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A biotechnological production of rubber comes closer
Scientists identify key components in the formation of rubber.
April 28, 2015 Read more
New material for creating artificial blood vessels
Researchers have developed artificial blood vessels, which are broken down by the body and replaced with its own tissue.
April 28, 2015 Read more
Finding the body clock's molecular reset button
Scientists discover mechanism involved in adjusting rhythms of circadian clock.
April 27, 2015 Read more
New 3D method improves the study of proteins
Researchers have developed a new computational method called AGGRESCAN3D which will allow studying in 3D the structure of folded globular proteins and substantially improve the prediction of any propensity for forming toxic protein aggregates. With this new algorithm proteins can also be modelled to study the pathogenic effects of the aggregation or redesign them for therapeutic means.
April 27, 2015 Read more
The appeal of being anti-GMO
A team of Belgian philosophers and plant biotechnologists have turned to cognitive science to explain why opposition to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has become so widespread, despite positive contributions GM crops have made to sustainable agriculture.
April 24, 2015 Read more
New 37 million euro research building for developing brain-machine interface technologies
36.77 million euros funding for University of Freiburg's new 'Freiburg Institute for Machine-Brain Interfacing Technology'.
April 24, 2015 Read more
Improving accuracy in genome editing
Scientists engineer form of genome-editing protein with 10- to 100-fold increase in specificity.
April 23, 2015 Read more
Decoding the cell's genetic filing system
Researchers have developed a facile method to introduce non-native chromatin into cells to interrogate transcriptional signaling pathways.
April 22, 2015 Read more
Scientists watch living taste cells in action
Scientists have for the first time captured live images of the process of taste sensation on the tongue. The international team imaged single cells on the tongue of a mouse with a specially designed microscope system.
April 22, 2015 Read more
Team makes biotechnology interactive with games and remote-control labs (w/video)
Through special environments called biotic processing units, bioengineers let us interact with cells like fish in an aquarium or even do simple experiments using biolabs in the cloud.
April 21, 2015 Read more
Researchers obtain bioceramics for implants from shark teeth
Researchers have managed to obtain bioceramics from shark teeth, which have already tested applications in the regeneration of bone tissue, particularly in the fields of traumatology and odontology.
April 21, 2015 Read more
New lab technique reveals structure and function of proteins critical in DNA repair
By combining two highly innovative experimental techniques, scientists have for the first time simultaneously observed the structure and the correlated function of specific proteins critical in the repair of DNA, providing definitive answers to some highly debated questions, and opening up new avenues of inquiry and exciting new possibilities for biological engineering.
April 17, 2015 Read more
New transitional stem cells discovered
In an effort to grow placenta cells to better study the causes of pre-eclampsia, researchers serendipitously discovered a previously unknown form of human embryonic stem cell.
April 16, 2015 Read more
Novel online bioinformatics tool significantly reduces time of multiple genome analysis
UK research collaboration develops a new bioinformatics pipeline that enables automated primer design for multiple genome species, significantly reducing turnaround time.
April 16, 2015 Read more
Discovery of new plant switch could boost crops, biofuel production
Researchers have discovered a switch that regulates plant photosynthesis - the process that lets plants store solar energy and use it to grow and produce food.
April 15, 2015 Read more
How a bacterial cell recognizes its own DNA
It may come as a bit of a surprise to learn that bacteria have an immune system. And like any immune system, the first challenge of the bacterial immune system is to detect the difference between 'foreign' and 'self'. A group of researchers has now revealed exactly how bacteria do this.
April 15, 2015 Read more
Shape-shifting molecule tricks viruses into mutating themselves to death
A newly developed spectroscopy method is helping to clarify the poorly understood molecular process by which an anti-HIV drug induces lethal mutations in the virus's genetic material. The findings could bolster efforts to develop the next generation of anti-viral treatments.
April 15, 2015 Read more
Researchers use plant oils for novel bio-based plastics
Researchers have developed a new way to use plant oils like olive and linseed oil to create polyurethane, a plastic material used in everything from foam insulation panels to tires, hoses and sealants.
April 15, 2015 Read more