The supplier of advanced bulk chemistry kits for DNA/RNA extraction, Molgen, has expanded its offering for agriculture laboratories.

Scientists at Hokkaido University and Texas A&M University have identified a key mechanism used by the SARS-CoV-2 virus to evade the immune systems of infected people. The finding might help scientists better understand how Covid-19 infection takes hold.

A French-South African collaboration has develop the first reliable method for sex determination, including among children and cases where DNA is missing or too altered.

The leading trade fair for the process industry is scheduled to take place from August 22 to 26, 2022, at the Frankfurt exhibition center. Originally, Achema was scheduled from April 4 to 8, 2022. Given the increasing uncertainty caused by the new Corona variant, those responsible — after intensive discussion with the community and the Achema Committee — have decided to do so.

Lab Innovations, the UK’s largest trade exhibition for the laboratory industry, returned to the NEC, Birmingham, on November 3 and 4, 2021 and brought the laboratory community together for the first time after almost two years apart.

In a new study, researchers at the University of Minnesota demonstrate how to transform silica into a self-assembling, dynamic and resilient material. This could signify a step forward in the quest to develop living construction materials and beyond.

Merck has acquired BSSN Software, a Germany-based laboratory informatics company that makes data more readily accessible for ease of integration, collaboration, analysis and long-term archiving. Financial details were not disclosed.

Labtwin announced a partnerships with CA-based life science shared lab facilities Bonneville Labs and Lab Launch. Both groups provide smart lab facilities to scientists and emerging biotech companies.

Scientist have identified a link between exposure to high levels of oestrogen sex hormones in the womb and the likelihood of developing autism. The new discovery adds further evidence to support the prenatal sex steroid theory of autism first proposed 20 years ago.

The characteristics of human skin are heavily dependent on the hydration of the tissue. Its water content also changes its interaction with textiles. Up to now, it has only been possible to determine the interaction between human skin and textiles by means of clinical trials on human subjects. Now, Empa researchers have developed an artificial gelatine-based skin model that simulates human skin.