New biotechnology technique accelerates protein therapy research
Dubbed GlycoSCORES, the technique rapidly screens sequences for making glycoproteins.
Posted: May 7th, 2018
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Highly elastic biodegradable hydrogel for bioprinting of new tissues
Can generate multiple types of human soft tissues, including skin, skeletal muscles, blood vessels and heart muscles.
Posted: May 3rd, 2018
Read moreUntangling DNA knots
Chemical engineers discover how to control knots that form in DNA molecules.
Posted: May 3rd, 2018
Read moreUltrafast compression offers new way to get macromolecules into cells
By treating living cells like tiny absorbent sponges, researchers have developed a potentially new way to introduce molecules and therapeutic genes into human cells.
Posted: Apr 30th, 2018
Read moreResearchers use gene editing to improve red blood cell transfusion compatibility
Using CRISPR-Cas9 mediated gene editing, the team of scientists created individual cell lines in which specific blood group genes were altered to prevent the expression of blood group proteins that can cause immune reactions.
Posted: Apr 27th, 2018
Read moreNoninvasive brain tumor biopsy on the horizon
Researchers are developing a way that allows them to detect tumor biomarkers through a simple blood test.
Posted: Apr 26th, 2018
Read moreWood formation model to fuel progress in bioenergy, paper, new applications
Lignin research may represent the most comprehensive model of a biological pathway in a single plant species.
Posted: Apr 20th, 2018
Read moreResearchers build DNA replication in a model synthetic cell
Creating such a complex biological module is an important step towards an even more ambitious goal: building a complete and functioning synthetic cell from the bottom up.
Posted: Apr 20th, 2018
Read moreResearchers use CRISPR to edit DNA outside of the cell for the first time
Scientists have developed a potentially breakthrough CRISPR gene-editing tool. It could allow researchers to take fragments of DNA extracted from human cells, put them into a test tube, and quickly and precisely engineer multiple changes to the genetic code.
Posted: Apr 19th, 2018
Read moreMolecular motor: Four states of rotation
With the help of ultrafast spectroscopy and quantum mechanical calculations, researchers have characterized the complete rotational cycle of the light-driven, chemical motor molecule hemithioindigo.
Posted: Apr 19th, 2018
Read moreCancer drug observed at work
Using a Raman microscope, researchers have studied at which targets the cancer drug Neratinib binds in cells and how its chemical structure changes. Compared with other techniques, this method offers a considerable advantage, as it is not necessary to apply a label to the drug that would indicate its distribution indirectly; rather, the drug itself can be monitored.
Posted: Apr 19th, 2018
Read moreThe enzyme designers
Simulation of the AsqJ enzyme opens up new options for pharmaceutical chemistry.
Posted: Apr 17th, 2018
Read moreEngineering a plastic-eating enzyme
Scientists have engineered an enzyme which can digest some of our most commonly polluting plastics, providing a potential solution to one of the world?s biggest environmental problems.
Posted: Apr 17th, 2018
Read moreArtificial antimicrobial peptides could help overcome drug-resistant bacteria
With aid of computer algorithm, researchers develop peptides more powerful than those found in nature.
Posted: Apr 16th, 2018
Read morePeptide-based biogenic dental product may cure cavities
Researchers have designed a convenient and natural product that uses proteins to rebuild tooth enamel and treat dental cavities.
Posted: Apr 12th, 2018
Read moreSensor strategy a boon for synthetic biology
Synthetic biologists have introduced a new technique to dial up or down the sensitivity of two-component systems - a class of proteins that bacteria use to sense a wide variety of stimuli.
Posted: Apr 12th, 2018
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