Bypassing broken genes
New approach to gene therapy can correct any disease-causing mutation within a gene.
Apr 21st, 2021
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New biomaterial regrows blood vessels and bone
Scientists have developed a new biomaterial that regrows blood vessels and bone, potentially providing a single-stage approach when repairing large bone defects.
Apr 20th, 2021
Read moreStem cells embedded into eyes to cure glaucoma
Researchers present a study that proves stem cells ability to cure glaucoma. It is the world's first successful attempt to grow and transplant retinal ganglion cells in laboratory settings. It establishes a path for further cell therapy development, growing and transplanting other organs and parts of them.
Apr 19th, 2021
Read moreNew CRISPR technology offers unrivaled control of epigenetic inheritance
Scientists have figured out how to modify CRISPR's basic architecture to extend its reach beyond the genome and into what's known as the epigenome -- proteins and small molecules that latch onto DNA and control when and where genes are switched on or off.
Apr 16th, 2021
Read moreScientists program microalgae's 'oil factory' to produce various oils
By combining the 'chassis' of an oil-producing microalgae with genes from a Cuphea plant, scientists can turn the algae into a microbial cell factory that can produce various oils with different properties.
Apr 15th, 2021
Read moreAn ion pump to deliver chemotherapy agents to the brain
Researchers have shown in cells in culture that an ion pump can deliver drugs more accurately, which gives less severe adverse effects in chemotherapy.
Apr 15th, 2021
Read moreResearchers streamline molecular assembly line to design, test drug compounds
Researchers have found a way to fine-tune the molecular assembly line that creates antibiotics via engineered biosynthesis. The work could allow scientists to improve existing antibiotics as well as design new drug candidates quickly and efficiently.
Apr 13th, 2021
Read moreResearchers engineer probiotic yeast to produce beta-carotene
Researchers have genetically engineered a probiotic yeast to produce beta-carotene in the guts of laboratory mice. The advance demonstrates the utility of work the researchers have done to detail how a suite of genetic engineering tools can be used to modify the yeast.
Apr 12th, 2021
Read moreTechnique allows mapping of epigenetic information in single cells at scale
Scientists have developed a technique that makes it possible to examine how different versions of histones bind to the genome in tens of thousands of individual cells at the same time. The technique was applied to the mouse brain and can be used to study epigenetics at a single-cell level in other complex tissues.
Apr 12th, 2021
Read moreLighting the way to folding next-level origami
Synthetic biologists explored ways to fold artificial proteins into diverse shapes like origamis. They constructed diamond-shaped protein cages, and managed to transform them to different shapes.
Apr 12th, 2021
Read moreComputer model fosters potential improvements to 'bionic eye' technology
Scientists develop signals that could bring color vision and improved clarity to prosthesis for the blind.
Apr 9th, 2021
Read moreAn on-off switch for gene editing
New, reversible CRISPR method can control gene expression while leaving underlying DNA sequence unchanged.
Apr 9th, 2021
Read moreWhat is mRNA?
mRNA, the messenger molecule that's been in every living cell for billions of years is the key ingredient in some COVID-19 vaccines.
Apr 9th, 2021
Read moreThe incredible bacterial 'homing missiles' that scientists want to harness
Scientists are digging into the bizarre bacteria-produced nanomachines that could fast-track microbiome science.
Apr 7th, 2021
Read moreDecellularized spinach serves as an edible platform for laboratory-grown meat
The veiny skeleton of a spinach leaf shows for the first time it can support the growth of artificial meat.
Mar 31st, 2021
Read moreThe third generation of siRNA delivery system makes RNAi therapy feasible
Researchers reprogram host liver with genetic circuits to direct the synthesis and self-assembly of siRNAs into secretory exosomes. In vivo assembled siRNAs are systematically distributed to multiple tissues or targeted to specific tissues, inducing potent target gene silencing in these tissues.
Mar 30th, 2021
Read moreUprooting cancer: Hydrogel rapidly reverts cancer cells back to cancer stem cells
A hydrogel successfully reverted cancer cells back to cancer stem cells within 24 hours, in six different human cancer types. This could lead to the development of anti-cancer stem cell drugs and personalized medicines.
Mar 29th, 2021
Read moreNew data libraries open a new chapter in designing compounds that mimic antibodies
Researchers developed a new method to synthesize and screen libraries of peptoid nanostructures.
Mar 26th, 2021
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