Noninvasive brain tumor biopsy on the horizon
Researchers are developing a way that allows them to detect tumor biomarkers through a simple blood test.
Apr 26th, 2018
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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.
Apr 20th, 2018
Read moreResearchers 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.
Apr 20th, 2018
Read moreResearchers 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.
Apr 19th, 2018
Read moreMolecular 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.
Apr 19th, 2018
Read moreCancer 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.
Apr 19th, 2018
Read moreThe enzyme designers
Simulation of the AsqJ enzyme opens up new options for pharmaceutical chemistry.
Apr 17th, 2018
Read moreEngineering 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.
Apr 17th, 2018
Read moreArtificial antimicrobial peptides could help overcome drug-resistant bacteria
With aid of computer algorithm, researchers develop peptides more powerful than those found in nature.
Apr 16th, 2018
Read morePeptide-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.
Apr 12th, 2018
Read moreSensor 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.
Apr 12th, 2018
Read moreArtificial 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.
Apr 3rd, 2018
Read moreNew innovations in cell-free biotechnology
New platform could lead to improved production of protein therapeutics and biomaterials.
Mar 23rd, 2018
Read moreFirst proof a synthesized antibiotic is capable of treating superbugs
A 'game changing' new antibiotic which is capable of killing superbugs has been successfully synthesised and used to treat an infection for the first time -- and could lead to the first new class of antibiotic drug in 30 years.
Mar 23rd, 2018
Read moreResearchers use light to turn yeast into biochemical factories
Researchers have used a combination of light and genetic engineering to controlling the metabolism, or basic chemical process, of a living cell. Building on techniques that already have transformed the field of neuroscience, the researchers used light to control genetically-modified yeast and increase its output of commercially valuable chemicals.
Mar 22nd, 2018
Read more'Wiggling and jiggling': Study explains how organisms evolve to live at different temperatures
New research explains how the 'wiggling and jiggling' of the atoms in enzymes - the proteins that make biological reactions happen - is 'choreographed' to make them work at a particular temperature.
Mar 21st, 2018
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