Autoimmune diseases represent a wide range of disorders affecting specific organs or the entire body, all characterized by the immune system’s misrecognition of self-antigens. These conditions arise ...

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 ...

Researchers have designed the new SuperFi-Cas9 variant to discriminate against mismatches and make gene editing safer.

Kit Neikirk shares advice for first-generation college students and suggests ways in which institutions can provide support.

Cataract surgery performed in over 65’s was associated with a 30% lower risk of dementia from all causes than those who did not have surgery.

In this Ask the Experts, three Alzheimer's specialists answer questions about the potentially fabricated data presented in an important 2006 paper.

How do gut microbes communicate with the brain? A new study used a novel tool to characterize and evaluate the compounds that microbes produce, called metabolites, to find out. The brain- and ...

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 ...

Developing vectors for safe, effective and targeted delivery could accelerate gene therapy innovation. Genetic medicines have transformed the way we treat some diseases, from inherited blindness to ...

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, ...

Patrick Ball John Maddox Prize 2024 winner: interviewed on his career, the data analysis methods behind it and the prize.

Temperature effects on disease dynamics caused by parasites implies problematic consequences for climate change.