Scientists have created a soft robot arm capable of  grabbing and moving objects, powered, believe it or not, by algae and ...

A teeny-tiny archaea with one of the smallest genomes ever discovered is pushing the limits of what it means to be alive.

Researchers have developed a method that preserves the RNA archive of a cell, allowing scientists to investigate its past ...

Scientists unlock a groundbreaking discovery about the origins of life with absorption, fluorescence and Raman spectroscopy.

A novel AI tool, circMAC, predicts where microRNAs may bind within full-length circular RNA isoforms at nucleotide resolution ...

In this edition of the biotech bi-weekly, we highlight new technology for investigating patterns in large multiomic datasets, automating nanoparticle formation for drug discovery and a repository of ...

A key metabolic pathway has been identified that provides a deeper insight into the link between moderately cold temperatures and enhanced longevity. We’ve heard it before: there’s a link between cold ...

Naoki Harikai (right) is a Professor in the Division of Analytical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy at Nihon University (Tokyo, Japan), whose research is rooted in pharmaceutical analytical chemistry, ...

This eBook dives into the ins and outs of digital PCR (dPCR), exploring how it works, how it’s advancing life science research and how it compares to other quantification methods like quantitative PCR ...

A molecular tracking technology called DNA Typewriter can record the cellular lineage of a mouse embryo, from a single cell to over a million.