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The top mass spectrometry releases at ASMS 2026
1+ week, 6+ day ago (482+ words) Explore all of the mass spectrometry instrument releases at ASMS 2026, including our personal highlights for the Bio Techniques reader...
A new approach for predicting the quality of olive oil
2+ week, 6+ day ago (200+ words) Original story from the University of C'rdoba (Andalusia, Spain). A new method predicts the fatty acid, phenol and volatile compound profile of extra virgin olive oil quickly, easily and accurately by using the olives directly. "We wanted to get out…...
Atomic force microscopy
7+ mon, 4+ day ago (152+ words) (AFM) is a high-resolution imaging technique that generates 3 D images of sample surfaces and characterizes their nanomechanical properties. AFM can be used for several. .. Bio Techniques is part of Taylor & Francis Group. Taylor & Francis Group is a trading division of…...
Generating novel antibiotic candidates with Synthe Mol-RL
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (22+ words) A new AI model that can generate structurally novel antibiotic candidates that are easy to develop in the lab has been unveiled....
Tiny factories': bioengineered E. coli produce rare, low-calorie sugar substitute
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (285+ words) Scientists have bioengineered the bacterium Escherichia coli to produce tagatose " a rare, low-calorie alternative to table sugar. It is in this landscape that the team designed a biosynthetic route to tagatose production, introducing a whole-cell process in E. coli that converts…...
Cell batteries: condensates charge the membrane
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (365+ words) Original story from Scripps Research (CA, USA). "Tiny biological batteries" can change the cell membrane"s electrical properties " a discovery that has big implications for health, as many essential cellular processes hinge upon precise electrical activity. The team showed that…...
'Forever chemicals' face fresh foe: material uses light to destroy PFAS
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (276+ words) Original story from Rice University (TX, USA). Engineered material uses light to destroy PFAS and other contaminants. Materials scientists at Rice University (TX, USA) and collaborators have developed a material that uses light to break down a range of pollutants…...
High-speed AFM captures dynamic nature of nuclear pore complexes
6+ mon, 2+ day ago (338+ words) Original story from the University of Basel (Switzerland). Nuclear pore complexes are more dynamic than previously thought, reshaping our understanding of a vital transport process in cells. Imagine the cell's nucleus as a bank vault protected by a highly sophisticated…...
Lights, camera, action: molecular film captures an RNA molecule building itself
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (486+ words) Original story from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL; Grenoble, France). Researchers have visualized how a large RNA molecule assembles itself into a functional machine. "Determining RNA structures is a challenging task " the inherent flexibility and negative charge make RNA…...