Category: Tools
- SCIENTISTS SAY NEW MATERIAL CAN RECONNECT SEVERED NERVES ()
n news that could be significant for patients with brain or nerve issues, researchers at Rice University have developed a new material that they say can stimulate neural tissue in a less invasive manner than previous treatments, and also allow nerve signals to flow again despite a severed connection. The research team at Rice says […]
- New tool provides researchers with improved understanding of stem cell aging in the brain ()
Researchers can use the light naturally thrown off by biological specimens to better study the different states of stem cells in the nervous system, thanks to a tool developed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, brightening their chances for studying the way stem cells age. The UW–Madison team combined autofluorescence — that natural light emission — […]
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- Single-dose gene therapy may stop deadly brain disorders in their tracks ()
Researchers have developed a single-dose genetic therapy that can clear protein blockages that cause motor neurone disease, also called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and frontotemporal dementia, two incurable neurodegenerative diseases that eventually lead to death. In healthy neurons, TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43) is naturally produced and important for their healthy function. However, TDP-43 can be […]
- Gene therapy trials restore hearing to children born deaf ()
In this image from video provided by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, an 11-year-old boy who was born with hereditary deafness prepares for a gene therapy procedure in Philadelphia in October 2023. On Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, the hospital announced his hearing has improved enough that he now has only mild to moderate hearing loss […]
- The Next Frontier For Large Language Models Is Biology ()
Large language models like GPT-4 have taken the world by storm thanks to their astonishing command of natural language. Yet the most significant long-term opportunity for LLMs will entail an entirely different type of language: the language of biology. One striking theme has emerged from the long march of research progress across biochemistry, molecular biology […]
- Terahertz wave camera captures 3D images of microscopic world ()
Lead researcher Dr Luana Olivieri said the team’s latest study – primarily funded by the ERC Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme – could have “major implications for a range of fields with relevance in cancer screenings, security, and materials research”. The early-stage research, carried out with Professor Marco Peccianti, Dr Luke Peters, Dr Juan […]
- A new, custom-built microscope is capturing stunning views of the brain ()
‘ExA-SPIM’ microscope borrows from electronics industry to image incredible detail in an entire mouse brain Using technology originally designed for defect detection in electronics manufacturing, the newly built “ExA-SPIM” microscope is showing scientists the mouse brain as it’s never been seen before. ExA-SPIM, the brainchild of scientist Adam Glaser, Ph.D., is a one-of-a-kind microscope built […]
- Electricity can heal even the worst kind of wounds three times faster, new study finds ()
Scientists used an old theory to develop a new technique that involves exposing skin cells to an electric field to make the wounds on the skin heal faster. Researchers from Chalmers Insitute of Technology (CTH) and the University of Freiburg have proposed an interesting technique that enables chronic wounds to heal faster than ever. Medical […]
- Learning from deep learning: a case study of feature discovery and validation in pathology ()
When a patient is diagnosed with cancer, one of the most important steps is examination of the tumor under a microscope by pathologists to determine the cancer stage and to characterize the tumor. This information is central to understanding clinical prognosis (i.e., likely patient outcomes) and for determining the most appropriate treatment, such as undergoing […]
- ChatGPT: What is the most expensive tool in simulation of biology ? ()
As an AI language model, I don’t have access to the latest information about the pricing of all simulation tools in biology. However, one example of an expensive simulation tool in biology is the NAMD (Nanoscale Molecular Dynamics) software, developed by the Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. NAMD […]
- ChatGPT: What is the most expensive tool in simulation of biology ? ()
What is the most expensive tool in simulation of biology entities ? The cost of simulation tools in biology can vary widely depending on the specific software and licensing options chosen. However, one example of a high-end simulation tool in biology is the Desmond software suite developed by D. E. Shaw Research. Desmond is a […]
- ChatGPT: Can you provide me 50 names of simulated tools in biology please? ()
Can you provide me 50 names of simulated tools in biology please? Certainly, here are fifty simulated tools in biology: Virtual Cell (VCell) SimBioSys CompuCell3D PhysiCell NetLogo COPASI BioNetGen PySB CellDesigner Kinetikit Gepasi E-Cell System Systems Biology Markup Language (SBML) Cytoscape Dizzy Grako NeuroMatic Simulink FlexGen MCell Gnuplot Matlab Octave Mathematica R BioSimSpace Bioinformatics Toolkit […]
- ChatGPT: Can you provide me 10 names of simulated tools in biology please? ()
Can you provide me 10 names of simulated tools in biology please? Certainly, here are ten simulated tools in biology: Virtual Cell (VCell) SimBioSys CompuCell3D PhysiCell NetLogo COPASI BioNetGen PySB CellDesigner Kinetikit These tools use computational models to simulate biological systems at various levels of complexity, from individual molecules to whole organisms. They are used […]
- CompuCell3D ()
A thirtieth anniversary! Back on March 16th, 1992, François Graner and James Glazier submitted our very first paper on the Cellular Potts Model/Glazier-Graner-Hogeweg model to Physical Review Letters. We had no idea at that point that the method would still be used today and would be implanted in a dozen different modeling frameworks. As of […]
- VCell Modeling & Analysis Software ()
VCell VCell (Virtual Cell) is a comprehensive platform for modeling cell biological systems that is built on a central database and disseminated as a web application. One-stop simulation shopping: deterministic (compartmental ODE or reaction-diffusion-advection PDE with support for 2D kinematics), stochastic reactions (SSA solvers), spatial stochastic (reaction-diffusion with Smoldyn), hybrid deterministic/stochastic and network-free agent based […]
- Nanotechnology Examples and Applications ()
Background – what makes nanotechnology special One of the most fascinating aspects of nanotechnology is the incredibly small scale at which nanoengineering and nanofabrication take place. Consider this example: The first working transistor, built by Bell Labs John Bardeen, Walter Brattain, and William Shockley in 1947, measured roughly 1 centimeter across. Today, logic transistor density […]
- CRISPR technology: A decade of genome editing is only the beginning ()
A decade of CRISPR In the decade since the publication of CRISPR-Cas9 as a genome-editing technology, the CRISPR toolbox and its applications have profoundly changed basic and applied biological research. Wang and Doudna now review the origins and utility of CRISPR-based genome editing, the successes and current limitations of the technology, and where innovation and […]
- Nanorobotics! ()
Nanoid robotics, or for short, nanorobotics or nanobotics, is an emerging technology field creating machines or robots whose components are at or near the scale of a nanometer (10−9 meters).[1][2][3] More specifically, nanorobotics (as opposed to microrobotics) refers to the nanotechnology engineering discipline of designing and building nanorobots with devices ranging in size from 0.1 […]
- Tuning Into Brainwave Rhythms Speeds up Learning in Adults ()
Summary: Tuning into a person’s brain wave cycle before they perform a learning task can dramatically improve the speed at which cognitive skills improve. Source: University of Cambridge Scientists have shown for the first time that briefly tuning into a person’s individual brainwave cycle before they perform a learning task dramatically boosts the speed at […]
- Cancer Vaccine Created via CRISPR Prevents and Stops Brain Tumors ()
New vaccine for deadly brain cancer glioblastoma created with CRISPR-Cas9. Innovative technologies such as the gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 enable pioneering scientists to develop novel treatments for diseases such as cancer. A new study published in Science Translational Medicine funded by the National Institutes of Health unveils an innovative cancer vaccine developed with CRISPR-Cas9 that both […]
- Kevin Keller VP Sales at Revalize | Advisor | Often Injured Runner ()
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- There’s New Proof Crispr Can Edit Genes Inside Human Bodies ()
The technique had largely been limited to editing patients’ cells in the lab. New research shows promise for treating diseases more directly. A DECADE AGO, biologists Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier published a landmark paper describing a natural immune system found in bacteria and its potential as a tool for editing the genes of living […]
- Scientists are using AI to dream up revolutionary new proteins ()
In June, South Korean regulators authorized the first-ever medicine, a COVID-19 vaccine, to be made from a novel protein designed by humans. The vaccine is based on a spherical protein ‘nanoparticle’ that was created by researchers nearly a decade ago, through a labour-intensive trial-and error-process1. Now, thanks to gargantuan advances in artificial intelligence (AI), a […]
- How DeSci, DAOs, and NFTs will change research funding, intellectual property, and collaboration. ()
Decades of Moore’s Law are bringing powerful, mind-blowing scientific equipment within everyone’s grasp—think Fitbit, Oura Rings, and whole-genome sequencing, for starters. Amateur experimenters, citizen scientists, biohackers, and all the other “personal scientists” like me in the world are performing experiments so quickly that traditional science can barely keep up. Weekly updates from the frontlines of […]
- ‘Synthetic’ embryo with brain and beating heart grown from multiple stem cells ()
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have created model embryos from mouse stem cells that form a brain, a beating heart, and the foundations of all the other organs of the body — a new avenue for recreating the first stages of life. The team, led by Professor Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz, developed the embryo model without […]
- Protein-Designing AI Opens Door to Medicines Humans Couldn’t Dream Up ()
Designing a protein is a bit like making a cabinet. The first step is building the backbone that holds the protein together. But then comes the hard part: figuring out where to install hinges on the scaffold—that is, finding the best “hotspots”—to put on doors, shelves, and other attachments that ultimately make the cabinet fully […]
- The Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) ()
The Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) is a scientific and educational association dedicated to advancing the specialty of neurointerventional surgery through research, standard-setting, and education and advocacy to provide the highest quality of patient care in diagnosing and treating diseases of the brain, spine, head and neck. Follow us on Twitter (@SNISinfo) and Facebook (@SNISOnline). […]
- Sponge-like electrodes inspired by sugar cubes could improve medical monitoring ()
To monitor heart rhythms and muscle function, doctors often attach electrodes to a patient’s skin, detecting the electrical signals that lie beneath. These impulses are vital to the early diagnosis and treatment of many disorders, but currently available electrodes have limited function or are expensive to manufacture. Researchers reporting in ACS Nano, however, have now […]
- Engineers develop stickers that can see inside the body ()
Ultrasound imaging is a safe and noninvasive window into the body’s workings, providing clinicians with live images of a patient’s internal organs. To capture these images, trained technicians manipulate ultrasound wands and probes to direct sound waves into the body. These waves reflect back out to produce high-resolution images of a patient’s heart, lungs, and […]
- SciShots ()
Microscopic viewpoints, computer-generated models, intricate tracings and more — see a new side of science. https://alleninstitute.org/news-press/scishots/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=AllenJulyNews22&utm_content=SciShots
- Allen Institute and Google team up to build platform exploring the immune system ()
The Allen Institute for Immunology unveiled a new interactive platform on Wednesday to showcase the human immune system, the Human Immune System Explorer. Built in partnership with Google, the explorer is a central place for researchers and the public to find analysis tools, resources and data. The platform adds to the growing toolkit of similar […]
- CRISPR Therapeutics and ViaCyte, Inc. to Start Clinical Trial of the First Gene-Edited Cell Replacement Therapy for Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes ()
ZUG, Switzerland and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and SAN DIEGO, Nov. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CRSP), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing transformative gene-based medicines for serious diseases, and ViaCyte, Inc., a clinical-stage regenerative medicine company developing novel cell replacement therapies to address diseases with significant unmet needs, today announced that Health Canada […]
- CZI Awards Over $5M to Advance Technologies and Expand Global Access to Bioimaging ()
Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced more than $5 million to advance bioimaging technologies, increase access to these tools, and build capacity for biomedical researchers. Of the funding, $1 million will support 41 plugin projects for the imaging analysis tool napari, while $4.1 million will support 17 projects to increase access to imaging instrumentation […]