For all the attention the human microbiome has been getting over the last few years, one aspect of such research rarely makes headlines: the difficulty of observing how it changes over time in response to various stimuli. ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 11, 2019
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Synthetic biologists have the tools to build complex, computer-like DNA circuits that sense or trigger activities in cells, and thanks to scientists at Rice University and the University of Houston they now they have a way ...
Biotechnology
Aug 14, 2018
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Rice University scientists have created a toolkit for synthetic biologists who need to precisely tune the input and output levels of genetic circuits.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 11, 2018
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Synthetic biologists are fitting the genomes of microorganisms with synthetic gene circuits to break down polluting plastics, non-invasively diagnose and treat infections in the human gut, and generate chemicals and nutrition ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 16, 2017
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A nanoscale antibody first found in camels combined with a protein-degrading molecule is an effective new platform to control protein levels in cells, according to Rice University scientists. The technique could aid fundamental ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 30, 2017
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Over the last 17 years, scientists and engineers have developed synthetic gene circuits that can program the functionality, performance, and behavior of living cells. Analogous to integrated circuits that underlie myriad ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 26, 2017
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Researchers at the University of California San Diego have invented a new method for controlling gene expression across bacterial colonies. The method involves engineering dynamic DNA copy number changes in a synchronized ...
Biotechnology
Jul 10, 2017
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In a study published today in Nature Communications, a research team led by Ken Shepard, professor of electrical engineering and biomedical engineering at Columbia Engineering, and Lars Dietrich, assistant professor of biological ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 10, 2014
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Working with a synthetic gene circuit designed to coax bacteria to grow in a predictable ring pattern, Duke University scientists have revealed an underappreciated contributor to natural pattern formation: time.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 8, 2013
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A new low-cost, high-resolution tool is primed to revolutionize how nanotechnology is produced from the desktop, according to a new study by Northwestern University researchers.
Nanophysics
Jul 19, 2013
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