Targets

Application note: Multiplex Fluorescent Western Blot Detection

13 November 2019 | By Analytik Jena

Challenge: One touch imaging of multiple proteins on the same blot with NIR fluorescent tags. Solution? Automated imaging with the UVP ChemStudio.

eBook: Simple as a Selfie: One-Button Scientific Imaging

13 November 2019 | By Analytik Jena

Proper signal visualization, detection, and quantification are paramount to the acquisition of accurate and reproducible data...

Modified CRISPR gene editing tool could improve therapies

12 November 2019 | By Rachael Harper (Drug Target Review)

New cell experiments show more effective genetic 'cuts' that could one day become the foundation of more effective gene therapies.

Application note: In Vivo Imaging with GFP

12 November 2019 | By Analytik Jena

Challenge: Non-invasive imaging of a patient-derived orthotropic mouse model of pancreatic cancer expressing GFP. The solution? In vivo imaging.

eBook – Getting the Inside Story: In Vivo Imaging

12 November 2019 | By Analytik Jena

In vivo imaging has been an indispensable and powerful tool in biomedical research, enabling a number of significant breakthrough discoveries.

Analytik Jena

New HIV vaccine candidate design developed by researchers

8 November 2019 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review)

A study has demonstrated a novel vaccine design in mice which could be used to immunise patients against HIV.

Potential new target found for inflammatory disease treatment

8 November 2019 | By Rachael Harper (Drug Target Review)

Molecules made by immune cells to transport sodium lactate could be a target for treatment to stop the lactate build-up in chronic inflammatory disorders.

Enzyme involved in cancer growth imaged for first time

7 November 2019 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review)

A study has revealed the structure of an enzyme that promotes cancer growth by mutating RNA, which could be used in the development of cancer treatments.

Potential antibiotic alternative discovered within bacteria

7 November 2019 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review)

A study has revealed an enzyme in bacteria that produces a molecule which is toxic to other bacteria and shows promise as an antibiotic substitute.

Liver-Chip used to study toxicity of drug candidates

7 November 2019 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review)

Researchers have made a ‘Liver-Chip’ which is able to demonstrate the toxic effects of drug candidates and compounds in human patients.

Regeneration mechanism could provide target for liver disease drugs

6 November 2019 | By Rachael Harper (Drug Target Review)

A newly-discovered molecular mechanism that allows damaged adult liver cells to regenerate could pave the way for drugs for chronic liver diseases.

Novel material for regenerative medicine can control cell immune response

6 November 2019 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review)

Researchers have created a material that can manipulate the immune response and be used as a regenerative medicine therapy.

Optogenetics used to control diabetes without medication

6 November 2019 | By Drug Target Review

Scientists in the US have successfully controlled glucose levels in diabetic mouse models without the need for medication.

Mitocans partner up to provide powerful leukaemia treatment

5 November 2019 | By Drug Target Review

A pioneering team of scientists from Rice University has discovered that a particular combination of chemotherapeutics, including mitocans that target mitochondria, form a powerful treatment for acute myeloid leukaemia patients.