Biotechnology News
October 14, 2024
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Oct. 11, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new method to recreate a robust and functional human immune system in mice using mononuclear cells from the cord blood. This new kind of mice, that count with most of the human immune cell types with lower ...
Oct. 11, 2024 — Scientists discover how innate immunity envelops bacteria. The protein GBP1 is a vital component of our body's natural defense against pathogens. This substance fights against bacteria and parasites by enveloping them in a protein coat, but how the ...
Oct. 10, 2024 — Biologists have curated the red milkweed beetle's genome and its arsenal of genes related to plant-feeding and other biological traits. They sequenced and assembled the entire genome of the host-specialist milkweed beetle (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus). ...
Oct. 9, 2024 — Scientists have long wondered why animals get the DNA inside their mitochondria, the cell's energy center, only from their mothers. New research explains why and offers hope for treating mitochondrial ...
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Sep. 30, 2024 — Promising new inroads into critical DNA testing has been forecast by experts who have applied machine learning to DNA profiling. From medical diagnostics to forensic tests and national security, PCR ...
Oct. 9, 2024 — Dying cells are typically expelled from epithelial sheets to prevent foreign substances and microorganisms from entering, but the mechanism ...
Oct. 9, 2024 — Researchers have discovered new understanding of bacterial photosynthesis. Using cutting-edge techniques, investigators have unveiled intricate detailed images of the key photosynthetic protein ...
Oct. 9, 2024 — Researchers tracked the health of nearly one thousand mice on a variety of diets to see if these diets would extend the mice's lifespan. The study was designed to ensure that each mouse was ...
Oct. 8, 2024 — A research team describes how they engineered an efficient new enzyme that can produce a synthetic genetic material called threose nucleic acid. The ability to synthesize artificial chains of TNA, ...
Oct. 8, 2024 — Proteins control most of the body's functions, and their malfunction can have severe consequences, such as neurodegenerative diseases or cancer. Therefore, cells have mechanisms in place to control ...
Oct. 7, 2024 — A centromere is a specialized location in the DNA that functions as the control center of cell division and is maintained, unchanged, across generations of cells. It is characterized by a special ...
Oct. 7, 2024 — A protein determines the shape of ...
Sep. 26, 2024 — A time-delay circuit enables precise control over the division of synthetic DNA droplets, which mimic biological Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation ...
Oct. 4, 2024 — Genome instability can cause numerous diseases. Cells have effective DNA repair mechanisms at their disposal. A research team has now gained new insights into the DNA damage ...
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Oct. 3, 2024 — Pockets of microbes have been found living within a sealed fracture in 2-billion-year-old rock. The rock was excavated from the Bushveld Igneous Complex in South Africa, an area known for its rich ...
Oct. 3, 2024 — An international team of researchers have made a promising breakthrough in the development of drugs to treat Alzheimer's Disease. For the first time, scientists have developed a drug that works ...
Oct. 3, 2024 — A chip-based 'tractor beam' can trap and manipulate biological particles using a tightly focused beam of light emitted from a silicon-photonics chip. The device could help biologists and ...
Oct. 2, 2024 — Inside every cell, inside every nucleus, your continued existence depends on an incredibly complicated dance. Proteins are constantly wrapping and unwrapping DNA, and even minor missteps can lead to ...
Oct. 2, 2024 — Researchers have created an array of nanopillars that can breach the nucleus of a cell -- the compartment that houses our DNA -- without damaging the cell's outer membrane. This new ...
Oct. 2, 2024 — It's important to eat your veggies, but some essential vitamins and nutrients can only be found in animals, including certain amino acids and peptides. But, in a proof-of-concept study, ...
Oct. 1, 2024 — The genome inside each of our cells is modelled by tension and torsion -- due in part to the activity of proteins that compact, loop, wrap and untwist DNA -- but scientists know little about how ...
Oct. 1, 2024 — Scientists have developed six lines of humanized mice that can serve as valuable models for studying human cases of ...
Oct. 1, 2024 — The complex shape of respiratory syncytial virus is one hurdle limiting the development of treatments for an infection that leads to hospitalization or worse for hundreds of thousands of people in ...
Oct. 1, 2024 — Scientists have revealed how Fanzor2's divergence from bacterial ancestors may make it a useful tool for future genomic engineering ...
Oct. 1, 2024 — Engineers have discovered a simple and inexpensive means of directing lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), the revolutionary molecules that delivered the COVID-19 vaccines, to target specific tissues, ...
Oct. 1, 2024 — Scientists have uncovered how the parasite that causes malaria orchestrates their cell division -- which is key in enabling the parasite to transmit this deadly disease. They show how they have ...
Sep. 30, 2024 — A gene that limits cellular damage could be the key to surviving prolonged cold ...
Sep. 30, 2024 — A new study shows that bitter tasting protein fragments (peptides) are produced in the stomach during the digestion of the natural sweetener thaumatin. In a cellular test system, the peptides are ...
Sep. 30, 2024 — New research shows that the Vikings traveled more than 6,000 kilometers to the Arctic to hunt for walrus. DNA analyses reveal that walrus ivory from Greenland was brought to Europe and probably as ...
Sep. 26, 2024 — Researchers have shown that the balance of bacteria in the gut can influence symptoms of hypopituitarism in mice. They also showed that aspirin was able to improve hormone deficiency symptoms in mice ...
Sep. 26, 2024 — Transport proteins are responsible for the ongoing movement of substrates into and out of a biological cell. However, it is difficult to determine which substrates a specific protein can transport. ...
Sep. 26, 2024 — A team has designed a new drug against malaria and identified its mechanism of ...
Sep. 26, 2024 — Sea robins are unusual animals with the body of a fish, wings of a bird, and walking legs of a crab. Now, researchers show that the legs of the sea robin aren't just used for walking. In fact, ...
Sep. 26, 2024 — Results from a preclinical study in mice and a collaborative clinical study in patients show that the type 2 immune response -- associated with parasitic infection and thought to play a negative role ...
Thursday, October 3, 2024
- 2-Billion-Year-Old Rock Home to Living Microbes
- Promising 'first' In Alzheimer's Drug Development
- Engineers Create a Chip-Based Tractor Beam for Biological Particles
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
- Scientists Decode Key Mutation in Many Cancers
- Nanopillars Create Tiny Openings in the Nucleus Without Damaging Cells
- Turning Plants Into Workout Supplement Bio-Factories
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
- Research Provides New Insights Into Role of Mechanical Forces in Gene Expression
- New Mouse Models Offer Valuable Window Into COVID-19 Infection
- New Images of RSV May Expose Stubborn Virus's Weak Points
- Structure of a Eukaryotic CRISPR-Cas Homolog, Fanzor2, Shows Its Promise for Gene Editing
- Siloxane Nanoparticles Unlock Precise Organ Targeting for mRNA Therapy
- Scientists Take a Major Step in Understanding How to Stop the Transmission of Malaria
Monday, September 30, 2024
- Syrian Hamsters Reveal Genetic Secret to Hibernation
- Thaumatin: Natural Sweetener With Anti-Inflammatory Potential
- The Vikings Were Part of a Global Network Trading in Ivory from Greenland
Thursday, September 26, 2024
- Research Reveals Impact of Gut Microbiome on Hormone Levels in Mice
- In or out of a Biological Cell: Who Transports What Here?
- Scientists Design New Drug to Fight Malaria
- These Fish Use Legs to Taste the Seafloor
- Unexpected Immune Response May Hold Key to Long-Term Cancer Remission
- Who Lives in the Treetops? DNA-Collecting Drone Provides Insights
- AI Trained on Evolution's Playbook Develops Proteins That Spur Drug and Scientific Discovery
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
- New Study Mapping Stem Cells Reveals Molecular Choreography Behind Individual Variation in Human Development
- Bacterial 'flipping' Allows Genes to Assume Different Forms
- World's Oldest Cheese Reveals Origins of Kefir
- Protein Behavior Can Be Predicted With Simple Math
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
- Better Together: Gut Microbiome Communities' Resilience to Drugs
- Spinning Artificial Spider Silk Into Next-Generation Medical Materials
Monday, September 23, 2024
- Biologist Pioneers Increased Protein in Staple Crops, Helps Alleviate Global Protein Shortage
- Compact 'gene Scissor' Enables Effective Genome Editing
Friday, September 20, 2024
Thursday, September 19, 2024
- Researchers Publish Breakthrough Study on How New Genes Evolve
- Genetic Tracing at the Huanan Seafood Market Further Supports COVID Animal Origins
- Stopping Plants from Passing Viruses to Their Progeny
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
- Silencing in Action: How Cells 'repress' Genomic Remnants of Ancient Viruses
- Nanotechnology: DNA Origami With Cargo Function
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
- Cancer Cells May Be Using Lipids to Hide from the Immune System
- Team Discovers Naturally Occurring DNA-Protein Hybrids
Monday, September 16, 2024
- CREME AI and CRISPR in Tandem
- New Insights Into DNA Organization During Embryonic Development
- Monoclonal Antibodies Offer Hope for Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance
- Genomics Reveals Sled Dogs' Siberian Lineage
Friday, September 13, 2024
Thursday, September 12, 2024
- Smart Supramolecular Assemblies
- How Do Cells Deal With Formaldehyde Toxicity During Growth and Aging?
- Gut Microbiome Influences Location of Immune Cells, Study Finds
- Researchers Explain the Organization of DNA in Chromosomes from Repetitive Interactions Between Nucleosomes
- Tailored Microbe Communities
- New Research on Plant Stem Cells Shines Light on How Plants Grow Stronger
- Photosynthesis: A Glimpse Into the Chloroplast Workshop
- Powered by Renewable Energy, Microbes Turn CO2 Into Protein and Vitamins
- Team Unravels Regulatory Mechanism That Prevents Stem Cell Differentiation and Maintains Gender Balance in Vascular Plants
- Understudied Protein Blobs Have Global Effects on Cell Biochemistry
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
- Newly Discovered Antimicrobial Could Prevent or Treat Cholera
- Scientists Expand the Genetic Alphabet to Create New Proteins
- Century-Old Experiment Secures Beer and Whiskey's Future
- How the Oceans' Most Abundant Bacteria Impact Global Nutrient Flows
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
- Like Father, Like Daughter
- Researchers Identify New Tools for Anti-Acinetobacter Drug Development and AMR Preparedness
- Towards a Better Understanding of Epigenetics and Dynamic Gene Silencing and Reactivation
- Surprising Hormone-Related Gene Activity Discovered in the Early Larval Stage of the Malabar Grouper
Monday, September 9, 2024
- Giant Fanged Frog Went Unrecognized in Philippines Because It Was Nearly Identical to Even Larger Species
- Now Live: Living Cells Can Be Seen With Infrared Light
- Diagnostic Tool Identifies Puzzling Inflammatory Diseases in Kids
- Hep C: We're Closer Than Ever to Solving Mystery of Deadly Virus
Friday, September 6, 2024
- Hijacking the Command Center of the Cell: Nuclear Parasites in Deep-Sea Mussels
- Crystallized Alternative DNA Structure Sheds Light on Insulin and Diabetes
Thursday, September 5, 2024
- Researchers Determine Molecular Interactions in Plants
- Regulatory Gene Influences Shape Recognition in Medaka Fish
- How Fish Guts Might Play a Role in Future Skin Care Products
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
- New Technique to Explore Oceanic Microbes
- Miniature Treadmills Accelerate Studies of Insects Walking
- Agriculture Accelerated Human Genome Evolution to Capture Energy from Starchy Foods
- Kidney Disease in Cats: High-Quality Feline iPSCs Generated Without Genetic Footprint
- Newly Discovered Gene May Influence Longevity
- Novel Immunotherapy Improves Recovery from Spinal Cord Injury
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
- New Species of Paua (Abalone) Found
- Plant Proteins Could Be Radical Alternative to Oil-Based Super Lubricants
- How Cells Control Gene Expression by Cleaning Up Their Mistakes
- Blood Stem Cell Breakthrough Could Transform Bone Marrow Transplants
Monday, September 2, 2024
Friday, August 30, 2024
- Genomic Dark Matter Solves Butterfly Evolutionary Riddle
- New Species of Antarctic Dragonfish Highlights Its Threatened Ecosystem
- Upcycling Excess Carbon Dioxide With Tiny Microbes
- AI Tool Maps out Cell Metabolism With Precision
Thursday, August 29, 2024
- How Cells Use Condensation to Seal Tissues Tight
- Seeing the Future: Zebrafish Regenerates Fully Functional Photoreceptor Cells and Restores Its Vision
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
- How Beetle Juice Led to the Discovery of a Virus and Solved the Mystery of a Superworm Die-Off
- 'Silent' Mutations Found to Have Repercussions Beyond Their Own Gene
- Bacterial Cells Transmit Memories to Offspring
- Moths May Use Disco Gene to Regulate Day/night Cycles
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
- This New Technique for Studying Cell Receptors Could Have Sweeping Implications for Drug Development
Monday, August 26, 2024
- Scientists Use Evolution to Bioengineer New Pathways to Sustainable Energy, Pharmaceuticals
- Mapping the Sex Life of Malaria Parasites at Single Cell Resolution, Reveals the Genetics Underlying Malaria Transmission
Thursday, August 22, 2024
- Revealing DNA Behavior in Record Time
- Creature the Size of a Dust Grain Found Hiding in California's Mono Lake
- Engineers Design Lookalike Drug Carrier to Evade Lung's Lines of Defense