Medical Biochemistry
Articles & Whitepapers
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New Screening Solution Offers Hope in the Battle Against TB
In recent years, a number of ‘old’ diseases have re-emerged as significant threats to world health, driven by factors such as population migration and modern transportation. Of particular concern is the increase in the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) infection, a highly contagious disease spread through the air when infected people cough, sneeze or spit. According to statistics ...
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Medical Surveillance of Search Dogs Deployed to the World Trade Center and Pentagon: 2001–2006
In response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, almost 50,000 rescue workers and approximately 300 search and rescue dogs participated in rescue ...
News
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Foundation Models for Proteins: Cyrus, OpenFold and the future of biologics
Recent advances in the architecture and scale of AI are leading us from the era of narrowly focused AI (e.g. text auto-complete, immune epitope prediction in a protein sequence, antibody domain detection) to broader models with applications across ...
Equipment & Solutions
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Portable Breath Analyser for Rapid TB Detection
The Rapid Biosensor Systems TB Breathalyser is a non-invasive screening solution incorporating a range of technologies that allow for full portability and almost instant results with a simple breath test for TB. It can be assembled without the need for clean room conditions and may be used by non-medical personnel. As a result, the technology is particularly suitable for use in developing ...