The ‘Lab-on-a-chip’ technology means to carry out a single or multiple laboratory function on a single chip. This technology has been adopted by many players in the pharmaceuticals and life sciences industry. LAB Worldwide goes one step further to discuss another revolutionary technology i.e. the organ-on-a-chip technology along with its multiple advantages for the drug discovery and development process.

The bacterium Rhodococcus ruber eats and actually digests plastic. This has been shown in laboratory experiments by PhD student Maaike Goudriaan at Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (Nioz). Based on a model study with plastic in artificial seawater in the lab, the scientists calculated that bacteria can break down about one percent of the fed plastic per year into CO2 and other harmless substances.

While sushi and sashimi are popular treats worldwide, a recent PhD study from NTNU's Department of Biotechnology and Food Science highlights potential health risks. Hyejeong Lee's research found that raw seafood products can contain Aeromonas bacteria, which can be harmful, especially to vulnerable groups.

On the hottest summer days, you may find yourself dozing off in the middle of the day. In some parts of the world, it’s a cultural norm to schedule “siestas” and shutter businesses during the warmest hours of the day. As it turns out, biology, not just culture, may be behind this.

With an aim to advance diversity in STEM fields, Agilent has collaborated with Delaware State University, a leading historically Black university. The company plans to fund students from this university and also provide them with lab instrumentation and mentorship.

Researchers have developed a new technique – Nano-Quic (Nanoparticle-enhanced Quaking-Induced Conversion) which helps to reduce detection times significantly from about 14 hours to only four hours and increases the sensitivity by a factor of 10 as compared to the existing advanced protein-misfolding detection methods used for neurodegenerative diseases.

Solvay has recently opened a new application development lab in China which aims to meet the growing customer demand for tailored solutions with high-performance materials in the country.

Researchers have developed a unique material that has the potential to consume less energy and at the same time generate more computing power and memory storage in computers and electronics.

Micronic’s latest solution – the Tube Handler HT500 is a sample management system which proves useful for automatic sorting of valuable samples.

In a new study, researchers have revealed that the food allergy rate is highest among Hispanic, Black and Asians. It also reported that Non-Hispanic Black individuals with food allergy were most likely to report food allergy to multiple foods.