Biotechnology News – Latest Headlines

Subscribe to our Biotechnology News feed

Tackling counterfeit seeds with 'unclonable' labels

Fake seeds can cost farmers more than two-thirds of expected crop yields and threaten food security. Trackable silk labels could help.

Mar 23rd, 2023

Turning crab shell into optics

Diffraction gratings made from seafood waste could enable disposable spectrometers that don't harm the environment.

Mar 22nd, 2023

Physicists investigate the dynamics of active protein droplets in cells

Scientists investigated the behavior of enzymatic droplets and predicted that they can show directed self-propulsion in the cell.

Mar 22nd, 2023

Can synthetic polymers replace the body's natural proteins?

Using AI, synthesized random heteropolymers mimic proteins in blood serum, cell's cytosol.

Mar 20th, 2023

Breaking bonds: Double-helix unzipping reveals DNA physics

Using previously developed theoretical and mathematical models, researchers used information on the speed of the process of DNA unzipping through a nanopore to accurately retrieve the thermodynamics of double helix formation and breaking.

Mar 17th, 2023

New gene-editing technique reverses vision loss in mice

Researchers have successfully restored the vision of mice with retinitis pigmentosa, one of the major causes of blindness in humans. The study uses a new, highly versatile form of CRISPR-based genome editing with the potential to correct a wide variety of disease-causing genetic mutations.

Mar 17th, 2023

Understanding how methanogenic bacteria 'bio-mine' minerals advances biotechnology

Certain single-celled microorganisms can dissolve pyrite in the absence of oxygen. These microorganisms mine iron and sulfur from the pyrite to build biocatalysts needed for growth.

Mar 17th, 2023

A new control switch could make RNA therapies easier to program

Using this approach, researchers hope to deliver therapeutic RNA molecules selectively to cancer cells or other target cells.

Mar 16th, 2023

Designing more useful bacteria

In a step forward for genetic engineering and synthetic biology, researchers have modified a strain of Escherichia coli bacteria to be immune to natural viral infections while also minimizing the potential for the bacteria or their modified genes to escape into the wild.

Mar 15th, 2023

Filming proteins in motion

Physics researchers inch closer to an ambitious goal.

Mar 15th, 2023

Innovative approach opens the door to COVID nanobody therapies

Researchers describe a less expensive way to isolate and identify nanobodies from Llamas. The findings will make it easier for scientists around the world to try their hand at discovering nanobodies that target SARS-CoV-2 or other viruses.

Mar 14th, 2023

Researchers develop the world's first microneedle-based drug delivery technique for plants

Researchers used polymeric silk microneedles to deliver agrochemicals to a wide variety of plants. The novel technique is minimally invasive and is a sustainable and precise practice which will contribute to the sustainability of agriculture and food security.

Mar 14th, 2023

A quick new way to screen virus proteins for antibiotic properties

Bacteriophages could hold the key to combating antibiotic resistance. Working with them just got a lot easier.

Mar 13th, 2023

Microbes can create a more peaceful world: Scientists call to action

Microorganisms should be instrumentalized to stave off conflicts across the globe, according to a team of eminent microbiologists.

Mar 11th, 2023

The world's first mRNA vaccine for deadly bacteria

Researchers have developed an mRNA vaccine for deadly bacteria, paving the way for effective vaccination against antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Mar 9th, 2023

Smart microscopy works out where to take the picture

In order to take high resolution microscopic images of living biological material, you need to know exactly where to point the microscope. Researchers have now developed a software solution for smart, data-driven microscopy, which makes this possible.

Mar 7th, 2023

Light-induced acceleration of intracellular delivery

Researchers used light-induced convection with the aid of superradiance to achieve enhanced permeability of the cell membrane, by locally concentrating biofunctional molecules, including cell-penetrating peptides

Mar 6th, 2023

DNA repair discovery could improve biotechnology (w/video)

Scientists have uncovered a previously unknown aspect of how DNA double-stranded breaks are repaired.

Mar 2nd, 2023

How does nanotechnology work?