Just add water: Biomolecular manufacturing 'on-the-go'
Researchers unveil a low-cost, portable method to manufacture biomolecules for a wide range of vaccines, other therapies as well as diagnostics.
Sep 22nd, 2016
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Researchers unveil a low-cost, portable method to manufacture biomolecules for a wide range of vaccines, other therapies as well as diagnostics.
Sep 22nd, 2016
Read moreResearchers developed a way to coat bacteria with polymer layers that protect them from the acids and bile salts found in the digestive tract. When the microbes reach the intestine, they attach to the intestinal lining and begin reproducing.
Sep 14th, 2016
Read moreResearchers have developed a new protein that can alter DNA in living cells with much higher precision than current methods.
Sep 13th, 2016
Read moreResearchers have identified the role that a four-stranded version of DNA may play in the role of cancer progression, and suggest that it may be used to develop new targeted cancer therapies.
Sep 12th, 2016
Read moreA flagship project which launched a range of prototype computer platforms to support brain research has just received an 89 million euros boost from the European Commission.
Sep 12th, 2016
Read moreSafe Genes program aims to build a biosafety and biosecurity toolkit to reduce potential risks and encourage innovation in the field of genome editing.
Sep 9th, 2016
Read moreScientists have reengineered the fundamental process of photosynthesis to power useful chemical reactions that could be used to produce biofuels, pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals.
Sep 7th, 2016
Read moreScientists develop a new method that predicts the way in which proteins move to exert their biological functions. They have demonstrated that protein movement is governed by the general shape of these molecules, thereby providing new data on how proteins work - a key step for drug development.
Sep 6th, 2016
Read moreFor (probably) the first time ever, plants modified with the 'genetic scissors' CRISPR-Cas9 has been cultivated, harvested and cooked. Although the meal only fed two people, it was still the first step towards a future where science can better provide farmers and consumers across the world with healthy, beautiful and hardy plants.
Sep 5th, 2016
Read moreA study of an enzyme that helps build and repair DNA in living organisms increases our understanding of how these processes are controlled and how we can use this to combat infections.
Sep 5th, 2016
Read moreGoats, sheep, and other herbivores eat many types of plants, and in the animals' guts, fungi digest the plant material. Researchers characterized several fungi involved in this digestion process and identified a large number of enzymes that work synergistically to degrade the raw biomass.
Sep 2nd, 2016
Read moreResearchers have succeeded in producing cells which offer new insights into properties of the heart. They installed a molecular sensor into the cells which emits light, and not only makes the cells' electrical activity visible, but also makes it possible for the first time to quickly identify cell types.
Sep 2nd, 2016
Read moreMutations are the raw material of evolution. The QUANTEVOL project was therefore established to determine whether evolutionary theory can be used to predict new mutations and their effects.
Sep 1st, 2016
Read moreIn order for cells to function properly, cargo needs to be constantly transported from one point to another within the cell, like on a goods station. This cargo is located in or on intracellular membranes, called vesicles. These membranes have a signature, and only those with the correct signature may fuse with the membrane of another organelle into one compartment.
Aug 31st, 2016
Read moreAs for many other biomedical and biotechnology disciplines, the genome scissor CRISPR/Cas9 also opens up completely new possibilities for cancer research. Scientists have shown that mutations that act as cancer drivers can be targeted and repaired. The most relevant mutations could therefore be diagnosed faster, improving personalized therapies.
Aug 31st, 2016
Read moreA research team has made a significant step towards the development of a simple blood test to predict the onset of Alzheimer's disease.
Aug 31st, 2016
Read moreThrough RNA sequencing, researchers can measure which genes are expressed in each individual cell of a sample. A new statistical method allows researchers to infer different developmental processes from a cell mixture consisting of asynchronous stages.
Aug 31st, 2016
Read moreResearchers have discovered a mechanism of intercellular communication that helps explain how biological systems and actions - ranging from a beating heart to the ability to hit a home run - function properly most of the time, and in some scenarios quite remarkably.
Aug 30th, 2016
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