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With the help of the CRISPR/Cas molecular scissors, genetic information in a plant can be modified to make the latter more robust to pests, diseases, or extreme climatic conditions. Researchers have now developed this method further to eliminate the complete DNA of specific cell types and, thus, prevent their formation during plant development.
Apr 4th, 2022
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Scientists have developed a new synthetic biology technology that acts as a sort of universal translator that can track previously unexplored genes and individual metabolic events in different organisms.
Apr 3rd, 2022
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There were gaps: unfilled, often repetitive regions that were too confusing to piece together. With advancements in technology that could handle these repetitive sequences, scientists finally filled those gaps in May 2021, and the first end-to-end human genome was officially published on Mar. 31, 2022.
Mar 31st, 2022
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Two studies provide a radically new picture of how bacterial cells continually repair damaged sections (lesions) in their DNA.
Mar 30th, 2022
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Researchers have designed artificial spider silk proteins with properties that not even spiders can achieve, and the fibres they have spun are equally tough as the spider's silk. The yield is also in line with what is required for industrial production.
Mar 30th, 2022
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The Metaboseek app streamlines the analysis of comparative metabolomics data by helping the researcher determine which data features are real and letting them dig deeper into those features - all within the same tool.
Mar 29th, 2022
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RNA strands invade, displace one another to enable genetic decision making.
Mar 28th, 2022
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For decades, scientists have looked for an effective treatment for spinal cord injuries, often with little success. Now, new research has resulted in a game-changing innovation: an injection that uses ?'dancing molecules' to repair spinal tissue and reverse paralysis.
Mar 25th, 2022
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By combining theoretical models with experiments, scientists have looked closely at how populations of two genetically distinct strains of the bacteria, Escherichia coli, grow in a channel.
Mar 22nd, 2022
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Mechanism for prioritizing the immune response discovered.
Mar 21st, 2022
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A new computational approach successfully combines data from parallel gene-expression profiling methods to create spatial maps of a given tissue at single-cell resolution. The resulting maps can provide unique biological insights into the cancer microenvironment and many other tissue types.
Mar 21st, 2022
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Researchers have developed a method to effectively produce and extract plant-based oils from a type of common microalgae.
Mar 21st, 2022
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Researchers have for the first time been able to create an RNA molecule that replicates, diversifies and develops complexity, following Darwinian evolution. This has provided the first empirical evidence that simple biological molecules can lead to the emergence of complex lifelike systems.
Mar 18th, 2022
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An international research team has found a simple method for growing lung tissue in the lab. These organoids could be used in diagnosis, drug development, and fundamental research.
Mar 18th, 2022
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Scientists have developed a virus-based approach for measuring variations in gene regulatory elements, called transcription factors, as conditions change in live organisms.
Mar 18th, 2022
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Researchers genetically engineer a microbial encapsulation system for therapeutic bacteria that can hide them from immune systems, enabling them to reach tumors more effectively and kill cancer cells in mice.
Mar 17th, 2022
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An inhalable aerogel loaded with DNA that encodes for the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein successfully induces an immune response against COVID-19 in the lungs of mice. The scientists said its aerogel could be used to create an inhalable vaccine that blocks SARS-CoV-2 transmission by preventing the virus from establishing an infection in the lungs.
Mar 16th, 2022
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Results finding that after two years, not only can the implant survive, but also it does not elicit clinically detectable inflammation or signs of immune rejection, even without long-term immunosuppression.
Mar 16th, 2022
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