PCR tests activated by light
A new approach by LMU chemists could help to significantly improve diagnostic tests based on PCR. The enzymes used are triggered by light pulses.
Biotechnology
Dec 14, 2021
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Study reveals a gene crucial to sperm cell production
Scientists at Cincinnati Children's appear to have flipped another piece in the underexplored puzzle of male infertility.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 26, 2021
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Licking a Tootsie Roll sensor to monitor health
Single-use diagnostic tests often aren't practical for health professionals or patients in resource-limited areas, where cost and waste disposal are big concerns. So, researchers reporting in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ...
Biochemistry
Sep 29, 2021
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Using two CRISPR enzymes, a COVID diagnostic in only 20 minutes
Frequent, rapid testing for COVID-19 is critical to controlling the spread of outbreaks, especially as new, more transmissible variants emerge.
Biochemistry
Aug 5, 2021
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Faster diagnosis of deadly Hendra virus in horses
University of Queensland vets are diagnosing the deadly Hendra virus in horses faster than ever, developing a diagnostic point-of-care kit that can detect the pathogen in under an hour, rather than days.
Biotechnology
Jul 20, 2021
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Researchers develop quantum dot smartphone device to diagnose and track COVID-19
Researchers at the Donnelly Centre in collaboration with Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Public Health Ontario, and Mt. Sinai Hospital have engineered a diagnostic test that makes use of a smartphone camera to surveil ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 1, 2021
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A rapid malaria test kit that could aid diagnosis in developing countries
A team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed a test kit for malaria that delivers results in 30 minutes. The kit could facilitate the diagnosis of malaria in the field, ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 29, 2021
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China delays mission while NASA congratulates on Mars images
China postponed a supply mission to its new space station on Thursday for unspecified technical reasons, while photos sent back from Mars by its newly arrived rover earned plaudits from NASA despite only sporadic contacts ...
Space Exploration
May 20, 2021
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CRISPR tech could enable early diagnosis of devastating citrus disease
Penn State and U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists have used cutting-edge CRISPR/Cas technology to develop a diagnostic test that could enable early diagnosis of citrus greening, or Huanglongbing, a serious disease ...
Biotechnology
May 11, 2021
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Antibody binding-site conserved across COVID-19 virus variants
A tiny protein of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that gives rise to COVID-19, may have big implications for future treatments, according to a team of Penn State researchers.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 9, 2021
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