biotechnology

Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna are winners of this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry. They were honoured for the ground-breaking discovery of the CRISPR-Cas9 system, now widely used as a genomic editing tool that has revolutionized medicine. After the decision of the Nobel Committee had been announced, Charpentier noted that this success was possible thanks to, inter alia, dr. Krzysztof Chyliński, co-discoverer of the family of patents describing the use of CRISPR / Cas9.

Celem badań jest zaprojektowanie, synteza oraz zbadanie właściwości nowych, wieloskładnikowych hybrydowych materiałów użytecznych w zaopatrywaniu ran trudno gojących się - w tym zespołu stopy cukrzycowej.

Dr. Robert Krencik's Houston Methodist Research Institute research team is working on the possiblity of growing 'mini brains' from human stem cells. Availability of such structures will allow scientists to develop strategies for treating nervous system diseases and injuries faster.

One of the most common symptoms of book, drawings and photographs degradation, especially those dated back to the cusp of the 20th century, is rusty brown discolouration known as paper foxing.