Scientists report breakthrough in DNA editing technology
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found a way to apply a powerful new DNA-editing technology more broadly than ever before.
Biotechnology
Aug 26, 2013
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Nucleic Acids Research
Scientists use quantum biology, AI to sharpen genome editing tool
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have used their expertise in quantum biology, artificial intelligence and bioengineering to improve how CRISPR Cas9 genome editing tools work on organisms like microbes that can ...
Biotechnology
Nov 8, 2023
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EDGE bioinformatics brings genomics to everyone
A new bioinformatics platform called Empowering the Development of Genomics Expertise (EDGE) will help democratize the genomics revolution by allowing users with limited bioinformatics expertise to quickly analyze and interpret ...
Biotechnology
Nov 29, 2016
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The origin of life in an RNA pocket
This story begins several billion years ago. There's only chemistry, no biology—that is, plenty of chemical compounds exist on Earth, but life hasn't yet emerged. Then, among myriads of randomly self-assembled chemical ...
Evolution
Sep 14, 2022
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Researchers transplant the RNA editing machine of moss into human cells
If everything is to run smoothly in living cells, the genetic information must be correct. But unfortunately, errors in the DNA accumulate over time due to mutations. Land plants have developed a peculiar correction mode: ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 19, 2022
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602
Deep learning cracks the code of messenger RNAs and protein-coding potential
Researchers at Oregon State University have used deep learning to decipher which ribonucleic acids have the potential to encode proteins.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 23, 2018
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New platform for engineering ribosomes to 'cook new cuisines'
Synthetic biology researchers at Northwestern University have developed a system that can rapidly create cell-free ribosomes in a test tube, then select the ribosome that can perform a certain function.
Biotechnology
Feb 28, 2020
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Discovery of rules for CRISPR advance metabolic engineering
Discovery of rules that govern a variation of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing method makes it possible to use living cells to manufacture valuable metabolic compounds like pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals. Researchers at Rensselaer ...
Biotechnology
May 13, 2016
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Unexpected finding in the cell's power plant
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered that the protein complex RNase P in the cell's mitochondria behaves differently than previously thought. The findings, published in Nucleic Acids Research, give important ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 16, 2017
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How to program DNA robots to poke and prod cell membranes
Scientists have worked out how to best get DNA to communicate with membranes in our body, paving the way for the creation of 'mini biological computers' in droplets that have potential uses in biosensing and mRNA vaccines.
Bio & Medicine
Oct 15, 2021
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