BioTechniques
BioTechniques, part of Taylor and Francis, is an open access journal and website, providing the latest news and research in life science methods | Est. 1983
- Read the latest biotech industry updates >>> www.biotechniques.com/drug-discove... 🧪
- 🫧 Researchers have developed simple ‘bubble bot’ microrobots for drug delivery, successfully treating bladder tumors in mouse models >>> www.biotechniques.com/bioengineeri... 🧪
- 🫀 A crucial new mechanism that helps explain how the heart’s major blood vessels form during early development – and how disruptions to this process can lead to serious congenital heart defects – has been discovered >>> www.biotechniques.com/molecular-bi... 🧪
- 🚨 How is the biopharmaceutical sector evolving? In this article, the President and COO of FUJIFILM Biosciences takes us behind the scenes of biopharma to explore how it’s evolving and the logistical challenges that come with that evolution >>> www.biotechniques.com/drug-discove... 🧪
- AI is allowing researchers to dive deeper into both human and ancient biology to look for novel therapeutic molecules. We spoke with @delafuentelab.bsky.social at @elrig.org's DD25 to learn how he has expanded the search for novel antibiotics >>> www.biotechniques.com/computationa... 🧪
- Could plants inspire the medicines of tomorrow? Biologists have discovered how plants use a bacterial-like gene to produce metabolites called alkaloids, and it could inspire new therapeutic approaches >>> www.biotechniques.com/plant-climat... 🧪
- Get the latest biotech and pharma updates >>> www.biotechniques.com/computationa... 🧪
- Researchers have presented a new method for measuring how effectively antibiotics kill bacteria >>> www.biotechniques.com/microbiology... 🧪
- Common pet flea and tick medications may be contaminating the environment, posing a particular risk to dung-feeding insects. Isoxazoline drugs can persist in cat and dog feces, potentially spelling bad news for scavenging bugs looking for an unsavory snack >>> www.biotechniques.com/veterinary-s... 🧪
- An innovative nanoparticle platform adjusts mRNA delivery to osteoarthritic joints based on the severity of cartilage degeneration >>> www.biotechniques.com/nanomedicine... 🧪
- Researchers have discovered that lumen shape in the developing pancreas is controlled by pressure and the rate of cell division >>> www.biotechniques.com/cell-and-tis... 🧪
- @flatironinstitute.org scientists have uncovered a new explanation for how swimming bacteria change direction, providing fresh insight into one of biology’s most intensively studied molecular machines >>> www.biotechniques.com/bioengineeri... 🧪
- A new mass spectrometry technique sorts molecules to capture those of lower abundance, improving the sensitivity of the technique >>> www.biotechniques.com/analytical-c... 🧪
- The first biotech bi-weekly of 2026 is here! >>> www.biotechniques.com/drug-discove... 🧪
- 🌟 Here's a preview of what to expect from BioTechniques in 2026 >>> www.biotechniques.com/life-science... 🧪
- Before we launch into the new year, we are taking a moment to reflect on 2025, including the rising trends we observed and the new feature types we introduced on BioTechniques, before wrapping up with our top content from the year >>> www.biotechniques.com/computationa... 🧪
- Engineered material uses light to destroy PFAS and other contaminants >>> www.biotechniques.com/analytical-c... 🧪
- Breakthroughs in microbial analysis could enhance disease prediction, environmental protection and our understanding of the planet’s smallest life forms >>> www.biotechniques.com/imaging/secr... 🧪
- A new low-cost method has revolutionized our ability to map tissue fiber orientation and organization across tissues, diseases and sample preparations >>> www.biotechniques.com/imaging/a-mi... 🧪
- Editor-in-Chief @michelleitano.bsky.social shares her final journal highlights of the year >>> www.biotechniques.com/cancer-resea... 🧪
- Scientists have created PLAMseq – a new method to enable proteogenomic characterization of genome proteins and their interactions in a single workflow >>> www.biotechniques.com/proteomics/i... 🧪
- To overcome the challenges associated with measuring blood flow in the brain, a multidisciplinary team of researchers have developed a device dependent on speckle contrast optical spectroscopy >>> www.biotechniques.com/neuroscience... 🧪
- Another piece of the puzzle that is human placenta formation has slotted into place with the discovery of a gene essential to early embryonic development. The research has broad implications for our understanding of reproductive disorders >>> www.biotechniques.com/cell-and-tis... 🧪
- How do flu viruses infect cells? Researchers have developed a novel microscopy platform that shines a light on the process in unparalleled detail. Read more here >>> www.biotechniques.com/imaging/how-... 🧪
- The last biotech bi-weekly of 2025 is here! >>> www.biotechniques.com/lab-design-m... 🧪
- ❄️ The holiday season is upon us! ✨ Are you looking for the perfect present for the scientist – or, if you’re lucky, scientists – in your life? We’ve got you covered. Our 2025 gift guide is here! >>> www.biotechniques.com/neuroscience... 🧪
- Thanks to an innovative single-molecule platform, we are starting to understand how the molecular engine responsible for transcription in mammals controls its speed >>> www.biotechniques.com/molecular-bi... 🧪
- Researchers have visualized how a large RNA molecule assembles itself into a functional machine >>> www.biotechniques.com/molecular-bi... 🧪
- Researchers at The Francis Crick Institute have designed a chemical tool that when exposed to blue light damages an enzyme found in drug-resistant bacteria >>> www.biotechniques.com/microbiology... 🧪
- At @elrig.org’s Drug Discovery 2025, we learned about how Yanyan Zhao and her colleagues at the University of Cambridge have approached the preclinical development of a PET imaging tracer to achieve earlier Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis >>> www.biotechniques.com/imaging/prob... 🧪
- Researchers have used cryo-EM to capture how the GRP94 protein enlists the help of other proteins to ensure it forms properly and suggested a way to target it for future disease treatments >>> www.biotechniques.com/proteomics/c... 🧪
- The latest biotech industry updates >>> www.biotechniques.com/molecular-bi... 🧪
- At @elrig.org’s Drug Discovery 2025, we spoke with Rebecca Goss – Professor at the University of St Andrews and CEO of X-Genix – to learn more about her precision molecular editing platform and what it could mean for drug discovery >>> www.biotechniques.com/bioengineeri... 🧪
- Scientists have engineered a nanowire platform that mimics brain tissue to study astrocytes, the star-shaped cells critical for brain health, for the first time in their natural state >>> www.biotechniques.com/bioengineeri... 🧪
- The same technology used in COVID-19 vaccines could help prevent muscle damage from snakebites >>> www.biotechniques.com/drug-discove... 🧪
- In this interview from @elrig.org’s #DD25, @namshik.bsky.social explains quantum algorithms with a London Tube analogy, how they can be applied to benefit drug discovery and his advice for researchers wanting to launch their own startups >>> www.biotechniques.com/computationa...
- Researchers have demonstrated that dissolving precursor protein clusters hindered the formation of tau fibrils in solution, offering an insight into neurodegenerative protein aggregation >>> www.biotechniques.com/neuroscience... 🧪
- Researchers at @scripps.edu have demonstrated that PIEZO1 and PIEZO2 play key roles in sensing mechanical forces during childbirth >>> www.biotechniques.com/molecular-bi... 🧪
- Fine-tuning a gene centrally involved in regulating the immune system offers potential clues for future autoimmunity and cancer treatments >>> www.biotechniques.com/crispr/regul... 🧪
- For the first time, researchers have captured the chameleon’s coiled optic nerve using contrast enhanced computed tomography >>> www.biotechniques.com/imaging/the-... 🧪
- Researchers have discovered a vulnerability in the bacteria that cause Lyme disease >>> www.biotechniques.com/molecular-bi... 🧪
- In the STEM Tea podcast, @phdgprotein86.bsky.social sits down with Lindsey Keith-Vincent, Associate Dean at Louisiana Tech University, to explore her unique model for supporting faculty, mentoring students and fostering a culture of authenticity >>> www.biotechniques.com/podcasts/ste... 🧪
- The latest biotech industry insights >>> www.biotechniques.com/molecular-bi... 🧪
- At @elrig.org’s Drug Discovery 2025, we spoke to Heather Pinkett – President of The Protein Society – to learn more about ABC transporters and what targeting them could mean for combatting antimicrobial resistance >>> www.biotechniques.com/microbiology... 🧪
- Researchers have discovered that the enzyme NUDT5 helps to switch off purine production – the chemical pathway that generates the building blocks of DNA – but does so without using its enzymatic activity >>> www.biotechniques.com/molecular-bi... 🧪
- Researchers from Texas Tech University have developed a method that could allow scientists to bypass one of the most time-consuming and technically challenging steps in plant biotechnology – tissue culture >>> www.biotechniques.com/plant-climat... 🧪
- Two separate studies have identified age-related molecular changes in the rat brain and adjusted them to improve memory >>> www.biotechniques.com/neuroscience... 🧪
- How paradigm-shifting could an AI-first drug discovery company be? At @elrig.org’s Drug Discovery 2025, we spoke to Miles Congreve, Chief Scientific Officer at @isomorphiclabs.bsky.social, to find out >>> www.biotechniques.com/drug-discove... 🧪
- By stimulating cancer cells to produce a molecule that activates a signaling pathway in nearby immune cells, researchers have found a way to force tumors to trigger their own destruction >>> www.biotechniques.com/cancer-resea... 🧪
- A new study provides unprecedented insights into the cellular architecture of over 200 species of plankton using ultrastructure expansion microscopy >>> www.biotechniques.com/imaging/expa... 🧪
