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'Google Maps' for the body: a biomedical revolution (w/video)

Researchers are using previously top-secret semiconductor technology to zoom through organs of the human body, down to the level of a single cell.

Mar 30th, 2015

Recipe for antibacterial plastic: Plastic plus egg whites

Bioplastics show promise in search for antibacterial packaging.

Mar 27th, 2015

Report identifies opportunities for scaling up industrial biotechnology and bioenergy

The study documents major investment opportunities to build UK excellence and leadership in translating industrial biotechnology and bioenergy research into industrial products and processes.

Mar 27th, 2015

MRI based on a sugar molecule can tell cancerous from noncancerous cells

Preliminary study in lab-grown cells raises possibility of cancer diagnosis without biopsies.

Mar 27th, 2015

Report: Photosynthesis hack needed to feed the world by 2050

Using high-performance computing and genetic engineering to boost the photosynthetic efficiency of plants offers the best hope of increasing crop yields enough to feed a planet expected to have 9.5 billion people on it by 2050, researchers report in a new study.

Mar 26th, 2015

Rapid and efficient DNA chip technology for testing 14 major types of food borne pathogens

A 'DNA chip card' employs electrochemical DNA chips and overcomes the complicated procedures associated with genetic testing of conventional methods.

Mar 26th, 2015

Scientists look to the 'indoor biome' as new research frontier

A cross-disciplinary group of scientists is applying the tools of ecology and evolutionary biology to a new research frontier: indoor spaces.

Mar 25th, 2015

CRISPR-Cas9: Precise and new genome editing tool

CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful new tool for editing the genome. For researchers around the world, the CRISPR-Cas9 technique is an exciting innovation because it is faster and cheaper than previous methods.

Mar 25th, 2015

Engineers develop new yeast strain to enhance biofuel and biochemical production

Researchers have used a combination of metabolic engineering and directed evolution to develop a new, mutant yeast strain that could lead to a more efficient biofuel production process that would make biofuels more economically competitive with conventional fuels.

Mar 24th, 2015

From blue pill to blue light

Researchers have developed a novel biotechnological solution for erectile dysfunction: a gene therapy that triggers reliable erections.

Mar 23rd, 2015

Researchers' breakthrough identification of important protein

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen are the first in the world to develop a secure way of measuring the important protein apo-M. This could prove relevant for research into diseases such as diabetes, arteriosclerosis and sclerosis.

Mar 23rd, 2015

Scientists grow 'mini-lungs' to aid the study of cystic fibrosis

Scientists have successfully created 'mini-lungs' using stem cells derived from skin cells of patients with cystic fibrosis, and have shown that these can be used to test potential new drugs for this debilitating lung disease.

Mar 19th, 2015

Improved understanding of protein complex offers insight into DNA replication initiation mechanism basics

A clearer understanding of the origin recognition complex (ORC) - a protein complex that directs DNA replication - through its crystal structure offers new insight into fundamental mechanisms of DNA replication initiation. This will also provide insight into how ORC may be compromised in a subset of patients with Meier-Gorlin syndrome, a form of dwarfism in humans.