Researchers uncover mechanisms of biofuel production in microalgae
Biofuel produced by microalgae: The perimeter of lipid droplet in their cells is an important place for oil synthesis.
Mar 3rd, 2017
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A better way to measure the stiffness of cancer cells
Laser technique peers through individual cells to gauge stiffness with unprecedented speed.
Mar 1st, 2017
Read moreSuper plants need super ROOTS
A new program hopes to develop better crops - super plants that are drought-resistant, use less fertilizer and remove more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Feb 28th, 2017
Read moreComputing with biochemical circuits made easy
Researchers are working to create circuits using not the usual silicon transistors but strands of DNA.
Feb 23rd, 2017
Read moreOrgan-on-a-chip mimics heart's biomechanical properties (w/video)
The human heart beats more than 2.5 billion times in an average lifetime. Now scientists have created a three-dimensional organ-on-a-chip that can mimic the heart's amazing biomechanical properties.
Feb 23rd, 2017
Read moreIn a possible step forward for gene therapy, researchers made mice glow like fireflies
A collaboration between chemists and gene therapy experts produced a new way of inserting the code for modified proteins into the cells of mice. If successful in humans, the technique could be useful for vaccines or cancer therapies.
Feb 21st, 2017
Read moreUnlocking peptide potential
New computational methods may enable custom-designed drugs.
Feb 20th, 2017
Read moreResearchers are first to see DNA 'blink'
Powerful optical imaging technology catches DNA naturally fluorescing.
Feb 17th, 2017
Read moreIn-mouse catalysis
Organ-targeted metal-complex catalysis within living biological systems.
Feb 17th, 2017
Read moreDNA computer brings 'intelligent drugs' a step closer
Researchers present a new method that should enable controlled drug delivery into the bloodstream using DNA computers.
Feb 17th, 2017
Read moreCloser look at atomic motion in molecules may benefit biotechnology researchers
Every molecule holds a complex landscape of moving atoms - and the ability to single out and examine individual nuclear vibrations may unlock to the secret to predicting and controlling chemical reactions. Now a new method enables biotechnology researchers to do just that.
Feb 15th, 2017
Read moreResearchers develop 'living diode' using cardiac muscle cells
Using cardiac muscle cells and cardiac fibroblasts researchers have created a 'living diode', which can be used for cell-based information processing.
Feb 14th, 2017
Read moreChemical engineers boost bacteria's productivity
Chemical engineers have designed a novel genetic switch that allows them to dramatically boost bacteria's production of useful chemicals by shutting down competing metabolic pathways in the cells.
Feb 13th, 2017
Read moreNew research shows that proteins are 'virtually' knotted
A new study has shown that knots in proteins can be understood using 'virtual knots' - a branch of knot theory previously considered as abstract and without application.
Feb 13th, 2017
Read moreOne step closer to personalized antibiotic treatment
Microbes in the gut can 'disarm' antibiotics, leading to antibiotic resistance and incurable infections. A new method makes it possible to quickly detect resistance genes and, hence, choose the most efficient type of antibiotic treatment.
Feb 10th, 2017
Read moreResearchers create 3-D beating heart
Scientists have found a way to create 3D heart tissue that beats in synchronized harmony, like a heart in love, that will lead to better understanding of cardiac health and improved treatments.
Feb 10th, 2017
Read moreNew mechanobiology technique to stop cancer cell migration
Researchers have developed a novel technique that stops cervical cancer cell migration.
Feb 10th, 2017
Read moreScientists create organs-on-chips for large-scale drug screening
Microtissue technology seen as improvement for drug compound discovery.
Feb 8th, 2017
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