The BioScientist

The BioScientist is a platform for biological and biomedical thinker which covers the innovative technologies and scientific discoveries in the field of Biosciences.

Tomatoes offer affordable source of Parkinson’s disease drug

Scientists have produced a tomato enriched in the Parkinson's disease drug L-DOPA in what could become a new, affordable source… Read More

December 9, 2020

Scientists discover how COVID-19 virus causes multiple organ failure in mice

UCLA researchers are the first to create a version of COVID-19 in mice that shows how the disease damages organs… Read More

December 8, 2020

New CRISPR-based test for COVID-19 uses a smartphone camera

In a new study scientists have outlined the technology for a CRISPR-based test for COVID-19 that uses a smartphone camera. Read More

December 5, 2020

Telomere shortening protects against cancer

As time goes by, the tips of your chromosomes--called telomeres--become shorter. This process has long been viewed as an unwanted… Read More

December 3, 2020

Scientists use waste to make eco-friendly alcohol hand sanitizer

COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in global demand for hand sanitizers. Alcohol-based sanitizer is produced from corn and… Read More

July 27, 2020

Neurons are genetically programmed to have long lives

 When our neurons, the principal cells of the brain die, so do we. Most neurons are created during embryonic development. Read More

July 25, 2020

Newly Synthesized Fungal Compound Can Switch on a Self-destruct Button for Cancer

Leading organic chemists synthesize fungal compound capable of reactivating the self-destruct gene in aggressive cancer cells Read More

June 12, 2020

Direct control of dendritic cells for tracking and immune modulation

Dendritic cells are one of our bodies’ first lines of defense against invaders and are stationed like sentinels at all… Read More

May 18, 2020

Researchers identify a fundamental protein to guarantee liver regeneration

have identified in a study with mice a protein which is fundamental to guarantee the restoration and regeneration of the… Read More

May 7, 2020

Coronavirus testing kits to be developed using RNA imaging technology

Simon Fraser University researchers will use their pioneering RNA imaging technology--called Mango, for its bright color-- to develop coronavirus testing… Read More

March 21, 2020