We might not know half of what's in our cells, new AI technique reveals
Artificial intelligence-based technique reveals previously unknown cell components that may provide new clues to human development and disease.
Nov 24th, 2021
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Artificial intelligence-based technique reveals previously unknown cell components that may provide new clues to human development and disease.
Nov 24th, 2021
Read moreTo push confocal imaging to an unprecedented level of performance, researchers have invented a 'kitchen sink' confocal platform that borrows solutions from other high-powered imaging systems, adds a unifying thread of Deep Learning artificial intelligence algorithms, and successfully improves the confocal's volumetric resolution by more than 10-fold while simultaneously reducing phototoxicity.
Nov 24th, 2021
Read moreMachine learning, Bayesian inference, and metabolic modeling help design biofuel-producing yeast.
Nov 20th, 2021
Read moreScientists have successfully induced gene expression from a DNA, characteristic of all life, and evolution through continuous replication extracellularly using cell-free materials alone, such as nucleic acids and proteins for the first time.
Nov 19th, 2021
Read moreNovel Raman Spectroscopy-based method enables early detection and quantification of pathogens in plants, which can impact plant disease management and agricultural industry.
Nov 18th, 2021
Read moreThe study identified more than 100 probable protein complexes for the first time and provided structural models for more than 700 previously uncharacterized ones. Insights into the ways pairs or groups of proteins fit together to carry out cellular processes could lead to a wealth of new drug targets.
Nov 17th, 2021
Read moreScientists have developed a method that uses engineered microbes to produce the necessary ingredients for a biocompatible adhesive hydrogel that is as strong as spider silk and as adhesive as mussel foot protein (Mfp), which means it can stick to a myriad.
Nov 16th, 2021
Read moreScientists designed and evaluated the performance of deep learning models with a user-friendly interface for biological image classification.
Nov 16th, 2021
Read moreThe new molecule can improve the yield of reactions for generating pharmaceuticals and other useful compounds.
Nov 15th, 2021
Read moreEnzymes can benefit from cooperation and avoid the activation energy required for individual enzymes. This way, two enzymes can work hand-in-hand to achieve an overall faster turnover of a chemical reaction.
Nov 15th, 2021
Read moreResearchers have genetically engineered bacteria that can monitor chemical production from inside a person's gut and fix any imbalances.
Nov 12th, 2021
Read moreUsing CRISPR/Cas9 technology, scientists develop and study gene-edited barley that resists pre-harvest sprouting.
Nov 12th, 2021
Read moreA massive international research effort has led to development of a genetic model for the 'ultimate' chickpea, with the potential to lift crop yields by up to 12 per cent.
Nov 12th, 2021
Read moreA comprehensive study has shown that gene editing, specifically gene knockout (KO), with CRISPR-Cas9 can favor cells with mutated forms of genes linked to cancer. The findings highlight the need to monitor patients undergoing CRISPR-Cas9-based gene therapy for cancer-related mutations.
Nov 11th, 2021
Read moreSpalted wood is a highly sought-after material in the high-end furniture industry. In a newly developed process, scientists have succeeded at controlling the spread of fungi in native wood types to create elaborate marblewood pictures - and even taught the fungi to write some words.
Nov 11th, 2021
Read moreSENSR, the latest innovation addressing COVID-19, adds to the toolkit of quick-turnaround diagnostics needed for future pandemics.
Nov 8th, 2021
Read moreWith the aid of artificial stem cells, it will soon be possible to establish new treatments for previously incurable diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. Scientists are developing a process for the mass production of these so called induced pluripotent stem cells.
Nov 3rd, 2021
Read moreOrganoid technologies have become a powerful emerging tool to model liver diseases, for drug screening, and for personalized treatments. Researchers have generated and characterized the hepatic organoid culture system using human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPS) as an intermediate.
Nov 1st, 2021
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