Stanislav Piletsky and his colleagues have used molecularly imprinted polymer nanoparticles to replace both antibodies and enzymes in biological assays.
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Small Methods Virtual Issue: Biomaterials and Life Sciences
Highlighting the excellent research being published in the multidisciplinary field of biomedical materials and life sciences.
Virtual Issue in Small Methods: Biomaterials and Life Sciences
The Editors of Small Methods are pleased to publish this special biomedical virtual issue. This collection highlights outstanding research in Small Methods from the very first issue to now, in the areas of biosensing, biomedical engineering, nanomaterials,...
Baby Steps: How To Make An Egg And Sperm
Knowledge of the processes needed to make precursor cells of eggs and sperm gives insights into reproductive biology and infertility.
Could We Use Cold Atmospheric Plasma To Cure Breast Cancer?
A team of researchers from China set up a study that gives new insights in using plasma in breast cancer treatment.
From E. Coli to Your Plate? Engineering Curcuminoids from Glucose
Curcumin produces the intense golden-yellow of curries. It’s also being explored as an antioxidant. A reliable source can now be generated from glucose.
Expanding The Gene Expression Repertoire By RNA Recapping
Mammalian cells are capable of recapping mRNAs that have lost their caps.
Cold Atmospheric Plasmas Used In Wound Healing and Cancer Treatment
Researchers studied the possibilities of using cold atmospheric plasmas in wound healing and cancer treatment.
Evolution of the Three Domains of Life: The Archaea-First Hypothesis
In their article published in BioEssays, James Staley and Gustavo Caetano-Anollés provide a novel perspective on the evolutionary origin of the three domains of life (Archaea, Bacteria and Eukarya).
Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3 and Alternative Splicing
Sequencing of the human genome led to the surprising discovery that we do not have many more protein coding genes than presumably simpler organisms.
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