Researchers demonstrate first example of a bioelectronic medicine
Biodegradable implant provides electrical stimulation that speeds nerve regeneration.
Oct 8th, 2018
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Protein dynamics: Molecular machines at work
Researchers have used a special fluorescence-based imaging technique to track the shape changes that occur when pore proteins in the cell membrane export molecules into the extracellular medium.
Oct 5th, 2018
Read moreRecording device for cell history
Researchers are using the CRISPR-Cas system to develop a novel recording mechanism: the snippets of DNA it produces can provide information about certain cellular processes. In future, this cellular memory might even be used in diagnostics.
Oct 3rd, 2018
Read moreLiquid crystals and the origin of life
Scientists have found that short RNA molecules can form liquid crystals that encourage growth into longer chains.
Oct 3rd, 2018
Read moreComputer model may help scientists split up, reassemble proteins on command
Splitting up and getting back together is always hard to do, but for proteins, it's almost impossible. However, a computer-guided algorithm may help scientists find just the right spot to split a protein and then reassemble it to functionality.
Oct 2nd, 2018
Read moreOn-demand biopharma
System can be rapidly reconfigured to produce a variety of protein drugs.
Oct 1st, 2018
Read moreGut microbes become tiny industrial chemical factories
Researchers have developed an environmentally friendly way to make maleic acid, an industrially important chemical, from feedstock using genetically modified gut bacteria.
Sep 28th, 2018
Read moreInterfacing biology with computer science
RNA-based algorithms can advance cellular computing and enable new biological solutions for healthcare and industrial biotechnology.
Sep 25th, 2018
Read moreNovel label-free long-term imaging of Mitochondria in 3D enables breakthrough discovery
By using an entirely new label-free technique called holotomographic microscopy (HTM), scientists have demonstrated that it is possible to image mitochondria label-free, over long periods of time.
Sep 25th, 2018
Read moreSynthetic organelle shows how tiny puddle-organs in our cells work
A couple of sugars, a dash of enzymes, a pinch of salt, a splash of polyethylene glycol, carefully arranged in watery baths. And researchers had made a synthetic organelle, which they used in a new study to explore some cellular biochemistry.
Sep 20th, 2018
Read moreTweaking cells' gatekeepers could lead to new way to fight cancer
Scientists develop method to manipulate numbers of nuclear pores.
Sep 19th, 2018
Read moreA protective shield for sensitive enzymes in biofuel cells
An international team of researchers has developed a new mechanism to protect enzymes from oxygen as biocatalysts in fuel cells.
Sep 17th, 2018
Read moreAntibacterial polymers
Surprising antibacterial activity and selectivity of hydrophilic phosphonium polymers.
Sep 13th, 2018
Read moreResearch devises protocol for measuring distances within biomolecules
A team of 27 labs across the world came together to devise a standard protocol for measuring distances in biomolecules.
Sep 11th, 2018
Read moreStudy lays foundations for future medicine design
A new study shows that enzyme activity depends on electrostatic properties, as opposed to mechanical ones. This opens up new possibilities for the use of the enzymes in fields such as biomedicine for designing new medicines, or in biotechnology for the development of artificial enzymes for industrial processes that are more environmentally friendly.
Sep 11th, 2018
Read moreElectron microscopy provides new view of tiny virus with therapeutic potential
Scientists image a virus with better resolution than ever accomplished before.
Sep 10th, 2018
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