Molecular biology

Circulomics Receives Two SBIR Grants Totaling over $1.7M

October 9, 2017

Circulomics, a Baltimore, MD-based biotechnology startup, received two SBIR grants totaling over $1.7M. The company will use the funds to develop new applications of its Nanobind DNA/RNA extraction technology. These new awards bring total [more...]

NightstaRx Raises $45M to Fund Phase III Study with Retinal Disease Gene Therapy

July 4, 2017

U.K. firm NightstaRx raised $45 million in a Series C financing round to support continued clinical development of its pipeline of retinal gene therapies, including a pending Phase III study with lead candidate NSR-REP1 for treating [more...]

miRNA Tools and Services Market – Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2014-2022

June 18, 2017

miRNA is a set of small, non-coding RNA molecules that regulate gene expression post transcription. These molecules have an impact on a wide range of biological functions such as cell cycle control, stem cell differentiation, immune [more...]

Microfluidics Interface Helps Push Two-legged Nanobot

May 13, 2017

A team of researchers in Israel has made a bipedal motor from DNA that can be controlled using a computer-based microfluidics-based interface. The molecular machine, which can “walk” on a DNA origami track in response to DNA fuel and [more...]

Magnetic Digital Microfluidics – A Review

March 26, 2017

A digital microfluidic platform manipulates droplets on an open surface. Magnetic digital microfluidics utilizes magnetic forces for actuation and offers unique advantages compared to other digital microfluidic platforms. First, the [more...]

Droplet-based Testing of Biochemical Reactions in 10,000 Different Conditions

November 6, 2016

By producing a large number of droplets containing different reagents in slightly different concentrations, it is possible to generate a high resolution map of how a reaction proceeds from different starting conditions. Here, Anthony [more...]

Novel Nanoscale Detection of Real-Time DNA Amplification Holds Promise for Diagnostics

September 12, 2016

A photo and a schematic illustration for a nanofluidic diffraction grating. Label-free signals based on a diffraction intensity change were attributed to amplification of DNA molecules, such as human papillomavirus and tubercle bacilli. [more...]

Microfluidic Methods for Molecular Biology

September 6, 2016

Book Description Amazon Link | Springer Link Authors: Lu, Chang, Verbridge, Scott S May 15th, 2016 Springer Summary This book covers the state-of-the-art research on molecular biology assays and molecular techniques enabled or enhanced [more...]

Cepheid Agrees To Be Acquired By Danaher Corporation

September 6, 2016

Cepheid (NASDAQ: CPHD) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) under which Danaher will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Cepheid common stock for $53 per share in cash, [more...]

Scientists Thick Cell Mechanics Are More Complex Than Previously Thought

September 6, 2015

Confocal microscopy images of fibroblast cells of connective tissue. Cells were grown under controlled conditions into particular shapes using square or round islands 30-45µm in size to which cells were attached. The actin cytoskeleton of [more...]