Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a synthetic peptide that can make multidrug-resistant bacteria sensitive to antibiotics again when used together with traditional antibiotics, ...
Biochemistry
Aug 6, 2020
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Life on Earth developed from inanimate components. Can we recreate this process in the laboratory, and what tools do we need for this? Using DNA origami, the art of folding at a scale of just a few millionths of a millimetre, ...
Biotechnology
Jun 11, 2020
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Researchers are ramping up production of a promising drug that has proven effective in obliterating SARS-CoV in cellular cultures. The team hopes that the drug might also be effective in the fight against SARS's close genetic ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 13, 2020
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Recent discoveries by two research teams in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University are advancing the field of synthetic biology.
Biochemistry
Apr 7, 2020
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When it comes to fighting a fast-spreading pandemic, speed is critical.
Biotechnology
Apr 3, 2020
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Stanford researchers have developed a technique that reprograms cells to use synthetic materials, provided by the scientists, to build artificial structures able to carry out functions inside the body.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 19, 2020
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A good indicator of dysregulation in live cells is a change in their RNA expression. MicroRNA (miRNA), a special type of RNA, is considered a biomarker for carcinogenic cells. A team of scientists from China has found a way ...
Biochemistry
Mar 16, 2020
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Bioengineers at the University of California San Diego have redesigned how harmless E. coli bacteria "talk" to each other. The new genetic circuit could become a useful new tool for synthetic biologists who, as a field, are ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 5, 2020
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Researchers at the Technion have created a biological computer, constructed within a bacterial cell and capable of monitoring different substances in the environment. Currently, the computer identifies and reports on toxic ...
Biotechnology
Feb 26, 2020
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A new synthetic biology toolkit developed at Northwestern University will help researchers design mammalian cells with new functionalities.
Biotechnology
Feb 7, 2020
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