Search results for CRISPR

Molecular & Computational biology 6 hours ago

Developmental biologists discover how a critical protein shapes gallbladder formation

The lab of Dr. Mark Magnuson, Louise B. McGavock Professor and professor of molecular physiology and biophysics at Vanderbilt University, has demonstrated that the formation of the gallbladder and bile duct system depends ...

Cell & Microbiology 10 hours ago

Gene editing approach sheds light on how mitochondria drive autophagy

Autophagy is the process by which cells digest and renew their internal structures, recycling damaged or malfunctioning proteins and organelles. By reusing these basic molecules, the cell gains the energy and resources needed ...

Biotechnology Feb 6, 2025

CRISPR technique helps reveal how bean genes could improve nitrogen fixation

Beans are a key food at the dietary level, boasting high nutritional value and constituting the most directly consumed legume. They also have a "superpower" in the field: they are able to fix nitrogen to the soil, so they ...

Cell & Microbiology Feb 5, 2025

Jumbo phages love to kill bacteria—could they be used as antibiotics?

Phages are viruses that attack bacteria by injecting their DNA, then usurping bacterial machinery to reproduce. Eventually, they make so many copies of themselves that the bacteria burst. By looking at this process in a unique ...

Cell & Microbiology Feb 5, 2025

How to reproduce with two fathers and no biological mother

At the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing, held in March 2023 at the Francis Crick Institute in London, Japanese researcher Katsuhiko Hayashi stunned attendees when he explained how he had successfully reproduced ...

Cell & Microbiology Jan 30, 2025

Complex engineering of human cell lines reveals genome's unexpected resilience to structural changes

The most complex engineering of human cell lines ever has been achieved by scientists, revealing that our genomes are more resilient to significant structural changes than was previously thought.

Cell & Microbiology Jan 30, 2025

New light-tuned chemical tools control processes in living cells

A research group at Umeå University has developed new advanced light-controlled tools that enable precise control of proteins in real time in living cells. This research opens doors to new methods for studying complex processes ...

Plants & Animals Jan 29, 2025

After inversion by CRISPR/Cas, the epigenetic state of plant chromosomes remains stable

The epigenetic state of chromatin, gene activity, and chromosomal positions are interrelated. A research team from the IPK Leibniz Institute (IPK) and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has investigated how the chromosomal ...

Cell & Microbiology Jan 28, 2025

Hijacking the ribosome: New insights into how poxviruses boost protein production

Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered new details explaining how poxviruses manipulate host cells to enhance their own protein production, according to a study published in Cell Reports.

Bio & Medicine Jan 28, 2025

Escaping the endosome: BEND lipids improve LNP mRNA delivery and gene editing

Every time a shuttle docks with the International Space Station (ISS), a delicate dance unfolds between the shuttle's docking system and its counterpart on the station. Thanks to international standards, these mechanisms ...

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