Engineering viruses to kill deadly pathogens
Researchers have successfully coaxed a deadly pathogen to destroy itself from the inside out.
Jan 31st, 2024
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Researchers have successfully coaxed a deadly pathogen to destroy itself from the inside out.
Jan 31st, 2024
Read moreDirecting microfluidic vortex flows to deposit recombinant E. coli cells as surface-adhered biofilms creates a new class of highly resilient, self-regenerative bioreactors for scalable biomaterial production.
Jan 31st, 2024
Read moreScientists developed a cutting-edge method that combines the power of designer-recombinases with programmable DNA-binding domains to create precise and adaptable genome editing tools.
Jan 31st, 2024
Read moreUsing a DNA-based scaffold carrying viral proteins, researchers created a vaccine that provokes a strong antibody response against SARS-CoV-2.
Jan 30th, 2024
Read moreThe majority of high-grade ovarian cancers involve mutations in the p53 tumor suppressor gene, crucial for DNA repair and cell regulation. Researchers now developed a synthetic mRNA that successfully produced functional p53 protein in laboratory conditions, showing promise in cancer cell lines.
Jan 24th, 2024
Read moreInsights into homologous recombination (HR) promise new insights into cancer.
Jan 20th, 2024
Read moreResearchers demonstrate how machine learning models can predict anti-inflammatory potential of polymers, enabling faster design of immunomodulatory biomaterials for medical implants.
Jan 20th, 2024
Read moreThe flexibility of a protein hinge plays a crucial role in the transfer of proteins in key cell processes.
Jan 17th, 2024
Read moreScientists devise method to speed up observations of high-throughput microbiological process.
Jan 15th, 2024
Read moreResearchers presented a novel kind of cyclic peptide that, when light-irradiated, induces the formation or dissociation of nanotubes on demand.
Jan 3rd, 2024
Read moreNovel corn protein scaffolds match standard tissue engineering materials in supporting human stem cells while enabling stable, customizable structures.
Dec 28th, 2023
Read moreScientists successfully harnessed artificial intelligence (AI) and deep-learning techniques to model atomic-level RNA 3D structures from primary RNA sequences. Called DRfold, this novel AI-based method improves the accuracy of RNA models by more than 70 percent, compared to traditional approaches.
Dec 21st, 2023
Read moreA new technique to clone and reassemble DNA, dubbed CReATiNG, could simplify and lower the cost to make synthetic chromosomes.
Dec 20th, 2023
Read moreScientists have created an intricate map of how the immune system functions, examining the molecular structures governing human T cells using the next-generation CRISPR tool known as base editing.
Dec 14th, 2023
Read moreResearchers report a computational method to predict the placement of proteins on AFM substrates based on electrostatic interactions.
Dec 13th, 2023
Read moreA surprisingly simple expression for enzyme activity could help guide biotechnologists.
Dec 13th, 2023
Read moreFor the first time, it is possible to follow, step-by-step and with atomic resolution, what happens when the enzyme DNA photolyase repairs ultraviolet light-induced DNA damage.
Dec 4th, 2023
Read moreScientists investigated a series of peptides that self-assemble into 1D layered nanostructures.
Dec 2nd, 2023
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