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Two drug candidates show promise against COVID-19 in organoid system
Following their success in organoid systems, two drug candidates are now to be administered to ferrets and tested against COVID-19.
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SRI-37330 revealed as drug candidate for treatment of diabetes
A study has shown that SRI-37330 is successful at improving the characteristics of diabetes in human pancreatic islets and animal models.
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Drug side effects: an open source tool to predict adverse reactions
Researchers who developed a machine learning algorithm to predict the adverse effects of new drug compounds have released it as an open source tool.
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Drug repurposing approaches to fast track development of new therapies for COVID-19
26 June 2020 | By Tecan
This webinar described the recent efforts to identify small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 disease.
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Decoy nanoparticles show success in cell cultures as COVID-19 therapy
Researchers have developed 'nanosponges' cloaked in lung cell membranes and macrophage membranes which they found could attract and neutralise COVID-19 in cell cultures.
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Video: ESHG 2019 conference discussion panel: automated sample preparation
A result is only as good as the sample preparation that preceded it.
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Video: Overview of the KingFisherTM instruments
ESHG 2019: Automated sample preparation using magnetic bead technology and KingFisher instruments.
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Application note: High-throughput pathogen detection using a novel MagMAX kit and OpenArray technology
Automated detection and isolation of pathogens for multiple samples types.
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Video: Isolate Circulating tumor cells using the KingFisher
New opportunities for liquid biopsy: At automated workflow for isolating circulating tumor cells using KingFisher instruments.
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Application note: Sensitive detection of viral nucleic acids
A simple and sensitive method for nucleic acid extraction from virus-containing samples, with a range of viral loads.
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ebook: How to start your own lab
Learn practical tips from eight Principal Investigators about how to start your own lab.
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Establishing Alpha CETSA HT in primary screening
7 May 2020 | By PerkinElmer
High-throughput screening (HTS) cascades have evolved to ensure that high quality hits can be identified from large screening collections.
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Novel antibiotic peptide fights ‘superbug’ lung infections in mice
Scientists have developed a new antimicrobial peptide therapy named D8 with high efficacy and low toxicity in mice which could be used to fight lung infections.
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Video: Increased reproducibility with KingFisher™ instruments
ESHG 2019 Conference Presentation: Using KingFisher™ to increase reproducibility in new applications using challenging samples.
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Antibodies allow for a targeted approach to cancer therapy
Cancer can be an immovable beast, tenacious in its numerous mechanisms to thrive and grow. However, the healthcare industry has an ever-expanding arsenal of therapies designed to thwart it, with variable levels of success. Nikki Withers speaks to Dr Jill O’Donnell-Tormey, CEO and Director of Scientific Affairs at the Cancer…