An international team of researchers has determined the function of a new family of proteins associated with cancer and autism. The results have been published in Molecular Cell.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 24, 2018
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Baker's yeast survive and grow after a drastic reorganization, not of their genes, but of the chromosome superstructures that house, protect and control access to their DNA code, a study just published in Nature finds.
Biotechnology
Aug 1, 2018
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A synthetic biology team at Tianjin University (TJU) has reported new methods and strategies for genome rearrangement and accelerated the evolution of yeast strains with their three latest studies published in Nature Communications ...
Biotechnology
May 24, 2018
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The CRISPR-Cas9 system has given researchers the power to precisely edit selected genes. Now, researchers have used it to develop a technology that can target any gene in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and turn it off ...
Biotechnology
May 7, 2018
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Stanford University bioengineers have figured out a way to make noscapine, a non-narcotic cough suppressant that occurs naturally in opium poppies, in brewer's yeast.
Biotechnology
Apr 2, 2018
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Imagine you're on your way to Mars, and you lose a crucial tool during a spacewalk. Not to worry, you'll simply re-enter your spacecraft and use some microorganisms to convert your urine and exhaled carbon dioxide (CO2) into ...
Materials Science
Aug 22, 2017
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Researchers at the University of Manchester have discovered a new species of yeast that could help brewers create better lager.
Biotechnology
Jul 5, 2017
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The yeasts responsible for fermenting your favorite frothy ale have a surprisingly complicated past, according to researchers reporting in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on October 6.
Biotechnology
Oct 6, 2016
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Without question, the domesticated hybrid yeast that gives us lager beer is an organism worth many billions of dollars.
Biotechnology
Jul 6, 2016
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Scientists have mapped how thousands of genetic mutations can affect a cell's chances of survival.
Biotechnology
Apr 14, 2016
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