Bacteria, for the most part, thrive in extreme temperatures and in arid conditions. But some types of bacteria have the capacity to do this and more: they grow within diverse environments and adapt easily. ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

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Biology is on the verge of getting its versions of the lever, wheel and axle, pulley and other basic machines that enable engineers to build almost any mechanical device, a new analysis has concluded. The ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Jun 05, 2013 4.5 / 5 (2) 0

DNA's unique structure is ideal for carrying genetic information, but scientists have recently found ways to exploit this versatile molecule for other purposes: By controlling DNA sequences, they can manipulate ...

Nanotechnology - Nanomaterials

Apr 10, 2013 4.4 / 5 (8) 2 |

What effects will the rapidly growing field of synthetic biology have on the conservation of nature? The ecological and ethical challenges stemming from this question will require a new dialogue between members of the synthetic ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 02, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 2

Scientists may soon be able to turn to one of the most powerful forces in biology—evolution—to help in their quest to develop new synthetic polymers.

Chemistry - Polymers

Apr 02, 2013 5 / 5 (5) 7 |

Thirty years ago, the future lay in programming computers. Today, it's programming cells.

Biology - Biotechnology

Mar 27, 2013 4.5 / 5 (2) 1

(Phys.org) —Predictability is often used synonymously with "boring," as in that story or that outcome was soooo predictable. For practitioners of synthetic biology seeking to engineer valuable new microbes, ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Mar 14, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

MIT engineers have created genetic circuits in bacterial cells that not only perform logic functions, but also remember the results, which are encoded in the cell's DNA and passed on for dozens of generations.

Biology - Biotechnology

Feb 11, 2013 4.6 / 5 (13) 3 |

Scientists report that they have developed a method that cuts down the time it takes to make new 'parts' for microscopic biological factories from two days to only six hours.

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

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Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have achieved a feat in synthetic chemistry by inventing a scalable method to make complex natural compounds known as "polyhydroxylated steroids." These ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Jan 03, 2013 5 / 5 (5) 2 |

(Phys.org)—Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed the first synthetic compound that can reverse the effects of a serious metabolic condition known as fatty liver disease. ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Dec 19, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 0

Press coverage of synthetic biology in the United States and Europe increased significantly between 2008 and 2011, according to a report released today by the Synthetic Biology Project at the Woodrow Wilson International ...

Biology - Other

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Picture two charged particles in a vacuum. Thanks to laws of elementary electrostatics, we can easily calculate the force these particles exert upon one another, and therefore predict their movements.

Physics - General Physics

Nov 28, 2012 5 / 5 (5) 2 |

(Phys.org)—The United States could eliminate the need for crude oil by using a combination of coal, natural gas and non-food crops to make synthetic fuel, a team of Princeton researchers has found. 

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Nov 28, 2012 3.2 / 5 (13) 15 |

The study of proteins (which are found throughout every cell and tissue in the body) is of specific interest to scientists, as they are an integral part of most biological processes. Proteins are composed ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

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