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Using nanomachines to help fight the war on diabetes

Scientists have used advanced biological and chemical engineering to create a simpler, cleaner, and more cost-effective process for manufacturing the anti-diabetic drug D-fagomine.

Oct 1st, 2019

New biofabrication method creates one scaffold to guide regeneration of multiple tissues

Scientists present a new 3D printing platform to fabricate multi-component scaffolds that 'steal from Nature' to engineer tissues organized like native tissues.

Sep 30th, 2019

Geometry goes viral: Researchers use maths to solve virus puzzle

Researchers have developed a new mathematical framework that changes the way we understand the structure of viruses such as Zika and Herpes.

Sep 27th, 2019

Technique can image individual proteins within synapses

Rapid imaging method could help reveal how conditions such as autism affect brain cells.

Sep 26th, 2019

Probes shed new light on Alzheimer's cause

Scientists synthesize fluorescent ruthenium tags to track toxic amyloids in lab.

Sep 24th, 2019

DNA is held together by hydrophobic forces

Scientists disprove the prevailing theory of how DNA binds itself. It is not, as is generally believed, hydrogen bonds which bind together the two sides of the DNA structure. Instead, water is the key.

Sep 23rd, 2019

Scientists construct energy production unit for a synthetic cell

Scientists have constructed synthetic vesicles in which ATP, the main energy carrier in living cells, is produced. The vesicles use the ATP to maintain their volume and their ionic strength homeostasis.

Sep 18th, 2019

The working of a molecular string phone

A time-lapse sequence showing all the major steps during the catalytic cycle of an enzyme reveals a fundamental element in the molecular foundations of biology.

Sep 13th, 2019

It takes a 'consortium': Researchers develop metabolic engineering technique

Reengineered cells could coordinate their subpopulation densities autonomously.

Sep 12th, 2019

New method for imaging biological molecules

Researchers have developed a new method for creating images of molecules in cells or tissue samples. The method is based on the use of DNA snippets and is called DNA microscopy.

Sep 5th, 2019

Biophysics: Stretching proteins with magnetic tweezers

Scientists have developed 'magnetic tweezers' that can quantify forces that are 100 times smaller than the commonly used alternative method currently available.

Sep 4th, 2019

Tiny thermometer measures how mitochondria heat up the cell by unleashing proton energy

Armed with a tiny new thermometer probe that can quickly measure temperature inside of a cell, researchers have illuminated a mysterious aspect of metabolism: heat generation. Mitochondria, the cell's power stations, release quick bursts of heat by unleashing the power stored in an internal proton 'battery', the researchers found. Better understanding of this process could point to new targets for treating obesity and cancer.