While it is known that stem cells have the ability to develop into all tissues in a precisely regulated process, the way environmental cues affect stem cell behavior has remained poorly understood. In a new study, researchers from the University of Tsukuba discovered that certain neurons regulate the behavior of germline stem cells (GSCs) in response to environmental cues, such as mating.

The Universitat Jaume I (UJI) has found biomolecules of plant origin and it has been tested against plant pathogens as well as pathogens of clinical interest in order to obtain high-quality commercial products for the agricultural and pharmaceutical industry.

The acquisition of Qiagen — at 43 dollars per share — will expand Thermo Fisher Scientific’s specialty diagnostics portfolio and also complement its offering with innovative sample preparation, assay and bioinformatics technologies.

Quick and straightforward, aqueous size exclusion chromatography (SEC) has become a mainstay for the analysis of protein aggregates in the biopharmaceutical industry. Coupling SEC with advanced detection, such as mass spectrometry, light scattering or surface plasmon resonance, makes it a versatile tool for numerous applications beyond aggregate analysis.

A research team led by Nagoya University has created a fluorescent marker molecule that does not degrade under a Sted microscope. Images of living cells can now be captured over relatively long periods by an optical microscope with a resolution below the diffraction limit, optimally down to 60 nanometres.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2017 is awarded to Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson for the development of cryo-electron microscopy, which both simplifies and improves the imaging of biomolecules.

Carbohydrates are the most abundant class of biomolecules. But — their analysis is not always trivial. This article describes how electrolytic and highly automated inline eluent generation can be successfully applied to carbohydrate separations using HPAEC in combination with PAD.

Scientists of Lund University, Sweden, led the international collaboration that resulted in the most comprehensive and in-depth examination of a soft-tissue fossil ever undertaken. Among other things, the study reveals that the soft parts have fossilised so quickly that both the original cells and their internal contents are preserved.

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have developed a new system for evaporating the water from algae biomass with reusable nanoporous graphene. Their discovery might lead to cheaper, more environmentally friendly biofuels and fine chemicals.