Tiny tools: Controlling individual water droplets as biochemical reactors
Scientists develop a method to better manipulate tiny droplets in lab-on-a-chip applications for biochemistry, cell culturing, and drug screening.
Jul 7th, 2021
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Synthetic biology circuits can respond within seconds
Engineers design the first synthetic circuit that consists entirely of fast, reversible protein-protein interactions.
Jul 7th, 2021
Read moreNew insights into the assembly of photosynthetic membranes
An international study has elucidated the structure of a protein that is required for the assembly and stability of photosynthetic membranes.
Jul 5th, 2021
Read moreBreakthrough in tissue engineering as 'shape memory' supports tissue growth
Researchers have demonstrated the viability of 3D-printed tissue scaffolds that harmlessly degrade while promoting tissue regeneration following implantation.
Jul 5th, 2021
Read moreTaking a cue from electronics: A 'mattertronic' approach for controlling label-free cells
Scientists used digital circuitry to manipulate and store label-free matters in order to study their unique characteristics.
Jul 5th, 2021
Read moreManufacturing the core engine of cell division
Scientists are now able to fully reconstitute the engine of the mitosis machinery, called kinetochore. Being able to model a functioning kinetochore is the first step towards the making of artificial chromosomes, that may one day be used to restore missing functions in cells.
Jul 1st, 2021
Read moreDevelopment of the world's first digital model of a cancer cell
The computer model simulates the cyclical changes in the membrane potential of a cancer cell using the example of human lung adenocarcinoma and opens up completely new avenues in cancer research.
Jul 1st, 2021
Read moreBreakthrough for tracking RNA with fluorescence
Researchers have succeeded in developing a method to label mRNA molecules, and thereby follow, in real time, their path through cells, using a microscope - without affecting their properties or subsequent activity. The breakthrough could be of great importance in facilitating the development of new RNA-based medicines.
Jun 30th, 2021
Read moreBiosensors woven into clothing could detect airborne COVID-19
Special biosensors embedded in clothing could detect bacteria and viruses including COVID-19, according to international researchers who say this technology could be used in face masks for primary care workers. The biosensors, which use nucleic acids to detect nasty bugs with high sensitivity and accuracy, are made using freeze-dried, cell-free synthetic CRISPR technology which is flexible enough to be placed into clothing.
Jun 28th, 2021
Read moreEngineering nanobodies as lifesavers when SARS-CoV-2 variants attack
In lab, molecules inhibit effectively, access nooks too small for human antibodies.
Jun 22nd, 2021
Read moreA remote control for gene transfer
Researchers have developed a new technology that enables them to introduce target genes in a controlled manner and thereby control processes in individual selected cells.
Jun 18th, 2021
Read moreDetoxifiers from the landfill
Bacteria from an Indian landfill could help eliminate contaminated chemicals. The focus is on pesticides such as lindane or brominated flame retardants, which accumulate in nature and in food chains. Researchers used these bacteria to generate enzymes that can break down these dangerous chemicals.
Jun 17th, 2021
Read morePlant biologists solve major cell puzzle on path to leaf engineering
Scientists discovered that tensile force patterns in thin, pressurized cell walls carry information that pattern cell and tissue morphogenesis. The findings uncover a conserved cellular basis of plant growth and are key to understanding leaf architecture and potentially modifying it in the future to improve plants.
Jun 15th, 2021
Read moreNatural rainbow colorants microbially produced
Integrated strategies of systems metabolic engineering and membrane engineering led to the production of natural rainbow colorants comprising seven natural colorants from bacteria for the first time.
Jun 8th, 2021
Read moreScientists develop the 'evotype' to help unlock the power of evolution for better engineering biology
Scientists have pioneered a new approach to help biological engineers both harness and design the evolutionary potential of new biosystems. Their concept of the 'evotype' lays a foundation for the next generation of stable, safe and self-improving biotechnologies.
Jun 8th, 2021
Read moreSynthetic SPECIES developed for use as a confinable gene drive (w/video)
Researchers create novel CRISPR-based fly species as a new method of controlling gene drive spread.
Jun 2nd, 2021
Read moreEnzymes successfully embedded in plastics
In a new process, researchers are able to embed enzymes in plastics without the enzymes losing their activity in the process. The potentials this creates are enormous.
Jun 1st, 2021
Read morePollen-sized technology protects bees from deadly insecticides
New technology provides beekeepers, consumers and farmers with an antidote for deadly pesticides, which kill wild bees and cause beekeepers to lose around a third of their hives every year on average.
May 28th, 2021
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