News tagged with engineered bacterium
Erythromycin A produced in E. coli for first time
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Tufts University School of Engineering have reported the first successful production of the antibiotic erythromycin A, and two variations, using E. coli as the production host. ...
Nov 24, 2010 |
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Genetically engineered bacteria are sweet success against IBD
For the first time, scientists have used a genetically engineered "friendly" bacterium to deliver a therapy.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 20, 2009 |
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Researchers rapidly turn bacteria into biotech factories
High-throughput sequencing has turned biologists into voracious genome readers, enabling them to scan millions of DNA letters, or bases, per hour. When revising a genome, however, they struggle, suffering from serious writer's ...
Jul 26, 2009 |
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New DNA sensors could identify cancer using graphene
Kansas State University engineers think the possibilities are deep for a very thin material.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 13, 2009 |
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Engineered bacterium churns out two new key antibiotics
(PhysOrg.com) -- In recent years, scientists have isolated two potent natural antibiotics — platensimycin and platencin — that are highly effective against bacterial infection, including those caused by the most dreaded drug-resistant ...
Feb 18, 2009 |
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