Novel nanospectroscopy measures biomolecular changes induced by drugs in human cells Kumar Jeetendra | July 20, 2020 Synchrotron InfraRed Nanospectroscopy has been used for the first time to measure biomolecular changes caused by a drug (amiodarone) in human cells (macrophages) and localized at 100 nanometre scale, i.e. two orders of magnitude smaller than the IR wavelength used as probe. This was achieved at the Multimode InfraRed Imaging and Micro-Spectroscopy (MIRIAM) beamline (B22) …
Gym equipment in public rec centers have elevated levels of anti-toxin safe microbes Kumar Jeetendra | July 26, 2020 Research presented at ASM Microbe Online found that 43 percent of Staphylococcus bacteria discovered on exercise equipment in university gyms were ampicillin-resistant, with 73% of these isolates being resistant to multiple other medications. As stated by this U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, roughly 120,000 S. aureus bacteremia cases led to 20,000 deaths in …
FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific dispatches Sterile Express Media Service Kumar Jeetendra | December 4, 2020 FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific, Inc., today announced the launch of Sterile Express Media Service (SEMS), for small, rapid creation of non-GMP media tested for sterility. With SEMS, clients can request up to 100L of media, to be quickly manufactured in a Grade A/ISO 5 sterile environment, and have it shipped within 15 business days pending sterility …
Jellagen dispatches JellaGel™, the principal Collagen Type 0 Hydrogel taking available driving Extracellular Matrix Kumar Jeetendra | January 15, 2021 Jellagen® Limited, a biotechnology company manufacturing high-value Collagen Type 0 derived from jellyfish, announce the launch of their JellaGel™ Hydrogel. 3-dimensaional Hydrogels make it possible for cells to grow and interact with all of their surroundings that makes a massive difference. Cells grown in a 3D model have been shown to be more natural, with …
Study shows why children of obese moms have inclination to create metabolic illnesses Kumar Jeetendra | January 27, 2021 A Brazilian study published in the journal Molecular Human Reproduction helps understand why overweight mothers often have children with a propensity to develop metabolic disease during their lifetime, according to previous research. According to the authors,”transgenerational transmission of metabolic disorders” may be associated with Mfn2 deficiency in the mother’s oocytes (immature eggs). Mfn2 refers to …
