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New biotechnology technique accelerates protein therapy research
Dubbed GlycoSCORES, the technique rapidly screens sequences for making glycoproteins.
May 7, 2018 Read more
Highly elastic biodegradable hydrogel for bioprinting of new tissues
Can generate multiple types of human soft tissues, including skin, skeletal muscles, blood vessels and heart muscles.
May 3, 2018 Read more
Untangling DNA knots
Chemical engineers discover how to control knots that form in DNA molecules.
May 3, 2018 Read more
Ultrafast compression offers new way to get macromolecules into cells
By treating living cells like tiny absorbent sponges, researchers have developed a potentially new way to introduce molecules and therapeutic genes into human cells.
April 30, 2018 Read more
Researchers use gene editing to improve red blood cell transfusion compatibility
Using CRISPR-Cas9 mediated gene editing, the team of scientists created individual cell lines in which specific blood group genes were altered to prevent the expression of blood group proteins that can cause immune reactions.
April 27, 2018 Read more
Noninvasive brain tumor biopsy on the horizon
Researchers are developing a way that allows them to detect tumor biomarkers through a simple blood test.
April 26, 2018 Read more
Wood formation model to fuel progress in bioenergy, paper, new applications
Lignin research may represent the most comprehensive model of a biological pathway in a single plant species.
April 20, 2018 Read more
Researchers build DNA replication in a model synthetic cell
Creating such a complex biological module is an important step towards an even more ambitious goal: building a complete and functioning synthetic cell from the bottom up.
April 20, 2018 Read more
Researchers use CRISPR to edit DNA outside of the cell for the first time
Scientists have developed a potentially breakthrough CRISPR gene-editing tool. It could allow researchers to take fragments of DNA extracted from human cells, put them into a test tube, and quickly and precisely engineer multiple changes to the genetic code.
April 19, 2018 Read more
Molecular motor: Four states of rotation
With the help of ultrafast spectroscopy and quantum mechanical calculations, researchers have characterized the complete rotational cycle of the light-driven, chemical motor molecule hemithioindigo.
April 19, 2018 Read more
Cancer drug observed at work
Using a Raman microscope, researchers have studied at which targets the cancer drug Neratinib binds in cells and how its chemical structure changes. Compared with other techniques, this method offers a considerable advantage, as it is not necessary to apply a label to the drug that would indicate its distribution indirectly; rather, the drug itself can be monitored.
April 19, 2018 Read more
The enzyme designers
Simulation of the AsqJ enzyme opens up new options for pharmaceutical chemistry.
April 17, 2018 Read more
Engineering a plastic-eating enzyme
Scientists have engineered an enzyme which can digest some of our most commonly polluting plastics, providing a potential solution to one of the world?s biggest environmental problems.
April 17, 2018 Read more
Artificial antimicrobial peptides could help overcome drug-resistant bacteria
With aid of computer algorithm, researchers develop peptides more powerful than those found in nature.
April 16, 2018 Read more
Peptide-based biogenic dental product may cure cavities
Researchers have designed a convenient and natural product that uses proteins to rebuild tooth enamel and treat dental cavities.
April 12, 2018 Read more
Sensor strategy a boon for synthetic biology
Synthetic biologists have introduced a new technique to dial up or down the sensitivity of two-component systems - a class of proteins that bacteria use to sense a wide variety of stimuli.
April 12, 2018 Read more
Artificial molecules that mimic DNA
Not only can synthetic molecules imitate the structures of their biological counterparts, they can also assume their functions and even outcompete them.
April 3, 2018 Read more
New innovations in cell-free biotechnology
New platform could lead to improved production of protein therapeutics and biomaterials.
March 23, 2018 Read more