'Freezing a bullet' to find clues to ribosome assembly process
Researchers figure out how protein-synthesizing cellular machines are built in stepwise fashion.
May 5th, 2015
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Decoding DNA's phonebook
New clues about diseases like inflammatory bowel disorder may be found thanks to a new genomic interactions catalogue by a group of researchers in Japan and the United Kingdom.
May 4th, 2015
Read moreProteomics identifies DNA repair toolbox
Scientists identify protein profiles of DNA repair.
May 4th, 2015
Read moreA practical gel that simply 'clicks' for biomedical applications
New method for synthesizing a biocompatible hydrogel could speed up research and development of several promising applications in tissue engineering.
May 1st, 2015
Read moreMarkerMiner 1.0: An easy-to-use bioinformatics platform for DNA analysis in angiosperms
New open-source software simplifies phylogenetic marker development.
Apr 30th, 2015
Read moreEngineering new blood vessels in people is one step closer to reality
New research suggests that suppressing parts of the innate immune system helps tissue engineered vascular grafts become fully functional blood vessels.
Apr 30th, 2015
Read moreResearchers closer to being able to change blood types
Scientists have created an enzyme that could potentially solve this problem. The enzyme works by snipping off the sugars, also known as antigens, found in Type A and Type B blood, making it more like Type O. Type O blood is known as the universal donor and can be given to patients of all blood types.
Apr 29th, 2015
Read moreStudents launch world's largest e-commerce platform for single stranded DNA molecules
Students from the University of Cambridge have set up the world's largest e-commerce platform for single stranded DNA which they believe have enormous potential for contributing to therapeutic treatments.
Apr 29th, 2015
Read moreA biotechnological production of rubber comes closer
Scientists identify key components in the formation of rubber.
Apr 28th, 2015
Read moreNew material for creating artificial blood vessels
Researchers have developed artificial blood vessels, which are broken down by the body and replaced with its own tissue.
Apr 28th, 2015
Read moreFinding the body clock's molecular reset button
Scientists discover mechanism involved in adjusting rhythms of circadian clock.
Apr 27th, 2015
Read moreNew 3D method improves the study of proteins
Researchers have developed a new computational method called AGGRESCAN3D which will allow studying in 3D the structure of folded globular proteins and substantially improve the prediction of any propensity for forming toxic protein aggregates. With this new algorithm proteins can also be modelled to study the pathogenic effects of the aggregation or redesign them for therapeutic means.
Apr 27th, 2015
Read moreThe appeal of being anti-GMO
A team of Belgian philosophers and plant biotechnologists have turned to cognitive science to explain why opposition to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has become so widespread, despite positive contributions GM crops have made to sustainable agriculture.
Apr 24th, 2015
Read moreNew 37 million euro research building for developing brain-machine interface technologies
36.77 million euros funding for University of Freiburg's new 'Freiburg Institute for Machine-Brain Interfacing Technology'.
Apr 24th, 2015
Read moreImproving accuracy in genome editing
Scientists engineer form of genome-editing protein with 10- to 100-fold increase in specificity.
Apr 23rd, 2015
Read moreDecoding the cell's genetic filing system
Researchers have developed a facile method to introduce non-native chromatin into cells to interrogate transcriptional signaling pathways.
Apr 22nd, 2015
Read moreScientists watch living taste cells in action
Scientists have for the first time captured live images of the process of taste sensation on the tongue. The international team imaged single cells on the tongue of a mouse with a specially designed microscope system.
Apr 22nd, 2015
Read moreTeam makes biotechnology interactive with games and remote-control labs (w/video)
Through special environments called biotic processing units, bioengineers let us interact with cells like fish in an aquarium or even do simple experiments using biolabs in the cloud.
Apr 21st, 2015
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