The Sorting Hat: An AI-powered image classifier for cell biologists
Scientists designed and evaluated the performance of deep learning models with a user-friendly interface for biological image classification.
Nov 16th, 2021
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This light-powered catalyst mimics photosynthesis
The new molecule can improve the yield of reactions for generating pharmaceuticals and other useful compounds.
Nov 15th, 2021
Read moreMechanically coupled enzymes have higher catalytic efficiency
Enzymes can benefit from cooperation and avoid the activation energy required for individual enzymes. This way, two enzymes can work hand-in-hand to achieve an overall faster turnover of a chemical reaction.
Nov 15th, 2021
Read moreBuilding bacteria to keep us well
Researchers have genetically engineered bacteria that can monitor chemical production from inside a person's gut and fix any imbalances.
Nov 12th, 2021
Read moreCheers! Scientists have developed gene-edited barley that could better your beer
Using CRISPR/Cas9 technology, scientists develop and study gene-edited barley that resists pre-harvest sprouting.
Nov 12th, 2021
Read moreAI helps design the perfect chickpea
A massive international research effort has led to development of a genetic model for the 'ultimate' chickpea, with the potential to lift crop yields by up to 12 per cent.
Nov 12th, 2021
Read moreStudy encourages cautious approach to CRISPR therapeutics
A comprehensive study has shown that gene editing, specifically gene knockout (KO), with CRISPR-Cas9 can favor cells with mutated forms of genes linked to cancer. The findings highlight the need to monitor patients undergoing CRISPR-Cas9-based gene therapy for cancer-related mutations.
Nov 11th, 2021
Read moreTeaching fungi how to write
Spalted wood is a highly sought-after material in the high-end furniture industry. In a newly developed process, scientists have succeeded at controlling the spread of fungi in native wood types to create elaborate marblewood pictures - and even taught the fungi to write some words.
Nov 11th, 2021
Read moreResearchers develop CRISPR-based rapid diagnostic tool for SARS-CoV-2
SENSR, the latest innovation addressing COVID-19, adds to the toolkit of quick-turnaround diagnostics needed for future pandemics.
Nov 8th, 2021
Read moreStem cells from the bioreactor
With the aid of artificial stem cells, it will soon be possible to establish new treatments for previously incurable diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. Scientists are developing a process for the mass production of these so called induced pluripotent stem cells.
Nov 3rd, 2021
Read moreOrganoids: The future of disease modelling?
Organoid technologies have become a powerful emerging tool to model liver diseases, for drug screening, and for personalized treatments. Researchers have generated and characterized the hepatic organoid culture system using human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPS) as an intermediate.
Nov 1st, 2021
Read moreFirst artificial scaffolds for studying plant cell growth
Atificial scaffolds that can support the growth of individual plants cells will help make it possible to study how mechanical forces, such as gravity, affect the way that plant cells form and grow.
Oct 23rd, 2021
Read moreTissue engineering - a possible cure for diabetes?
Scientists propose tissue engineering to treat type 2 diabetes. Experiments in mice show prolonged normal blood sugar levels after a single one-time treatment.
Oct 22nd, 2021
Read moreLab-grown 'mini brains' hint at treatments for neurodegenerative diseases
Researchers have developed 'mini brains' that allow them to study a fatal and untreatable neurological disorder causing paralysis and dementia - and for the first time have been able to grow these for almost a year.
Oct 22nd, 2021
Read moreScientists design antibodies that destroy old cells; claim to slow down ageing
Scientists have designed an antibody that acts as a 'smart bomb' able to recognize specific proteins on the surface of these aged or senescent cells. It then attaches itself to them and releases a drug that removes them without affecting the rest, thus minimizing any potential side effects.
Oct 20th, 2021
Read moreScientists assemble a biological clock in a test tube to study how it works
A team of scientists has reconstituted the circadian clock of cyanobacteria in a test tube, enabling them to study rhythmic interactions of the clock proteins in real time and understand how these interactions enable the clock to exert control over gene expression.
Oct 11th, 2021
Read moreScientists can switch on plants' response to light
Scientists have figured out how plants respond to light and can flip this genetic switch to encourage food growth. The discovery could help increase food supply for an expanding population with shrinking opportunities for farming.
Oct 6th, 2021
Read moreProtein distancing
Scientists have joined two proteins together by means of a free-standing, rigid link. The structural element holds the two protein molecules together at a defined distance and angle, much the way a barbell handle connects two weights.
Sep 28th, 2021
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