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Scientists engineer human cells with squid-like transparency
Bioinspired research project a first step toward intrinsically translucent tissue.
June 3, 2020 Read more
Developing a digital holography-based multimodal imaging system to visualize living cells
Scientists successfully created 3D fluorescence and phase imaging of living cells based on digital holography. They used plant cells with fluorescent protein markers in their nuclei to demonstrate this imaging system.
June 1, 2020 Read more
Researchers track how bacteria purge toxic metals
Scientists combined genetic engineering, single-molecule tracking and protein quantitation to get a closer look at this mechanism and understand how it functions. The knowledge could lead to the development of more effective antibacterial treatments.
May 29, 2020 Read more
Triggered by light, a novel way to switch on an enzyme
Researchers have identified an enzyme that, when illuminated with blue light, becomes catalytically active and initiates a reaction that was previously unknown in enzymatics.
May 27, 2020 Read more
Metal collector made of bacteria
Bacteria, fungi and plants sometimes produce metal-binding substances that can be harnessed, for example for the extraction of raw materials, for their separation, for cleaning soils or for medical purposes.
May 26, 2020 Read more
An open-access tool to accelerate drug discovery
The Chemical Checker provides processed, harmonized and ready-to-use bioactivity information on more than 1M small molecules.
May 19, 2020 Read more
Light drives injection
By coupling a bacterial injection system with a light-controlled molecular switch, scientists are able to inject proteins into eukaryontic cells.
May 18, 2020 Read more
Technologies for protein production: New ways to feed the world's population
Scientists are investigating how proteins can be produced without the need for animal husbandry or crop cultivation.
May 18, 2020 Read more
First simulation of a full-sized mitochondrial membrane
New algorithm links different scales, bringing simulated cell a step closer.
May 8, 2020 Read more
Better understanding of nature's nanomachines may help in design of future drugs
Many of the drugs and medicines that we rely on today are natural products taken from microbes like bacteria and fungi. Within these microbes, the drugs are made by tiny natural machines - mega-enzymes known as nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs). Researchers have gained a better understanding of the structures of NRPSs and the processes by which they work.
April 30, 2020 Read more
Synthetic antibodies built with bacterial superglue could help fight emerging viruses
Antibody building blocks stuck together with bacterial superglue can protect against bunyaviruses, and herald a new approach to developing antibodies to fight emerging viruses.
April 28, 2020 Read more
Engineers develop precision injection system for plants
Microneedles made of silk-based material can target plant tissues for delivery of micronutrients, hormones, or genes.
April 27, 2020 Read more
Identifying the Dark Matter of the molecular world
Scientists tap deep learning to pinpoint metabolites, which are critical to life.
April 20, 2020 Read more
Skin that computes
Haptics researchers find that the biomechanics of the skin can perform useful tactile computations.
April 16, 2020 Read more
Method makes it easier to build carbs in the lab
A simple method of synthesizing carbohydrates widens the range of labs that can use synthetic chemistry to generate and study novel carbohydrate structures.
April 9, 2020 Read more
Using ordinary tape, researchers make a chip that could speed up new drug development
Researchers used double-sided tape - basically the same as you might have at home - to assemble a low-cost version of advanced chip devices for simulating the functions of human organs. The technique could dramatically lower cost barriers for labs that test new drugs and analyze how the body reacts to them.
March 26, 2020 Read more
Finding the best method to grow bioengineered tissue for pulmonary research
Before scientists develop the bioengineered tissue of tomorrow for treating pulmonary diseases, they need to identify the best methods for growing tissue for artificial trachea and lungs in experiments today.
March 26, 2020 Read more