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A graph showing how scGPT groups cells, each represented as a dot, into cell types, shown as clusters of dots of the same color.

A New AI Tool Predicts Gene Expression in a Single Cell

Carissa Wong, PhD | Aug 21, 2023 | 4 min read

An artificial intelligence tool, scGPT, can identify cell types, predict the effects of disrupting genes, and pinpoint which genes interact with each other.

Six black-and-white MRI images of a brain at different cross-sections.

Is DIANA fMRI Data Real?

Ida Emilie Steinmark, PhD | Aug 17, 2023 | 4 min read

New preprints failed to reproduce the buzzy new neuroimaging technique DIANA fMRI, but its inventor remains steadfast.

Good Vibrations: Advancing Cell Therapies

The Scientist’s Creative Services Team | 1 min read

In this webinar, Chris Ashdown will discuss how low-intensity vibration affects T cells and how this mechanical stimulation could improve CAR T cell therapy.

A transverse section of stem wood from the researchers’ greenhouse-grown poplar tree.

CRISPR Trees Could Improve Paper Production

Alejandra Manjarrez, PhD | Aug 15, 2023 | 3 min read

Researchers edited several tree genes to improve suitability and sustainability in the pulp and paper industry.

A drawing of the sun on the sand, surrounded by items that people use to protect themselves from UV damage, including sunscreen, a hat, and sunglasses.

Taking Snapshots of DNA Damage in Skin Cancer

Deanna MacNeil, PhD | Aug 15, 2023 | 3 min read

Researchers turn to high resolution sequencing to explain recurrent melanoma mutations caused by UV exposure.

Spatial Multiomics Reveal Microbiome-Linked T Cell Modulations in Human Graft-Versus-Host Disease

The Scientist’s Creative Services Team | 1 min read

In this webinar, Benton Berigan will highlight the value of combining multimodal data, including spatial information, to understand complex immunological processes.

Caenorhabditis elegans, a free-living transparent nematode (roundworm), about 1 mm in length.

The Body, Not the Brain, Regulates Sleep

Rebecca Roberts, PhD | Aug 15, 2023 | 3 min read

Genetic screens have revealed three peripheral tissue genes that regulate sleep. What does this mean for sleep research?

Professor Alexandra Whiteley and graduate student Autumn Matthews look at an image of a western blot on their laboratory computer.

An Ancient Viral Protein May Play a Key Role in ALS

Aditi Subramaniam, PhD | Aug 15, 2023 | 4 min read

Researchers find that UBQLN2 gene dysfunction causes a virus-like protein to accumulate in cells, which changes gene expression and may contribute to disease progression in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Team of Medical Research Scientists Collectively Working on a New Generation Experimental Drug Treatment. Laboratory Looks Busy, Bright and Modern.

Next-Generation Sequencing: A World without Limits

The Scientist’s Creative Services Team and Illumina | 5 min read

Centralized core facilities and commercial service providers specializing in NGS provide expertise and training for researchers new to the method.

On the left is a normally developing mouse embryo, on the right is a slightly larger mouse embryo that also contains horse cells that glow green.

Chimera research opens new doors to understanding and treating disease

Hannah Thomasy, PhD, Drug Discovery News | Aug 9, 2023 | 10 min read

Animals with human cells could provide donor organs or help us understand neuropsychiatric disorders.

Toward Better Biomarkers for Schizophrenia

Deanna MacNeil, PhD | Aug 7, 2023 | 3 min read

Researchers scratch the surface of schizophrenia susceptibility by uncovering DNA methylation differences in neonatal blood samples.

Best Practices for Analyzing Single Cell Proteomics Using Mass Spectrometry

Best Practices for Single-Cell Proteomics Using Mass Spectrometry

The Scientist’s Creative Services Team | 1 min read

In this webinar, Runsheng Zheng and Fernanda Salvato will discuss how to optimally examine single-cell proteomes through label-free, data-independent acquisition (DIA) mass spectrometry.

Medical illustration of brain cancer with a microscopic magnification of malignant cells dividing in the tumor microenvironment.

Capturing the Brain Tumor Microenvironment with Tissue Engineering

Deanna MacNeil, PhD | Aug 4, 2023 | 3 min read

Researchers built a 3D glioblastoma model to study therapeutic resistance and improve drug screening systems.

Islands of Knowledge: Hairy Skin Moles Make Their Mark

Iris Kulbatski, PhD | Aug 7, 2023 | 3 min read

Skin moles that sprout thick, long hairs produce signaling molecules that stimulate hair follicle stem cells to initiate new hair growth. This discovery may make baldness a thing of the past.

Dream Big and Achieve Real-Time Single Cell Imaging Without Camera Limitations

BD CellView™ Image Technology: Sort What You See

BD Biosciences | 1 min read

Camera-free imaging unlocks new cell sorting applications.