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Ethics should lead, not play catch-up, expert emphasizes as Japan panel OKs making human embryos from stem cells
A leading bioethicist at Hiroshima University is calling for an anticipatory, rather than reactive, approach to ethics after a Japanese government panel in August backed a report that brings the country a step closer to becoming ...
Biotechnology
Nov 14, 2025
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Simultaneous imaging of intracellular DNA and RNA using harmless light
NIMS, in collaboration with Nagoya University, Gifu University, and the University of Adelaide, has developed a method for simultaneously imaging DNA and RNA inside cells using harmless infrared to near-infrared light.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 14, 2025
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The 'Great Unified Microscope' can see both micro and nanoscale structures
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have built a microscope that can detect a signal over an intensity range 14 times wider than conventional microscopes. Moreover, the observations are made label-free, that is, without ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 14, 2025
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A compact space spectrometer for sustainable agriculture
Researchers at Fraunhofer IOF in collaboration with Airbus have developed a hyperspectral spectrometer as part of the "Rainbow" project. The technology enables the creation of digital field maps that can be used in agriculture ...
Biotechnology
Nov 13, 2025
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Chinese team finds a fern that makes rare earth elements
Scientists have discovered a fern from South China that naturally forms tiny crystals containing rare earth elements (REEs). This breakthrough opens the door to a promising new way of "green mining" of these minerals called ...
Analytical technique provides new insight into old DNA samples
Research institutions around the world house valuable genetic information that could help unlock countless medical mysteries. However, because DNA degrades over time, it is difficult for researchers to analyze DNA samples ...
Biotechnology
Nov 13, 2025
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New biosensor technology maps enzyme mystery inside cells
Cornell researchers have developed a powerful new biosensor that reveals, in unprecedented detail, how and where kinases—enzymes that control nearly all cellular processes—turn on and off inside living cells.
Biotechnology
Nov 13, 2025
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New software toolbox enables brain-like models to learn directly from data
Researchers have developed a powerful new software toolbox that allows realistic brain models to be trained directly on data. This open-source framework, called JAXLEY, combines the precision of biophysical models with the ...
Biotechnology
Nov 13, 2025
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Biotechnology from the tropics: Ecuador fights against fungus that withers bananas
Ecuadorian scientists are developing a biotechnological strategy to stop banana wilt by genetically editing the causative fungus. Global banana production—one of the pillars of food security and a key source of income for ...
Biotechnology
Nov 13, 2025
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Molecular switch KAT7 may hold key to large-scale manufacturing of platelets
Platelets are small, disk-shaped cell fragments in the blood that are essential to stop bleeding and to initiate blood clotting after injury. Platelet transfusions in patients with severe trauma or medical conditions, including ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 13, 2025
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Microfluidic MISO platform enables high-resolution cryo-EM from minimal starting material
Researchers at the VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology have developed a new microfluidics-based workflow that enables high-resolution cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structure determination from extremely small ...
Biotechnology
Nov 13, 2025
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New 'ultra-mild' sequencing method fixes long-standing flaws in cancer DNA methylation tests
Traditional bisulfite sequencing damages DNA, while enzyme-based alternatives are inconsistent. A novel methylation analysis method, called UMBS-seq, has been published in Nature Communications.
Biotechnology
Nov 13, 2025
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Genomes of 24,000 previously unknown microbes revealed by new tools
QUT researchers have recovered the genomes of more than 24,000 previously unknown microbial species—some from entirely new branches of life that likely evolved before plants and animals. The microbes are detailed in two ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 13, 2025
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Scientists look to ancient microbes to discover the antibiotics of the future
A quest to discover new antibiotics is taking a Cal Poly biochemistry research team back in time millions of years as they study ancient microorganisms.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 13, 2025
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Gene editing produces plants that are indigestible to pests
Insects that feed on starch can find veritable feasts in corn, pea, and bean crops or warehouses. It is no coincidence that the ancestors of these commercial plants developed α-amylase inhibitor proteins, which make the ...
Biotechnology
Nov 12, 2025
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Bacteriophage characterization provides platform for rational design
From medicine to agriculture and aquaculture, bacteriophages are poised to have a huge global impact. As viruses which target only bacterial cells, they hold promise as an alternative to antibiotics, overcoming increasing ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 12, 2025
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Beyond Matrigel: An engineered hydrogel for 3D stem cell culture
Scientists at the University of Osaka have developed a novel hydrogel that enables the efficient, three-dimensional (3D) culture of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs).
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 12, 2025
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Bacteria spin rainbow-colored, sustainable textiles
In the future, clothes might come from vats of living microbes. Reporting in the journal Trends in Biotechnology, researchers demonstrate that bacteria can both create fabric and dye it in every color of the rainbow—all ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 12, 2025
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Cow cells defy aging, opening the door to affordable lab-grown beef
A new study shows, for the first time, that cow cells can naturally become immortal—continuing to divide indefinitely without genetic modification or any abnormal transformation. This overturns long-held assumptions that ...
Biotechnology
Nov 12, 2025
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Year-round edamame: Hydroponic LED plant factories redefine sustainable cultivation
Artificial light-type plant factories are an emerging agricultural innovation that enables crops to be grown year-round in precisely controlled environments. By adjusting factors such as light, temperature, humidity, carbon ...
Biotechnology
Nov 12, 2025
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