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How Can We Take Advantage of Ketamine’s “Window of Opportunity?”
At the British Neuroscience Association’s 2021 Festival of Neuroscience, a session was devoted to the discussion of new research working towards understanding ketamine’s mechanism of action and its potential use as a treatment for alcohol use disorder.
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Quality Control in CAR T-Cell Manufacturing Using ddPCR
CAR T cells are living cells, which means manufacturers, in part, depend on the cells' physiological workings to integrate and express the CAR gene in the appropriate quantity. Since this process is not entirely under a manufacturer’s control, the process of generating safe and effective CAR T cells requires meticulous quality control.
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Sunlight and COVID-19 Mortality: Is There a Link?
A study investigated whether sunlight might affect COVID-19 mortality, using a study sample incorporating several different countries: The United States, Italy and England. The researchers found that sunnier areas are associated with fewer deaths from COVID-19. Technology Networks spoke with Dr Richard Weller to find out more.
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Automating Drug Discovery With Machine Learning
The past few decades have witnessed a dramatic growth in the use of novel approaches and technologies in drug discovery. The availability of massive data sets and advanced algorithms has driven more interest and major improvements in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the field.
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Beast Machines and Hallucination Networks: Anil Seth Discusses Consciousness at BNA 2021
The basis of our consciousness has perplexed experienced researchers, esteemed thinkers and the rest of humanity for several thousand years. At the British Neuroscience Association’s 2021 Festival of Neuroscience, University of Sussex Professor Anil Seth used his plenary lecture to dive deeper into new perspectives in our scientific approach to consciousness.
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Could Biobanks Be the Currency for an Innovation Economy?
Until now, biobanks have primarily operated as standalone innovation centers, evolving their own methods of best practice to protect and regulate human material storage and use. Now, biobanks are at a turning point.
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Biodegradation of Synthetic Plastic in the Marine Habitat
Ocean plastics have been identified as a serious global health issue. Accumulating data on marine plastics, however, is giving us a better appreciation of the challenges and opportunities that exist for harnessing marine microbes capable of biodegrading plastics to help tackle the marine plastic problem.
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The Long Run: Keeping an Eye on COVID-19 Vaccines
In this opinion article, Michael S Kinch seeks to summarize key concerns and opportunities facing COVID-19 vaccines as we look towards the future.
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Combating Challenging Separations With Advanced 2D Liquid Chromatography Technologies
Liquid chromatography (LC) systems are the backbone of pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical laboratories. However, with increasingly complex samples and efficiency pressures, scientists are seeking more confidence in their results. Can innovative two-dimensional LC (2D-LC) systems provide the answer?
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Take a Tour of a COVID-19 Multiomics Data Dashboard
A COVID-19 multiomics data dashboard was generated by authors of a paper recently published in Cell Systems. Ian Miller, research data scientist at the Coon Laboratory, University of Wisconsin-Madison, was a key developer of the platform and walked Technology Networks through some key features of each type of analysis.
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