Putting stem cells on pause
Researchers describe a process for extending the longevity of stem cells.
Mar 3rd, 2022
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Researchers describe a process for extending the longevity of stem cells.
Mar 3rd, 2022
Read moreScientists have redesigned a key component of a widely used CRISPR-based gene-editing tool, called Cas9, to be thousands of times less likely to target the wrong stretch of DNA while remaining just as efficient as the original version, making it potentially much safer.
Mar 2nd, 2022
Read moreScientists have successfully used specific enzymes to destroy the genetic information of SARS-CoV-2 directly after the virus penetrates the cell.
Mar 2nd, 2022
Read moreNew anticounterfeiting technology can turn a smartphone into a lifesaver by simply taking a picture of a cyberphysical watermark and confirming if the medication is real or not.
Mar 2nd, 2022
Read moreResearchers demonstrate a new way to study CRISPR systems that can accelerate their conversion into tools.
Feb 26th, 2022
Read moreNew organism being prepared for biotechnology applications.
Feb 23rd, 2022
Read moreScientists have developed an innovative approach called CINDELA (Cancer-specific INDEL Attacker), which attacks cancer-specific mutations and causes multiple DNA double-strand breaks to specifically induce cancer cell death. It is hoped that CINDELA can become a potential approach for personalized cancer treatments in most tumors.
Feb 22nd, 2022
Read moreResearchers have used sound waves to turn stem cells into bone cells, in a tissue engineering advance that could one day help patients regrow bone lost to cancer or degenerative disease.
Feb 21st, 2022
Read moreSynthetic biologists have developed a low-cost, easy-to-use, hand-held device that can let users know - within mere minutes - if their water is safe to drink.
Feb 17th, 2022
Read moreResearchers found, among other findings, that using a pH near the isoelectric point of the protein results in the electrostatic repulsions being minimized, which allows for self-assembly and gelation. They found that the same effect can be induced by increasing the ionic strength to screen any electrostatic repulsions that are present.
Feb 15th, 2022
Read moreScientists have developed a new method for studying proteins by developing an AI-based method for analysing cryo-electron microscopy data.
Feb 15th, 2022
Read moreThe European project BRIGHTER is developing a new technology to produce functional human tissues as an alternative to animal experimentation in the field of biomedical research. This light-based 3D bioprinting technology fabricates tissues by patterning three-dimensional cell cultures.
Feb 14th, 2022
Read moreResearchers have developed a system based on computer vision techniques that allows automatic analysis of biomedical videos captured by microscopy in order to characterise and describe the behaviour of the cells that appear in the images.
Feb 11th, 2022
Read moreSpider silk Janus fibers could attract nerve cells and stimulate their growth.
Feb 11th, 2022
Read moreNew research could make it much simpler to repair disease-causing mutations in RNA without compromising precision or efficiency.
Feb 11th, 2022
Read moreScientists have demonstrated that cells self-organise to generate forces that model the shapes of our tissues.
Feb 11th, 2022
Read moreResearchers have created a first-in-class functional catalogue of proteins that activate gene expression, with implications for tailored therapy for cancer and other diseases that occur when wrong genes are switched on.
Feb 11th, 2022
Read moreA cloud-based repository that creates a digital fingerprint of engineered microorganisms has been successfully trialled.
Feb 9th, 2022
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