http://www.biotechniques.com/news/ News en-us ℗ & © of Informa Pharma. Please refer to the Terms and Conditions of Use at http://www.biotechniques.com rss@biotechniques.com Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:00:31 +0000 60 News http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Flu-Epidemic-Hits-GenBank/biotechniques-339135.html Over 10,000 influenza genomes are now in GenBank. How was this accomplished? Find out... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Flu-Epidemic-Hits-GenBank/biotechniques-339135.html http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Chromosomes-Assemble/biotechniques-339043.html A new way to assemble chromosomes promises to shed light on genomic organization and structural variation. How does it work? Find out... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Chromosomes-Assemble/biotechniques-339043.html http://www.biotechniques.com/news/NIH-Success-Rate-Remains-Low/biotechniques-338993.html Success rates for NIH grants reached a record low in 2011. How did they fare in 2012? Find out... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biotechniques.com/news/NIH-Success-Rate-Remains-Low/biotechniques-338993.html http://www.biotechniques.com/news/A-Machine-That-Spits-Out-Peptides/biotechniques-338958.html A ribosome-inspired molecular machine for building peptides has been introduced. How does it work? Find out...   Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biotechniques.com/news/A-Machine-That-Spits-Out-Peptides/biotechniques-338958.html http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Neuroscientist-Apologizes-for-Falsifying-Data/biotechniques-338952.html A neuroscientist has been found guilty of falsifying data in three NIH grant applications. So what does he have to say for himself? Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Neuroscientist-Apologizes-for-Falsifying-Data/biotechniques-338952.html http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Sequencing-Outbreaks/biotechniques-338929.html Whole-genome sequencing has the potential to help prevent or at least stifle outbreaks of infectious disease in hospitals, but it is by no means standard routine yet. Lauren Ware looks at the... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Sequencing-Outbreaks/biotechniques-338929.html http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Hair-Cells-Regenerated-Hearing-Restored-in-Mice/biotechniques-338927.html Inhibiting a single signaling pathway prompted growth of new cochlear hair cells in mice, which partially restored hearing. Which pathway? Find out... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Hair-Cells-Regenerated-Hearing-Restored-in-Mice/biotechniques-338927.html http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Why-Some-Coral-Can-Stand-the-Heat/biotechniques-338892.html Climate change threatens coral populations, but some handle the heat better than others. How? By front-loading transcription. Learn more... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Why-Some-Coral-Can-Stand-the-Heat/biotechniques-338892.html http://www.biotechniques.com/news/How-to-Map-a-Plasmid-by-Agarose-Gel-Bands/biotechniques-338848.html Does my insert have an internal EcoR1 or Sal1 site? Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biotechniques.com/news/How-to-Map-a-Plasmid-by-Agarose-Gel-Bands/biotechniques-338848.html http://www.biotechniques.com/news/NIH-Avoids-Fiscal-Cliff-For-Now/biotechniques-338809.html Over the next two months, Congress will haggle over deep budget cuts to federal research funding agencies. But is this really the worst-case scenario for science? Find out... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biotechniques.com/news/NIH-Avoids-Fiscal-Cliff-For-Now/biotechniques-338809.html http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Easier-Safer-Genome-Editing/biotechniques-338758.html How can a microbe’s immune system make editing the genomes of mammalian cells easier and safer? Find out... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Easier-Safer-Genome-Editing/biotechniques-338758.html http://www.biotechniques.com/news/MicroRNA-Researcher-Manipulated-Data/biotechniques-338674.html A microRNA researcher manipulated data in six published articles, which are now slated for retraction. Learn more... Wed, 02 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biotechniques.com/news/MicroRNA-Researcher-Manipulated-Data/biotechniques-338674.html http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Goodbye-PCR--PCR-Feature/biotechniques-338677.html PCR has been an invaluable tool in biology, but new PCR-free techniques—from sensors to sequencing—have the promise of revolutionizing clinical care. Janelle Weaver reports. Wed, 02 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Goodbye-PCR--PCR-Feature/biotechniques-338677.html http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Top-7-News-Features--2012-Year-in-Review/biotechniques-338602.html From ancient mummy proteins to the BGI’s ambitious mission statement, here’s a look back at some of our best news features from 2012 focused on advances in life science methods. Fri, 28 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Top-7-News-Features--2012-Year-in-Review/biotechniques-338602.html http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Top-3-Videos--2012-Year-in-Review/biotechniques-338603.html From a down-on-his-luck Muppet to dancing chemists in speedos, here’s a look at the three most popular videos on our website last year. Fri, 28 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Top-3-Videos--2012-Year-in-Review/biotechniques-338603.html http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Top-5-Epigenetics-Stories--2012-Year-in-Review/biotechniques-338578.html From identifying the mechanisms by which epigenetic changes affects honeybee development to getting a clearer view of the epigenetic mark 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC), here are the top epigenetics... Thu, 27 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Top-5-Epigenetics-Stories--2012-Year-in-Review/biotechniques-338578.html http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Top-10-News-Stories--2012-Year-in-Review/biotechniques-338577.html From chimeric monkeys to drunk fruit flies, we take a look back at some of the top life science news stories, trends, and photos from 2012. Thu, 27 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Top-10-News-Stories--2012-Year-in-Review/biotechniques-338577.html http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Top-5-Translational-Research-Stories--2012-Year-in-Review/biotechniques-338575.html This past year, researchers have made big strides in their understanding of cancer, but the challenges of translating those findings to treatments remain. Read more... Thu, 27 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Top-5-Translational-Research-Stories--2012-Year-in-Review/biotechniques-338575.html http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Translational-Research-Moving-Beyond-the-Basics--2012-Year-in-Review/biotechniques-338574.html When the editors sat down as a group to examine the landscape of translational research methods in 2012, two developments seemed to emerge from the pack. Which ones? Find out... Thu, 27 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Translational-Research-Moving-Beyond-the-Basics--2012-Year-in-Review/biotechniques-338574.html http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Together-at-Last---DNA-Methylation-and-Nucleosome-Positioning/biotechniques-338573.html Can researchers make sense of the conjunction of two epigenetic processes? Caitlin Smith learns how scientists are trying to piece together DNA methylation and nucleosome positioning into the larger... Thu, 27 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Together-at-Last---DNA-Methylation-and-Nucleosome-Positioning/biotechniques-338573.html http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Single-Serve-Sequencing-Sperm-Cancer/biotechniques-338543.html A new technique to sequence the genomes of individual sperm and cancer cells has been introduced. So what makes the method different, and possibly better, than others? Find out... Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Single-Serve-Sequencing-Sperm-Cancer/biotechniques-338543.html http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Top-10-Peer-Reviewed-Research-Articles--2012-Year-in-Review/biotechniques-338546.html What were the most viewed peer-reviewed methods published in BioTechniques in 2012? Find out.. Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Top-10-Peer-Reviewed-Research-Articles--2012-Year-in-Review/biotechniques-338546.html http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Oh-Christmas-Tree-Thy-Genome-So-Unchanging/biotechniques-338545.html The conifer genome hasn’t changed much in the last 100 million years, according to a new study. Why is it so relatively stable compared with other plants? Find out... Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Oh-Christmas-Tree-Thy-Genome-So-Unchanging/biotechniques-338545.html http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Ho-Ho-the-Mistletoe-Decreasing-HSP/biotechniques-338544.html Mistletoe gives couples the opportunity to share a romantic holiday moment, but could it also kiss cancer goodbye? Some researchers think so. Find out... Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Ho-Ho-the-Mistletoe-Decreasing-HSP/biotechniques-338544.html http://www.biotechniques.com/news/2012-Celldance-Winners--ASCB-2012/biotechniques-338496.html A microscopic Star Wars epic and a silent film tribute to fruit flies take top honors at the American Society for Cell Biology’s 2012 Celldance competition. Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.biotechniques.com/news/2012-Celldance-Winners--ASCB-2012/biotechniques-338496.html