Lab-grown cell machinery prompts real cells to sense and react to outside cues
Imperial researchers have programmed bacterial cells to react to changes in light and temperature with the help of synthetic cell machinery.
Imperial researchers have programmed bacterial cells to react to changes in light and temperature with the help of synthetic cell machinery.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 18, 2022
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Scientists have engineered mosquitoes that slow the growth of malaria-causing parasites in their gut, preventing transmission of the disease to humans.
Biotechnology
Sep 21, 2022
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Researchers have studied how certain bacteria perform photosynthesis using low-energy light, which could be engineered into crops to boost production.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 20, 2022
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Creating a new type of investment could be the key to protecting infrastructure projects from the impact of climate change according to a new report.
Economics & Business
Sep 20, 2022
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Researchers have discovered a new way hospital-acquired infections resist antibiotics, through a "silent" genetic mutation.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 19, 2022
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Researchers have solved a key hurdle in greener manufacturing, carbon capture, energy storage and gas purification—using metal oxides.
Materials Science
Sep 1, 2022
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Decarbonization scenarios produced by BP, Royal Dutch Shell and Equinor are incompatible with Paris Agreement goals for a safe and habitable planet.
Environment
Aug 16, 2022
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Although a significant amount of carbon has been caught and stored so far, governments should curb overestimation.
Earth Sciences
Jul 19, 2022
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By mimicking features of living systems, self-organizing lasers could lead to new materials for sensing, computing, light sources and displays.
Optics & Photonics
Jul 13, 2022
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A new Imperial analysis has found that biogas and biomethane, while more climate friendly, leak more than twice as much methane as previously thought.
Environment
Jun 17, 2022
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