A team of researchers from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and Karolinska Institutet has recently developed a new protein that can help increase the targeting accuracy in the genome editing process. It is believed that ...
Biotechnology
Nov 6, 2019
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Charles Gersbach, the Rooney Family Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University, leads a lab that is centered on developing and applying genome engineering tools––most notably CRISPR-based technology. ...
Biotechnology
Nov 5, 2019
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Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have succeeded in 3-D printing with a wood-based ink in a way that mimics the unique "ultrastructure" of wood. Their research could revolutionise the manufacturing ...
Materials Science
Jun 27, 2019
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The applications of CRISPR based genetic engineering tools range from changing colors in butterfly wings to developing gene therapies that might one day cure or prevent human diseases.
Biotechnology
Jun 26, 2019
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An international team, including researchers from the University of Göttingen, argues in a perspective article recently published in Science that new plant breeding technologies can contribute significantly to food security ...
Biotechnology
Apr 1, 2019
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Gene-editing sugarcane for use in renewable energy and bio-plastics could help secure the industry's future.
Plants & Animals
Mar 11, 2019
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One of Matthew Liao's most popular papers proposes that humans could genetically engineer themselves to collectively reduce our species' carbon footprint.
Biotechnology
Mar 8, 2019
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A new study proposes a new way of ranking universities, using a more balanced cultural view and based on 24 international editions of Wikipedia
General Physics
Jan 28, 2019
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One to 2 per cent of the population has coeliac disease (CD), an immune reaction to gluten. Wheat grains contain gluten, a mixture of glutenin and gliadin proteins, which build a network that gives wheat bread its unique ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 28, 2019
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In an ordinary house tucked away on a quiet street in Oakland, Josiah Zayner stands over a container filled with green tree frogs with a syringe in hand.
Biotechnology
Jan 24, 2019
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