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Carbon credit accuracy for agricultural markets improved by new baseline system testing
New research from Michigan State University, led by agricultural systems scientist Bruno Basso, addresses a major problem in agricultural carbon markets: how to set an accurate starting point, or "baseline," for measuring ...
Biotechnology
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Novel biosensor allows real-time monitoring of sucrose uptake in plants
Sucrose is a vital energy source in plants. It also drives growth and serves as an important signaling molecule during stress and development. Sucrose is a key product of photosynthesis and the primary form of sugar used ...
Biotechnology
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Ultrafast cryo-EM study challenges assumptions on pulsed electron beam mitigation of radiation damage
Radiation damage remains the principal limitation in achieving higher resolution in cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), despite advances in cryoprotection and low-dose imaging. Researchers have proposed that using pulsed ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Study helps urban farmers create 'light recipe' to increase crop yield
Researchers have developed a new formula to allow urban farmers to design their own "light recipe"—a combination of different colors of lighting that could help increase crop yields in vertical farms.
Biotechnology
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Scientists develop technique for high-resolution single cell epigenetic analysis
Van Andel Institute scientists have developed an improved technique to comprehensively profile DNA methylation in single cells, an advance that will help researchers better study the role of epigenetics in cancer and other ...
Biotechnology
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Study reveals world's largest turtle nesting site thanks to smarter drone surveys
A University of Florida research team has developed a more accurate way to count wildlife using drones—an innovation that helped confirm the world's largest known nesting site for a threatened turtle species.
Ecology
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Scientists create food sensor that detects unwanted bacteria, chemicals
Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas have created a portable food safety device they hope will one day be used at every level of the food industry—from processing facilities to home kitchens.
Cell & Microbiology
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Researchers turn food waste into biodegradable plastic
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 30% to 40% of the nation's food supply ends up being wasted. That adds up to billions of pounds every year rotting in landfills and emitting greenhouse gases like methane and ...
Biotechnology
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Team engineers a microbial platform for efficient lutein production
A research group at KAIST has successfully engineered a microbial strain capable of producing lutein at industrially relevant levels. The team, led by Distinguished Professor Sang Yup Lee from the Department of Chemical and ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 14, 2025
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AI finds hundreds of potential antibiotics in snake and spider venom
Snake, scorpion, and spider venom are most frequently associated with poisonous bites, but with the help of artificial intelligence, they might be able to help fight antibiotic resistance, which contributes to more than one ...
Biotechnology
Jul 14, 2025
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Key component to cell division revealed in 3D
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have revealed the structure of a key protein involved in unspooling DNA so that it can undergo repair. Because this protein is critical for DNA repair for ...
Biotechnology
Jul 14, 2025
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Faster and brighter protein labeling with new tool SNAP-tag2
Self-labeling protein tags such as SNAP-tag offer the opportunity to attach bright and photostable synthetic fluorophores to proteins of interest for later analysis, and are widely used in biochemistry. Scientists at the ...
Biotechnology
Jul 14, 2025
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Optogenetic screening platform for drug discovery introduced
A new study published in Cell has unveiled a first-of-a-kind optogenetic screening platform, developed by scientists at Integrated Biosciences, a biotechnology company integrating optogenetics, chemistry and AI to discover ...
Biotechnology
Jul 14, 2025
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Scientists design stable enzymes for non-natural reactions with near-natural efficiency
Weizmann Institute of Science-led researchers have unveiled a computational workflow that crafts enzymes exhibiting catalytic efficiencies surpassing 100,000 M−1 s−1, achieving performance comparable to natural biocatalysts ...
Cutting to the core of how 3D structure shapes gene activity
In biology textbooks and beyond, the human genome and DNA therein typically are taught in only one dimension. While it can be helpful for learners to begin with the linear presentation of how stretches of DNA form genes, ...
Biotechnology
Jul 11, 2025
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Antibody mapping chip speeds up vaccine research by revealing hidden binding sites quickly
A new microchip invented by Scripps Research scientists can reveal how a person's antibodies interact with viruses—using just a drop of blood. The technology offers researchers faster, clearer insights that could help accelerate ...
Biotechnology
Jul 11, 2025
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Time machine in drones? Photorealistic depiction shows Great Hungarian Plain before water regulations
Many of us have wondered what a landscape we see in a modern photograph might have looked like centuries ago. This question is especially intriguing when we know that the scenery has been radically transformed by human intervention ...
Ecology
Jul 11, 2025
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New AI tool models protein dynamics, aiding drug discovery and protein research
A major scientific advance in protein modeling developed by Microsoft Research AI for Science, has been published in Science. The study introduces BioEmu, a generative deep learning system that emulates the equilibrium behavior ...
Biotechnology
Jul 11, 2025
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Scientists develop novel recording tool to monitor protein kinase activities in living cells
The ability of protein kinases to transfer a phosphate group to target proteins plays an important role in many cellular processes. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg have now developed ...
Biotechnology
Jul 10, 2025
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Algae unlock a cheaper, greener and more ethical way to grow cells
The time it takes to grow new skin for burns victims could be improved thanks to a new method of cell cultivation using algae, developed by University of Queensland researchers.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 10, 2025
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