From AI and bioimage analysis to implementing genomic technologies in space research, the 2025 ABRF Annual Meeting (23-26 March 2025; Las Vegas, NV, USA) was packed with fascinating presentations, ...

Here, Editor-in-Chief Michelle Itano (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA) reviews her top picks of the articles published in the journal BioTechniques between January and March 2025, ...

In this issue of BioTechniques, we present data from a validation study of a software tool for use in forensic investigative genetic genealogy and a method for producing hydrogel-based ‘transparent ...

In this issue of BioTechniques, we present a colorimetric-based method for quantifying biotin binding capacity, the development of a portable device for RNA extraction and a protocol for assessing ...

A bioactive compound produced by an extremophilic bacterium has potential industrial applications. An international collaboration of researchers has isolated a bioactive compound in extremophilic ...

This year’s ELRIG Drug Discovery conference is taking place at ExCeL in London (UK) from 2–3 October 2024. The free-to-attend event is the largest drug discovery conference in Europe, bringing ...

Researchers have found a new disease-causing mutation in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a small region of Spain. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease, ...

This short video introduces antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and highlights how Oxford Nanopore technology can resolve whole bacterial genomes to find AMR genes within hours. This rapid identification ...

In this issue of BioTechniques, we present a novel method for sampling subgingival microbiome, a comparison of three methods for extracting genomic DNA from the shoots of four Dendrocalamus species, ...

Researchers have developed a potential new peptide-based drug delivery system by repurposing fibrils that contribute to Alzheimer’s disease pathogenesis. Researchers at the University of North ...

In this issue of BioTechniques, we present a comparison of four analytical methods for hydrogen sulfide quantification and a method for targeted cell delivery to a hydrogel support structure that can ...

One of the largest genome-wide studies to date has brought researchers a TAD closer to understanding the genetic factors contributing to autism. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a collection of ...