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Antibiotics from a 'molecular pencil sharpener'

Discovery could lead to new antibacterial agents and drugs to combat toxins.

October 24, 2017 Read more

Synthetic hydrogels deliver cells to repair intestinal injuries

By combining engineered hydrogels with complex intestinal tissue known as organoids - made from human pluripotent stem cells - researchers have taken an important step toward creating a new technology for controlling the growth of these organoids and using them for treating wounds in the gut.

October 23, 2017 Read more

Single-molecule dissection of developmental gene control

Scientists have made significant discoveries on how developmental genes are controlled by the methyltransferase enzyme PRC2.

October 23, 2017 Read more

Amoeba-like oscillating materials synthesized in lab

Fluids may provide clue to develop sci-fi movie-like soft machines.

October 23, 2017 Read more

Researchers create synthetic genetic tool to measure, control protein aggregation

Researchers have built a synthetic genetic tool called yTRAP (yeast Transcriptional Reporting of Aggregating Proteins) to quantitatively sense, measure and manipulate protein aggregation in live cells.

October 20, 2017 Read more

Creating a better RNA switch

Newly developed switch activates genes thousands of times better than nature.

October 20, 2017 Read more

The microbial anatomy of an organ

New 3-D visualization tool could enable targeted drug delivery for cystic fibrosis and other conditions.

October 19, 2017 Read more

Researchers demonstrate new ways to achieve selectivity for biomarkers in bioelectronics

Experiments with organic polymers boost prospects for developing more sensitive wearable and implantable bioelectronics that can record, regulate and repair what ails us.

October 19, 2017 Read more

Polymers are tough on microbes, soft on skin

Polymers that kill germs rapidly and effectively will help in the fight against multidrug-resistant microbes.

October 19, 2017 Read more

Turning brain cells into skin cells

Researchers transform mature cells from the brain, heart and more into skin cells.

October 18, 2017 Read more

Force field analysis provides clues to protein-ion interaction

The AMOEBA force field can distinguish selective ion binding in calcium and magnesium ions by incorporating quantum methods.

October 17, 2017 Read more

Schnitzel made in the petri dish meets with acceptance

In-vitro meat might help solve problems caused by meat consumption.

October 13, 2017 Read more

Chemists use modified DNA nucleotides to create new materials

Scientists have published an important demonstration of repurposing of DNA to create new substances with possible medical applications.

October 12, 2017 Read more

Understanding the rice genome for bioenergy research

Genome-wide rice studies yield first major, large-scale collection of mutations for grass model crops, vital to boosting biofuel production.

October 9, 2017 Read more

Designing new selective reactions to modulate biological processes

Researchers present a new synthetic method which could become a powerful tool to investigate the inner working of cells.

October 9, 2017 Read more

A smarter way to screen molecular libraries

Large-scale screening of mutant yeast strains allows researchers to home in on and assign functions to biologically active chemical compounds.

October 6, 2017 Read more

Completing the drug design jigsaw

A powerful new way of analysing how drugs interact with molecules in the body could aid the design of better treatments with fewer side-effects.

October 5, 2017 Read more

Designer biosensor can detect antibiotic production by microbes

Researchers have engineered designer biosensors that can detect antibiotic molecules of interest. The biosensors are a first step toward creating antibiotic-producing 'factories' within microbes.

October 3, 2017 Read more