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Improving crystal engineering with DNA
Researchers demonstrate that fine-tuning DNA interaction strength can improve colloidal crystal engineering to enhance their use in creating an array of functional nanomaterials.
May 8, 2023 Read more
Tiny microbes could brew big benefits for green biomanufacturing
Scientists find new route in bacteria to decarbonize industry. The discovery could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the manufacturing of fuels, drugs, and chemicals.
May 8, 2023 Read more
Using nanopore single-molecule sensing to identify glycans
Researchers have developed a glycan identification method based on nanopore single-molecule sensing through a glycan derivatization strategy.
May 8, 2023 Read more
AI could run a million microbial experiments per year
Automation uncovers combinations of amino acids that feed two bacterial species and could tell us much more about the 90% of bacteria that humans have hardly studied.
May 5, 2023 Read more
Alternative fuel for string-shaped motors in cells
Scientists discovered a novel molecular system that uses an alternative chemical energy and employs a novel mechanism to perform mechanical work. By repeatedly contracting and expanding, this molecular motor functions similarly to a classical Stirling engine and helps to distribute cargo to membrane-bound organelles.
May 4, 2023 Read more
DNA data storage within reach thanks to new PCR technique
Storing data in DNA sounds like science fiction, yet it lies in the near future. Data won't be stored as zeros and ones in a hard drive but in the base pairs that make up DNA: AT and CG.
May 4, 2023 Read more
Researchers use generative AI to design novel proteins
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence system that can create proteins not found in nature using generative diffusion, the same technology behind popular image-creation platforms such as DALL-E and Midjourney.
May 4, 2023 Read more
Engineering molecular interactions with machine learning
By using deep learning-generated 'fingerprints' to characterize millions of protein fragments, researchers have computationally designed novel protein binders that attach seamlessly to key targets, including the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.
May 4, 2023 Read more
First of its kind study of single protein paves way to improving understanding of disease
Scientists have developed new technology which has made it possible to isolate and study how a single protein - 10,000 times thinner than a human hair - behaves and changes over time.
May 3, 2023 Read more
New AI algorithm boosts COVID-19 mRNA vaccine antibody response by 128 times
Scientists have developed an AI algorithm, LinearDesign, that boosts COVID-19 mRNA vaccine antibody response by 128-fold. LinearDesign takes a mere 11 minutes to generate the most stable mRNA sequence that encodes Spike protein.
May 2, 2023 Read more
Scientists develop plant-based cell culture scaffold for cheaper, more sustainable cultured meat
A research team has successfully used common plant proteins to 3D-print an edible cell culture scaffold, allowing more affordable and sustainable lab-grown meat to be served on the table.
May 1, 2023 Read more
Improved gene editing method could power the next generation of cell and gene therapies
Technique based on special cell-penetrating peptides promises advantages over current methods for editing the genomes of primary cells, such as patients' T-cells.
April 29, 2023 Read more
Previously unknown intracellular electricity may power biology
Newly discovered electrical activity within cells could change the way researchers think about biological chemistry.
April 29, 2023 Read more
Dynamic 3D structure extraction from HS-AFM images
Allowing the direct observation of biomolecules in dynamic action, high-speed AFM has opened a new avenue to dynamic structural biology. An enormous amount of successful applications within the last 15 years provide unique insights into essential biological processes at the nanoscale - visualizing, for example, how molecular motors execute their specific functions.
April 28, 2023 Read more
Better cryoprotection for red blood cells
Small amounts of nanometer-thin metal-organic layers efficiently protect red blood cells during freezing and thawing.
April 27, 2023 Read more
Nanotechnology design opens door to new cancer treatments
Researchers have developed a drug delivery system that targets tumors with remarkable precision, while reducing the potential for debilitating side effects.
April 26, 2023 Read more
Gene scissors in human cells also work against viruses
Scientists show that CRISPR-Cas9 can also be used to inhibit viruses such as adenoviruses in cell cultures.
April 26, 2023 Read more
Gene-encoded DNA origami for precise In vivo gene therapy
Researchers design gene-encoded DNA origami nanostructures for targeted and efficient in vivo gene therapy, offering an alternative to traditional viral vectors and liposomes.
April 25, 2023 Read more