A group of Slovenian researchers have discovered how the receptor of the immune system TLR4 (Toll-like receptor 4) works in rheumatoid arthritis. The receptor plays an important role in many diseases, including cancer.
COFFEE BREAK NEWS FOR LIFE SCIENTISTS
Sample Sam rescues the lab from “Samplegeddon”
Sample management should move from being an afterthought to become an integral part of the planning and execution of each experiment and research project
Human Diploid Genome Sequenced without DNA Amplification Techniques
De novo assembled human genome via single molecule sequencing
“Sample-Geddon” or the Nightmare of the Lost Samples
Over 60% of retracted scientific articles are retracted due to unintentional errors.
Recent Discovery That Shakes Up Basic Assumptions in Neuroimmunology
How Can Our State of Mind Influence Our Body’s Defense System?
When Cellular Therapies Come to the Rescue
Mesenchymal stromal cell use in treating severe graft-versus-host disease.
A Promising Technology for Multiple Virus Detection
Testing for more than 1000 different strains of viruses in a single, multiplex reaction by using less than a drop of blood!
Most Impressive Large-scale Sequencing Projects
From the Human Genome Project and ENCODE, to projects that involve sequencing of millions of human genomes and were announced by the US Obama Administration and Companies such as Craig Venter’s Human Longevity Inc., 23andMe and the Chinese BGI.
The Riddle of Swiss Cheese Holes Solved
The formation of holes in cheese has interested scientists for long time.