Biotecnología

Biotecnología

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Promoción de la calidad de la investigación

04/03/2024 - Muchos premios reconocen las contribuciones científicas, pero uno único e importante honra a aquellos cuyos esfuerzos mejoran significativamente la calidad y la solidez de la investigación: The Einstein Foundation Award for Promoting Quality in Research

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“Los insectos serán vistos como alimento normal”: cómo la industria está combatiendo la renuencia de los consumidores a comer proteínas de insectos

22/02/2024 - Se cree que los insectos no sólo contienen al menos tanta proteína como la carne convencional, sino que también son más sostenibles desde el punto de vista medioambiental. Sin embargo, su novedad en el mercado plantea desafíos en la aceptación del consumidor. ¿Cómo convencen las empresas emergentes a los consumidores para que los coman?

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Este científico busca fármacos para enfermedades raras y oncológicas en proteínas desordenadas

01/03/2024 - Xavier Salvatella (Barcelona, 1972) está al frente del Laboratorio de Biofísica Molecular del IRB Barcelona. Su grupo lleva mucho tiempo investigando las denominadas proteínas intrínsecamente desordenadas (IDPs, por sus siglas en ingles), “un ámbito todavía bastante inexplorado y muy prometedor del que pueden salir nuevos fármacos para indicaciones que ahora no tienen tratamiento”, comenta en esta entrevista con SINC.

Parexel, Palantir Expand AI Alliance
02/05/2024 - Aims to accelerate clinical data delivery and power clinical outcomes.
Ono Pharmaceutical to Acquire Deciphera for $2.4B
02/05/2024 - Will enable ONO to build a robust presence in oncology, one of its key priority areas.
Scenic Biotech Enters Research Collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb
02/05/2024 - Aims to accelerate the development of BMS’ drug targets by identifying target biology for indication selection and expansion.
North Coast Seafoods charts course for sustainable seafood with Naked product line
02/05/2024 - ?With its vertically integrated supply chain, family-owned North Coast Seafoods connects directly with its fishing partners around the world while providing transparent communications around seafood...
Functional study of two ER localized sterol C-14 reductases in Aspergillus oryzae
02/05/2024 - Abstract Ergosterol is an important component of fungal cell membrane. Ergosterol biosynthesis involves sterol C-14 reductase, a key enzyme in ergosterol biosynthesis, which has...
Insights into the action of phylogenetically diverse microbial expansins on the structure of cellulose microfibrils
02/05/2024 - Microbial expansins (EXLXs) are non-lytic proteins homologous to plant expansins involved in plant cell wall formation. Due to their non-lytic cell wall loosening properties and potential to...
Modified nano magnetic Fe2O3-MgO as a high active multifunctional heterogeneous catalyst for environmentally beneficial carbon–carbon synthesis
02/05/2024 - In this study, novel nanomagnetic catalysts, namely Fe2O3-MgO@choline formate (Ch. F.) and Fe2O3-MgO@choline cyanide (Ch. CN), were synthesized through immobilizing choline-based ion liquids to...
Activation of MAL2 by RAD21 inhibits the expression of MHC-I in immune evasion of endometrial cancer
02/05/2024 - Abstract CD8+ T cells are the primary mediators of anticancer immunity, and modulation of the CD8+ T cell response has been a central focus of immunotherapy to treat cancer. When...
Light-Emitting-Diode-Induced Fluorescence from Organic Dyes for Application in Excitation–Emission Fluorescence Spectroscopy for Food System Analysis
02/05/2024 - White crowberries (Corema album) are a fruit from an endemic shrub found in Southern European Atlantic costal dunes. Although this shrub and its fruits never became a formal commercial crop for a...
Alginate Cryogels as a Template for the Preparation of Edible Oleogels
02/05/2024 - 3-Methylthio-1-propanol (3-Met) is an important flavor compound in various alcoholic beverages such as Baijiu and Huangjiu. To maintain the content of 3-Met in these alcoholic beverages, it is...
Ultrastructural insights into cellular organization, energy storage and ribosomal dynamics of an ammonia-oxidizing archaeon from oligotrophic oceans
02/05/2024 - IntroductionNitrososphaeria, formerly known as Thaumarchaeota, constitute a diverse and widespread group of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) inhabiting ubiquitously in marine and terrestrial...
Current treatment options for leptospirosis: a mini-review
02/05/2024 - Leptospirosis, one of the most common global zoonotic infections, significantly impacts global human health, infecting more than a million people and causing approximately 60,000 deaths annually....
The role of zyxin in signal transduction and its relationship with diseases
02/05/2024 - This review highlighted the pivotal role of zyxin, an essential cell focal adhesions protein, in cellular biology and various diseases. Zyxin can orchestrate the restructuring and dynamic alterations...
Weed control, soil health, and yield tradeoffs of between-bed management strategies in organic plasticulture vegetable production
02/05/2024 - Planting a cover crop living mulch between plastic mulch beds in fresh market vegetable production can reduce soil erosion and runoff, and offers an opportunity to grow an income generating cash crop...
Case report: The first description of a thyroglossal duct cyst in a hen (Gallus gallus domesticus)
02/05/2024 - Thyroglossal duct cyst represents a congenital anomaly of the cervical region, rarely documented in animals. Although previously reported in dogs, cats, horses, goats, pigs, and calves, never in...
Integrative Analyses of Bulk and Single-Cell RNA Seq Identified the Shared Genes in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Rheumatoid Arthritis
02/05/2024 - Abstract Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a progressive status of acute lung injury (ALI), is primarily caused by an immune-mediated inflammatory disorder, which can be...
Antisense oligonucleotide therapeutic approach for Timothy syndrome
02/05/2024 - Nature, Published online: 24 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07306-2The iconic 6502 microprocessor designed...
WHO redefines airborne transmission: what does that mean for future pandemics?
02/05/2024 - Nature, Published online: 24 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00911-1A therapeutic strategy that alters gene...