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Chemists create new pathway to potential medicines
Researchers have discovered a new chemical reaction that has the potential to facilitate the search for pharmaceutical drugs.
Posted: May 9th, 2015
Read moreAltering genes with the aid of light
Scientists have been manipulating genes for a while. Researchers have just found a way to control the process with higher precision. By using light.
Posted: May 8th, 2015
Read moreEngineering bacteria to design vaccines
The EU-funded MycoSynVac project combines gene engineering and biotechnology to design a novel veterinary vaccine chassis based on the bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
Posted: May 8th, 2015
Read moreResearchers develop custom artificial membranes with programmable surfaces
Researchers have helped develop artificial membranes with programmable features, enabling studies of cell communication and the molecular basis of disease.
Posted: May 8th, 2015
Read moreResearchers sound out scaffolds for eardrum replacement
An international team of researchers has created tiny, complex scaffolds that mimic the intricate network of collagen fibres that form the human eardrum.
Posted: May 7th, 2015
Read moreMolecular homing beacon redirects human antibodies to fight pathogenic bacteria
Bacteria-specific molecules attract pre-existing antibodies to help immune system clear infection.
Posted: May 6th, 2015
Read moreOriented growth is an emergent property of cellularised tissues
Scientists have shown that the ability of tissues to orient their growth in response to externally applied forces is a simple consequence of the mechanics of cellularised materials and the ability of individual cells to divide along their long axis.
Posted: May 6th, 2015
Read moreAutomated counting of tumor cells in blood
Biological and medical scientists have been using flow cytometry to count cancer cells for the past 40 years. But the large instruments are expensive and can only be operated by trained personnel. By contrast the PoCyton cytometer is cheap to produce, no bigger than a shoebox, and automated.
Posted: May 6th, 2015
Read moreThe nucleus: blueprints for the construction of nuclear pores deciphered
In a recent study, researchers offer new insights into how nuclear pores are constructed in the nuclear envelope.
Posted: May 6th, 2015
Read more'Freezing a bullet' to find clues to ribosome assembly process
Researchers figure out how protein-synthesizing cellular machines are built in stepwise fashion.
Posted: May 5th, 2015
Read moreDecoding DNA's phonebook
New clues about diseases like inflammatory bowel disorder may be found thanks to a new genomic interactions catalogue by a group of researchers in Japan and the United Kingdom.
Posted: May 4th, 2015
Read moreProteomics identifies DNA repair toolbox
Scientists identify protein profiles of DNA repair.
Posted: May 4th, 2015
Read moreA practical gel that simply 'clicks' for biomedical applications
New method for synthesizing a biocompatible hydrogel could speed up research and development of several promising applications in tissue engineering.
Posted: May 1st, 2015
Read moreMarkerMiner 1.0: An easy-to-use bioinformatics platform for DNA analysis in angiosperms
New open-source software simplifies phylogenetic marker development.
Posted: Apr 30th, 2015
Read moreEngineering new blood vessels in people is one step closer to reality
New research suggests that suppressing parts of the innate immune system helps tissue engineered vascular grafts become fully functional blood vessels.
Posted: Apr 30th, 2015
Read moreResearchers closer to being able to change blood types
Scientists have created an enzyme that could potentially solve this problem. The enzyme works by snipping off the sugars, also known as antigens, found in Type A and Type B blood, making it more like Type O. Type O blood is known as the universal donor and can be given to patients of all blood types.
Posted: Apr 29th, 2015
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