Researchers lay out how to control biology with light—without genetics
Over the past five years, University of Chicago chemist Bozhi Tian has been figuring out how to control biology with light.
Over the past five years, University of Chicago chemist Bozhi Tian has been figuring out how to control biology with light.
Biochemistry
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How society regards the use of genetic modification and genome editing can have a significant influence on how these technologies are regulated by authorities and on the pace of technological advancement. In a review published ...
Biotechnology
Dec 20, 2017
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By using an electrochemical etching process on a common stainless steel alloy, researchers have created a nanotextured surface that kills bacteria while not harming mammalian cells. If additional research supports early test ...
Nanomaterials
Dec 13, 2017
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As the genetic modification of mice is increasingly prevalent in medical and biological research, so, too, is the need for an efficient way to transport cryopreserved embryos and sperm.
Materials Science
Dec 7, 2017
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Chemical modification of DNA subunits contribute to the regulation of gene expression. Researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have now deciphered a new pathway can reactivate genes that have been ...
Biochemistry
Dec 1, 2017
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Scientists of Helmholtz Zentrum München and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich (LMU) have discovered that two new classes of histone modifications couple cellular metabolism to gene activity. The study was published ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 24, 2017
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DNA evolved to store genetic information, but in principle this special, chain-like molecule can also be adapted to make new materials. Chemists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have now published an important demonstration ...
Materials Science
Oct 11, 2017
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The group of Dr. Myriam Calonje Macaya from the University of Seville,and the group of Franziska Turck from the Max Planck Institute have recently published a study in Genome Biology that advances the knowledge of epigenetic ...
Biotechnology
Jul 25, 2017
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A simple methodology for capturing proteins implicated in the development of Alzheimer's disease and other conditions has been developed by researchers at the University of Bradford and University of Dundee.
Biochemistry
Jul 17, 2017
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With prices down and weather patterns unpredictable, these are tough times for America's cotton farmers, but new research led by Z. Jeffrey Chen at The University of Texas at Austin might offer a break for the industry. He ...
Biotechnology
May 30, 2017
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