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Engineers develop microfluidic protocol to extract and purify DNA
Call it the science of small, but a trio of University of Florida chemical engineers have developed a lab-on-a-chip process that could make a big difference for DNA research and, ultimately, patients.
Biotechnology
Jan 24, 2025
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New method enables protein labeling of tens of millions of densely packed cells in organ-scale tissues
A new technology developed at MIT enables scientists to label proteins across millions of individual cells in fully intact 3D tissues with unprecedented speed, uniformity, and versatility. Using the technology, the team was ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 24, 2025
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Bacteria found to eat forever chemicals, and even some of their toxic byproducts
In the quest to take the "forever" out of "forever chemicals," bacteria might be our ally. Most remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) involves adsorbing and trapping them, but certain microbes can actually ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 23, 2025
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New tool enables phylogenomic analyses of entire genomes
Researchers led by electrical engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a better way to perform the comparative analysis of entire genomes. This approach can be used to study relationships between ...
Biotechnology
Jan 23, 2025
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Microdroplet generator enhances single-cell analytical technique for mammalian cells
Trace metals are crucial for the growth of all living organisms. Understanding the role of these trace metals on metabolism is essential for maintaining a stable state of the organism. Additionally, human beings are also ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 22, 2025
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New software package drives deeper understanding of trait evolution
Evolution is complex and difficult to study, but a new software package developed by the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station offers researchers a better way to simulate how organisms change over time.
Evolution
Jan 22, 2025
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Bioluminescent cell imaging upgrade makes it easier to track many targets simultaneously
Imaging live cells with fluorescent proteins has long been a crucial technique for understanding cellular behavior. While bioluminescent proteins offer several advantages over fluorescent proteins, the limited availability ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 22, 2025
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'Buzz me in:' Bees wearing itty bitty QR codes reveal hive secrets
Several hundred bees in rural Pennsylvania and rural New York are sporting tiny QR codes on their backs. More than the latest in apiarian fashion, the little tags serve a scientific purpose: tracking when bees go in and out ...
Ecology
Jan 22, 2025
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Final synthetic yeast chromosome completed, paving way for biotech advances
Macquarie University researchers have worked with an international team of scientists to achieve a major milestone in synthetic biology by completing the creation of the final chromosome in the world's first synthetic yeast ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 22, 2025
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AI in cell research: Mapping technology reveals cell dynamics in unprecedented detail
Thanks to a new technology called Moscot ("Multi-Omics Single-Cell Optimal Transport"), researchers can now observe millions of cells simultaneously as they develop into a new organ—for example, a pancreas. This method ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 22, 2025
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In the hunt for new and better enzymes, AI steps to the fore
Enzymes are crucial to life. They are nature's little catalysts. In the gut, they help us digest food. They can enhance perfumes or get laundry cleaner with less energy. Enzymes also make potent drugs to treat disease. Scientists ...
Biotechnology
Jan 22, 2025
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Team manipulates intracellular signal transduction using optogenetic technology
A research team led by Dr. Tetsuya Muramoto from the Faculty of Science at Toho University has demonstrated the mechanisms by which periodic chemical signal frequencies in cells regulate gene expression via transcription ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 21, 2025
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Peptides that can remove microplastics identified
Researchers have identified peptides that can help remove microplastics from the environment by combining biophysical modeling, molecular dynamics, quantum computing, and reinforcement learning. The ultimate goal of the work ...
Biotechnology
Jan 21, 2025
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Simplified redesign of proteins can improve ligand binding
In biology, the binding of cellular proteins to molecules called ligands produces myriad functions essential for life, including cell signaling and enzymatic action. In biotechnology and medicine, the ability of researchers ...
Biotechnology
Jan 21, 2025
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Innovative process converts urine into slow-release crystal fertilizer
A team of chemists and agriculture specialists has developed a way to transform urea in wastewater, into percarbamide, which can be used as a fertilizer. In their paper published in the journal Nature Catalysis, the group ...
Systems engineering of cell factories almost doubles output, offering a sustainable fossil-fuel alternative
Engineers from The University of Warwick's Integrative Synthetic Biology Center and Imperial College London's Department of Bioengineering have unveiled how to engineer microbial "cell-factories" to boost the manufacture ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 21, 2025
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Harnessing proteins to clean contaminated soil
In 2020, the City of Lausanne found that large areas of its soil had been contaminated with dioxins, which are chlorinated organic compounds. This pollution was due mainly to combustion-reliant manufacturing processes.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 21, 2025
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Ship slime build-up: Biofilm growth model could enable lower costs and emissions in ocean transport
Slime build-up is a costly drag on fuel efficiency for ocean-going cargo ships, leading to more emissions and, eventually, higher consumer prices. A study published in the journal, npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, suggests a ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 21, 2025
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AI model simulates 500 million years of evolution to generate a new fluorescent protein
A team of AI researchers, biologists and evolutionary specialists at EvolutionaryScale and the Arc Institute, both in the U.S., has designed and built an AI model capable of generating the code to synthesize novel proteins. ...
Lab-grown intestines: Protein printing mimics human gut structures
An IBEC-led study describes the development of an innovative method to control the formation of crypt-like structures and villi in the intestine using a contact protein printing technique. This model will make it possible ...
Biotechnology
Jan 21, 2025
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