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Biomaterials with 'Frankenstein proteins' help heal tissue

Biomaterial that solidifies at body temperature integrates into wounds to help cells grow.

October 15, 2018 Read more

A novel biosensor to advance diverse high-level production of microbial cell factories

A novel biosensor which can produce diverse, high-level microbial cell factories. The biosensor monitors the concentration of products and even intermediates when new strains are being developed.

October 11, 2018 Read more

Team gets a closer look at how proteins meet on the cell membrane

Research scientists have uncovered the workings of a critical process in cell survival. They show exactly how a protein called talin activates another critical protein, called integrin, to do its job on the cell membrane.

October 10, 2018 Read more

Researchers demonstrate first example of a bioelectronic medicine

Biodegradable implant provides electrical stimulation that speeds nerve regeneration.

October 8, 2018 Read more

Protein dynamics: Molecular machines at work

Researchers have used a special fluorescence-based imaging technique to track the shape changes that occur when pore proteins in the cell membrane export molecules into the extracellular medium.

October 5, 2018 Read more

Recording device for cell history

Researchers are using the CRISPR-Cas system to develop a novel recording mechanism: the snippets of DNA it produces can provide information about certain cellular processes. In future, this cellular memory might even be used in diagnostics.

October 3, 2018 Read more

Liquid crystals and the origin of life

Scientists have found that short RNA molecules can form liquid crystals that encourage growth into longer chains.

October 3, 2018 Read more

Computer model may help scientists split up, reassemble proteins on command

Splitting up and getting back together is always hard to do, but for proteins, it's almost impossible. However, a computer-guided algorithm may help scientists find just the right spot to split a protein and then reassemble it to functionality.

October 2, 2018 Read more

On-demand biopharma

System can be rapidly reconfigured to produce a variety of protein drugs.

October 1, 2018 Read more

Gut microbes become tiny industrial chemical factories

Researchers have developed an environmentally friendly way to make maleic acid, an industrially important chemical, from feedstock using genetically modified gut bacteria.

September 28, 2018 Read more

Interfacing biology with computer science

RNA-based algorithms can advance cellular computing and enable new biological solutions for healthcare and industrial biotechnology.

September 25, 2018 Read more

Novel label-free long-term imaging of Mitochondria in 3D enables breakthrough discovery

By using an entirely new label-free technique called holotomographic microscopy (HTM), scientists have demonstrated that it is possible to image mitochondria label-free, over long periods of time.

September 25, 2018 Read more

Synthetic organelle shows how tiny puddle-organs in our cells work

A couple of sugars, a dash of enzymes, a pinch of salt, a splash of polyethylene glycol, carefully arranged in watery baths. And researchers had made a synthetic organelle, which they used in a new study to explore some cellular biochemistry.

September 20, 2018 Read more

Tweaking cells' gatekeepers could lead to new way to fight cancer

Scientists develop method to manipulate numbers of nuclear pores.

September 19, 2018 Read more

A protective shield for sensitive enzymes in biofuel cells

An international team of researchers has developed a new mechanism to protect enzymes from oxygen as biocatalysts in fuel cells.

September 17, 2018 Read more

Antibacterial polymers

Surprising antibacterial activity and selectivity of hydrophilic phosphonium polymers.

September 13, 2018 Read more

Research devises protocol for measuring distances within biomolecules

A team of 27 labs across the world came together to devise a standard protocol for measuring distances in biomolecules.

September 11, 2018 Read more

Study lays foundations for future medicine design

A new study shows that enzyme activity depends on electrostatic properties, as opposed to mechanical ones. This opens up new possibilities for the use of the enzymes in fields such as biomedicine for designing new medicines, or in biotechnology for the development of artificial enzymes for industrial processes that are more environmentally friendly.

September 11, 2018 Read more