Engineers develop new tool that will allow for more personalized cell therapies
A new quantitative approach gives scientists and engineers more control over the DNA editing process.
Jul 20th, 2022
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Synthetic tools conduct messages from station to station in DNA
Researchers have demonstrated that CRISPR-Cas9, increasingly famous as a gene-editing tool, can be employed in powerful additional ways in human cells.
Jul 18th, 2022
Read moreCreating the cells that can be everything and more
Removing a newly discovered 'lock' from DNA's packaging can restore limitless abilities to early cells.
Jul 16th, 2022
Read moreMicroparticles could be used to deliver 'self-boosting' vaccines
With particles that release their payloads at different times, one injection could provide multiple vaccine doses.
Jul 15th, 2022
Read moreOpening new doors: First synthetic mechanosensitive potassium channel
Intrigued by the properties of ion channel proteins commonly observed in cells, researchers have developed the first synthetic mechanosensitive potassium channel using a newly developed aromatic fluorinated amphiphilic cyclophane. Displaying both stimuli responsiveness and selective ion transport abilities, their new ion channel could open new doors for the future therapeutic and industrial usage of synthetic mechanosensitive channels.
Jul 15th, 2022
Read moreScientists develop new method and device to isolate single cells using electric fields
The new process, which is more effective and efficient than conventional methods, has the potential to significantly impact cancer diagnostics as well as other fields of research.
Jul 14th, 2022
Read moreSoft but tough: Biohybrid material performs like cartilage
Producing biomaterials that match the performance of cartilage and tendons has been an elusive goal for scientists, but a new material demonstrates a promising new approach to mimicking natural tissue.
Jul 12th, 2022
Read moreResearchers develop user-friendly software system to optimize biological systems
Scientists have developed a modular software system for optimizing biological systems. The research team demonstrates its usability and versatility with a variety of biological examples.
Jul 9th, 2022
Read moreArtificial intelligence folds RNA molecules
Scientists describe a way to use AI to reliably predict the structure of certain RNA molecules from their nucleotide sequence.
Jul 8th, 2022
Read more'You are what you eat', and now researchers know exactly what you're eating
Matching blood or stool samples to a reference database of foods reveals how much of our body chemistry is traceable to what we consume.
Jul 7th, 2022
Read moreThe human body has 37 trillion cells. If we can work out what they all do, the results could revolutionize healthcare
The average body contains about 37 trillion cells - and we are in the midst of a revolutionary quest to understand what they all do. Unravelling this requires the expertise of scientists from all different backgrounds - computer scientists, biologists, clinicians and mathematicians - as well as new technology and some pretty sophisticated algorithms.
Jul 7th, 2022
Read moreScientists develop new material inspired by limpets with super strength
An interdisciplinary team of biologists, chemists and engineers have become the first to successfully grow a limpet inspired biomaterial with extreme strength.
Jul 7th, 2022
Read moreA potential danger of CRISPR gene editing - and why base editing may be safer
Experimental study in human cells finds large DNA insertions that could increase cancer risk.
Jul 7th, 2022
Read moreKey to platelet production advances understanding of RNA
Thanks to a new understanding of the role RNA regulation plays in the production of platelets, these little lifesavers could one day be manufactured in the lab, reducing the need for blood donations.
Jul 4th, 2022
Read moreSpectacular success of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines just a glimpse of their full potential
The spectacular success of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 is only the beginning, with RNA vaccines potentially be used for HIV, malaria and even to treat cancer.
Jul 4th, 2022
Read more'Soft' CRISPR may offer a new fix for genetic defects
Targeted repairs with 'nicks' of single DNA strands provide foundation for novel disease therapies.
Jul 2nd, 2022
Read moreBacteria for blastoff: Using microbes to make supercharged new rocket fuel
Scientists have developed a new class of energy-dense biofuels based on one of nature's most unique molecules.
Jul 1st, 2022
Read moreNew method based on smart materials for experimenting with cells
Researchers have developed a new experimental method, based on magneto-active polymers, to study cellular behaviour. These compounds, which consist of a polymeric matrix containing magnetic particles, mechanically react by changing their shape and stiffness.
Jun 28th, 2022
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