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Physics meets biology to defeat aging

International bio-hacker team published its scientific work on how to switch aging off.

Posted: Aug 28th, 2015

Cell mechanics are more complex than previously thought

Cell mechanics are considerably more complex than previously thought and may affect cell structures at various levels.

Posted: Aug 27th, 2015

Fungi tweaked to boost industrial enzymes

Mutants of a common fungus produce endoxylanase enzymes twice as potent as the original strain.

Posted: Aug 26th, 2015

Linking molecules to microbes

Researchers visualize antibiotic substances and their bacterial producers simultaneously.

Posted: Aug 19th, 2015

Introducing the single-cell maze runner

The motion of micro-organisms as they swim through various types of fluid channels show 'quite strange and new' responses for single cell organisms, including the performance of somersaults, meandering wanderings, and even a ballistic type of behavior.

Posted: Aug 19th, 2015

Most complete human brain model to date is a 'brain changer'

Scientists have developed a nearly complete human brain in a dish that equals the brain maturity of a five-week-old fetus. The brain organoid, engineered from adult human skin cells, is the most complete human brain model yet developed.

Posted: Aug 19th, 2015

New approach to generating homogeneous cell populations for cell-based assays

Researchers have developed an image-based, cell-derived patterning strategy that produces arrays of homogeneous cells with anatomical properties that mimic the cells from which the patterns were derived.

Posted: Aug 11th, 2015

Engineering a permanent solution to genetic diseases

New research demonstrates a new technology advancing the field of genome engineering. The method significantly improves the ability of scientists to target specific faulty genes, and then 'edit' them, replacing the damaged genetic code with healthy DNA.

Posted: Aug 10th, 2015

Bioengineers identify the key genes and functions for sustaining microbial life

A new study defines the core set of genes and functions that a bacterial cell needs to sustain life. The research, which answers the fundamental question of what minimum set of functions bacterial cells require to survive, could lead to new cell engineering approaches for E. coli and other microorganisms.

Posted: Aug 10th, 2015

DNA repair: Pincer attack

First the scaffold is cracked, then defective parts are removed: Cells repair damaged DNA by a different mechanism than so far assumed, as chemists have shown.

Posted: Aug 6th, 2015

Sustainable production: Cyanobacteria can manufacture biocatalysts for the industry

Using photosynthetically active microorganisms, researchers have succeeded in manufacturing several biocatalysts suitable for industrial application: a crucial step towards sustainable chemical processes.

Posted: Aug 5th, 2015

Real-time data for cancer therapy

Biochemical sensor implanted at initial biopsy could allow doctors to better monitor and adjust cancer treatments.

Posted: Aug 5th, 2015

Biology, not just physics, controls release of scent compounds from plants

New research suggests active biological mechanisms transport scent and taste compounds known as volatiles from plant cells to the atmosphere, a finding that could overturn the textbook model of volatile emission as a process that occurs solely by diffusion.