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𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀: Organelles in cells were originally often independent cells, which were incorporated by host cells and lost their independence in the course of evolution. A team of biologists headed by Professor Dr Eva Nowack at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) are examining the way in which this assimilation process occurs and how quickly. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/eDpH-WXY Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf Anay Kumar Maurya, Lena Kröninger, Georg Ehret, Miriam Bäumers, Marcel Marson

𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝟯𝗗 𝗺𝗮𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻: In a significant technological leap, University of Florida researchers have created a powerful new computational and artificial intelligence tool that can generate a high-resolution 3D map of the brain in mice, allowing users to zoom in and out — from all angles, like a Google Earth map — and peer into the full set of molecules that produce energy for brain functions. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/eB4VKzhQ University of Florida Ramon Sun

𝗣𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁-𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮: Stomach ulcers, gastritis and even stomach cancer are often the result of an infection with Helicobacter pylori. If the bacterium remains unrecognised for a long time, this can have serious consequences. Until now, however, diagnostic detection has been time-consuming and expensive. Researchers at Ulm University have now developed a miniaturisable sensor system for the mobile analysis of breath that is effective, fast and inexpensive. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/e6qdhHeF Boris Mizaikoff, Lorena Díaz de León Martínez, Gabriela Flores-Rangel, Universität Ulm, Hahn-Schickard

𝗖𝘁𝗿𝗹+𝗔𝗹𝘁+𝗟𝗮𝗯 - 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝗯 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀? On 14 May the time has finally come! Join the digital lab day, the online event that offers you everything you need to know about digitalization in the lab. This is your chance to set new impulses and take your processes to the next level. Take the opportunity to exchange ideas with experts and gain exciting insights. What are you waiting for? Register now for free and become part of this exciting journey! -> https://lnkd.in/esKqeVBd The digital lab day is organized by SPECTARIS together with LUMITOS AG.  Take the plunge and gain new knowledge! Discover interesting products, solutions and meet great start-ups.

𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝘇𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿’𝘀: Researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Max Delbrück Center have detailed the precise mechanism through which the inflammatory signaling molecule IL-12 contributes to Alzheimer’s disease. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/eXPZJRBx Nikolaus Rajewsky, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Max Delbrück Center

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗜-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲: Not only does our body change with age, but so does our immune system. A recent study led by the Centre for Individualised Infection Medicine (CiiM) shows exactly how immune cells age and how infections and vaccinations can influence this process. The CiiM is a joint initiative of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) and Hannover Medical School (MHH). Using a big data approach, the researchers have developed a computer model called the “Single-Cell Immune Aging Clock”, which can be used to determine aging processes within individual immune cells. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/ebBbVEEM Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung, Yang Li, Centre for Individualised Infection Medicine, Javier Botey Bataller, Martijn Zoodsma, Ali Ehsani, Qiuyao Zhan, Tania O. Crisan, Thomas Illig, Mihai Netea

𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱: Scientists at the Max-Planck-Institut für Intelligente Systeme developed a single-cell green microalgae coated with magnetic material. This miniature robot was put to the test: would the microalgae with its magnetic coating be able to swim through narrow spaces and, additionally, in a viscous fluid that mimics those found in the human body? Would the tiny robot be able to fight its way through these difficult conditions? The scientists found that their green algae-based micro swimmers were barely affected by the extra load. With their flagella, which perform a breast-stroke movement, the algae catapulted themselves forward like a speeding bullet. Despite the coating, they maintained their swimming speed after magnetization, demonstrating an average swimming speed of 115 micrometers per second (about 12 body lengths per second). By comparison: an Olympic swimmer like Michael Phelps can reach a speed of 1.4 body lengths per second. Note that the algae is just a cell without legs and feet. Birgül Akolpoğlu and Saadet Baltacı, who co-led the study, are scientists from the Physical Intelligence Department at MPI-IS. A few years ago, they investigated how bacteria-based micro swimmers could be magnetically controlled in fluidic spaces for drug delivery applications. Now they have turned their attention to microalgae. Their aim was to functionalize the surface of the unicellular organisms with a magnetic material so that they could be steered in any desired direction – turning the microalgae into a microrobot. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/dezKxfp4 Uğur Bozüyük, Selcan Karaz, Metin Sitti, Linda Behringer

𝗥𝗡𝗔 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗶: 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝘆𝘁𝗼𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀: With the long-term goal of creating living cells from non-living components, scientists in the field of synthetic biology work with RNA origami. This tool uses the multifunctionality of the natural RNA biomolecule to fold new building blocks, making protein synthesis superfluous. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/etHCiZum Universität Heidelberg, Kerstin Göpfrich

𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗿𝘂𝗴𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗲: New active ingredients such as antibodies are usually tested individually in laboratory animals. Researchers at UZH have now developed a technology that can be used to test around 25 antibodies simultaneously in a single mouse. This should not only speed up the research and development pipeline for new drugs, but also hugely reduce the number of laboratory animals required. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/eQc7WJNC Universität Zürich | University of Zurich, Johannes vom Berg, Markus Seeger

𝗟𝗨𝗠𝗜𝗧𝗢𝗦 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗦 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗮𝗯 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: Following the great success of the virtual battery day, LUMITOS AG is launching a new digital event format for the laboratory industry with the digital lab day. In cooperation with SPECTARIS , the leading industry association for analytics, biotechnology and laboratory technology, the digital lab day will take place for the first time 𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟰 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, giving the topic of digitalization in the laboratory a stage. 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 - 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴: https://lnkd.in/ecWxCKvr 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/ett9gksK Stefan Knecht Thomas Richter Annette Bratje Björn Lippold Claudia Pantke Johannes Juegel Janett von Trümbach Lydia Just Manuela G. Regine Küster Ralph Schwägerl Sonja Heiermann Tobias Hein