scientists a step closer to developing treatments that regrow the missing cells that cause hearing loss. [ + ]
'Fingerprinting' individual human cells
By combining single-cell analysis techniques with machine learning algorithms, researchers have developed a method to 'fingerprint' human cells. [ + ]
'Junk DNA' affects inherited cancer risk
A person's risk of developing cancer is affected by genetic variations in regions of DNA that don't code for proteins, previously dismissed as 'junk DNA'. [ + ]
The missing link in penguin evolution
The remains of the newly described Kupoupou stilwelli — the oldest penguin known with proportions close to its modern relatives — have been found on the geographically remote Chatham Islands. [ + ]
