AI-driven breakthroughs in cells study: advancements in super-resolution microscopy

By integrating AI with super-resolution microscopy, cellular biology is advancing in new and exciting ways

12-Dec-2023 - In 2014, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry celebrated the breakthroughs in super-resolution microscopy, a technology that allows us to capture highly detailed images of small parts of cells using fluorescent microscopy. Despite its success, the resolution of super-resolution microscopy still can’t ...

What your sweat says about your health

New low-cost, 3D-printed wearable sweat sensor

24-Jan-2022 - Sweating it out through exercise may be a New Year’s resolution but it could also help to provide new insights into the state of your health, according to new sensing technology being developed at Simon Fraser University (SFU). SFU researcher Woo Soo Kim is part of an international research team ...

Maternal exposure to chemicals linked to autistic-like behaviours in children

31-Mar-2021 - A new study by Simon Fraser University's Faculty of Health Sciences researchers found correlations between increased expressions of autistic-like behaviours in pre-school aged children to gestational exposure to select environmental toxicants, including metals, pesticides, polychlorinated ...

Tailor-made vaccines could almost halve rates of serious bacterial disease

Innovative study points the way to more effective vaccine design

14-Feb-2020 - New research has found that rates of disease caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae could be substantially reduced by changing our approach to vaccination. Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Simon Fraser University in Canada and Imperial College London combined genomic ...

Releasing reactive oxygen from nanoparticles

04-Jun-2013 - Research describes the synthesis of nanoparticles that release singlet oxygen when a laser beam is shone on them. The nanoparticles could improve the effectiveness of photodynamic therapy, a treatment for some cancers. Photodynamic therapy is based on the combination of oxygen, light and ...

Pirate-like flies connect symbiosis to diversity

07-Feb-2013 - After a year of studying up close the symbiotic relationship between a mosquito-sized bug and a fungus, a Simon Fraser University biologist has advanced the scientific understanding of biological diversity. Jeffrey Joy has discovered that symbiosis — a relationship between two or more organisms ...

Independent research teams identify first infectious agent associated with colon cancer

17-Oct-2011 - For the first time, a specific microorganism has been found to be associated with human colorectal cancer. In two studies published in Genome Research, independent research teams have identified Fusobacterium in colon cancer tissue, a finding that could open new avenues for diagnosis and ...

Entire T-cell receptor repertoire sequenced revealing extensive and unshared diversity

23-Feb-2011 - T-cell receptor diversity in blood samples from healthy individuals has been extensively cataloged for the first time in a study published in Genome Research, setting the stage for a better understanding of infectious disease, cancer, and immune system disorders. Adaptive immunity is mediated by ...

Faster DNA analysis at room temperature

05-Aug-2010 - DNA microarrays are one of the most powerful tools in molecular biology today. The devices, which can be used to probe biological samples and detect particular genes or genetic sequences, are employed in everything from forensic analysis to disease detection to drug development. Now Paul Li and ...

New UBC sequencing technique could boost pine beetle fight, improve cancer research

17-Sep-2009 - UBC researchers have helped developed a cheaper, faster way to compile draft genome sequences that could advance the fight against mountain pine beetle (MPB) infestation and improve cancer research. Current sequencing methods have a variety of advantages and disadvantages - including the cost ...