Biotechnology News
April 18, 2024
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Apr. 17, 2024 — The rate at which human cells age is influenced by multiple interconnected factors. New research examined how restricting calories influences telomere length and biological ...
Apr. 8, 2024 — A new diagnostic tool developed by researchers can test for SARS-CoV-2 and Zika virus with the same or better accuracy as high-precision PCR tests in a matter of ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a DNA repair mechanism that advances understanding of how human cells stay healthy, and which could lead to new treatments for cancer and premature ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — An international team of scientists has published a single-cell atlas for Pristina leidyi (Pristina), the water nymph worm, a segmented annelid with extraordinary regenerative abilities that has fascinated biologists for more than a ...
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Apr. 17, 2024 — Researchers have developed a powerful, new technique to generate 'movies' of changing protein structures and speeds of up to 50 frames per ...
Apr. 1, 2024 — Researchers have refined an innovative method for measuring the activity level of microbes and linking that to their individual genetic code, providing new insights into the microbial communities ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — Young male blue tits are less successful in fathering offspring outside their breeding pair, not because of a lack of experience, but because they ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — 4.5 million gamers around the world have advanced medical science by helping to reconstruct microbial evolutionary histories using a minigame included inside the critically and commercially ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — Bacterial infections pose significant challenges to agriculture and medicine, especially as cases of antibiotic-resistant bacteria continue to rise. In response, scientists are elucidating the ways ...
Mar. 28, 2024 — Branching patterns are prevalent in our natural environment and the human body, such as in the lungs and kidneys. For example, specific genes that express growth factor proteins are known to ...
Apr. 12, 2024 — Scientists have summarized microbial food production ...
Apr. 12, 2024 — The rise of RNA viruses like SARS-CoV-2 highlights the need for new ways to fight them. RNA-targeting tools like CRISPR/Cas13 are powerful but inefficient in the cytoplasm of cells, where many RNA ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Researchers reveal how DNA gyrase resolves DNA entanglements. The findings not only provide novel insights into this fundamental biological mechanism ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Most disease-causing bacteria are known for their speed: In mere minutes, they can double their population, quickly making a person sick. But just as dangerous as this rapid growth can be a ...
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Apr. 11, 2024 — Vitamin B1 is an essential micronutrient for human beings. Its deficiency is the cause of numerous diseases of the nervous and cardiovascular systems. Researchers have achieved a significant advance ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Researchers have identified 14 genes that thale cress -- a plant commonly used in genetic investigations since its genome is well documented -- express more when responding to five specific ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Traces of DNA in the stomachs of predatory snails give a team og geobiologists new insights into the ecology of ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — Findings show a newly created drug can prevent runaway inflammation while still allowing the immune system to handle the virus, even when given late into ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — A new study reveals the detailed protein structure of the TAS2R14, a bitter taste receptor that allows us to perceive bitter taste. In addition to solving the structure of this taste receptor, the ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — Researchers decode repair mechanism during transcription of genetic ...
Apr. 9, 2024 — Researchers have made a significant advancement toward understanding how the human genome is organized inside a single cell. This knowledge is crucial for analyzing how DNA structure influences gene ...
Apr. 9, 2024 — Researchers have compiled a detailed catalogue of bacteria living in cancer metastases. Having analyzed over 4000 tumors, they shed light on the diversity of these co-inhabitants and how they might ...
Apr. 8, 2024 — Researchers have discovered that a worm commonly used in the study of biology uses a set of proteins unlike those seen in other studied organisms to protect the ends of its ...
Apr. 8, 2024 — Scientists have successfully grown 'mini kidneys' in the lab and grafted them into live mice, revealing new insights into the metabolic defects and a potential therapy for polycystic kidney ...
Apr. 8, 2024 — Genetic analysis finds evidence suggesting that acoustic fat bodies in the heads of toothed whales were once the muscles and bone marrow of the ...
Apr. 8, 2024 — A new dataset bridging molecular information about the poplar tree microbiome to ecosystem-level processes has been released. The project aims to inform research regarding how natural systems ...
Apr. 5, 2024 — Researchers developed a foundational language model to decode mRNA sequences and optimize those sequences for vaccine development. The tool shows broader promise as a means for studying molecular ...
Apr. 5, 2024 — The study underscores the crucial role of microbes in maintaining coral reef health, akin to the human gut microbiome. Hurricanes and disease outbreaks affect coral reef water microbial communities, ...
Apr. 3, 2024 — Researchers have discovered how certain proteins can attach to special structures in RNA, called G-quadruplexes. Additionally, they have developed computational tools capable of predicting these ...
Apr. 3, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a new bacterial killer that can target common lung infection caused by Burkholderia bacteria that has exciting potential for biotechnological ...
Apr. 3, 2024 — A fungus devastating frogs and toads on nearly every continent may have an Achilles heel. Scientists have discovered a virus that infects the fungus, and that could be engineered to save the ...
Apr. 3, 2024 — Researchers have genetically engineered bacteria to grow animal- and plastic-free leather that dyes ...
Apr. 3, 2024 — A recent breakthrough sheds light on how the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, invades human red blood cells. The study reveals the role of a sugar called sialic acid in this invasion process. ...
Apr. 3, 2024 — A genomic study of human and selected nonhuman primate centromeres has revealed their unimaginable diversity and speed of evolutionary change. Although centromeres are vital to proper cell ...
Thursday, April 11, 2024
- Biofortified Rice to Combat Deficiencies
- Genetic Underpinnings of Environmental Stress Identified in Model Plant
- Geobiology: New Placozoan Habitat Discovered
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- New Drug Prevents Flu-Related Inflammation and Lung Damage
- Researchers Discover How We Perceive Bitter Taste
- Cockayne Syndrome: New Insights Into Cellular DNA Repair Mechanism
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
- Machine Learning Method Reveals Chromosome Locations in Individual Cell Nucleus
- Bacteria in Cancer Unmasked
Monday, April 8, 2024
- Different Means to the Same End: How a Worm Protects Its Chromosomes
- Scientists Grow 'mini Kidneys,' Revealing New Insights Into Metabolic Defects and Potential Therapy for Polycystic Kidney Disease
- Toothed Whale Echolocation Organs Evolved from Jaw Muscles
- Integrated Dataset Enables Genes-to-Ecosystems Research
Friday, April 5, 2024
- Can Language Models Read the Genome? This One Decoded mRNA to Make Better Vaccines
- eDNA Methods Give a Real-Time Look at Coral Reef Health
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
- New Tools Reveal How Genes Work and Cells Organize
- Giant Phage Holds Promise as Treatment for Lung Infections
- Discovery Could End Global Amphibian Pandemic
- Plastic-Free Vegan Leather That Dyes Itself Grown from Bacteria
- New Discovery Unravels Malaria Invasion Mechanism
- First View of Centromere Variation and Evolution
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Monday, April 1, 2024
- New Antibiotic Class Effective Against Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria
- Pilot Study Shows Ketogenic Diet Improves Severe Mental Illness
Thursday, March 28, 2024
- When Inequality Is More Than 'skin-Deep': Social Status Leaves Traces in the Epigenome of Spotted Hyenas in Tanzania
- How the Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Enters Our Cells
- Genomic Research May Help Explain Cancer Resistance in Tasmanian Devils
- Researchers Discover Key Gene for Toxic Alkaloid in Barley
- Synaptic Protein Change During Development Offers Clues on Evolution and Disease
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- A Combination of Approved Drugs Enhances the Delivery of Anti-Bacterial Medications to Treat Tuberculosis
- Sweet Success: Sugarcane's Complex Genetic Code Cracked
- Scientists Extract Genetic Secrets from 4,000-Year-Old Teeth to Illuminate the Impact of Changing Human Diets Over the Centuries
- New Technique for Predicting Protein Dynamics May Prove Big Breakthrough for Drug Discovery
- New Enzymatic Cocktail Can Kill Tuberculosis-Causing Mycobacteria
- Old Immune Systems Revitalized in Mouse Study, Improving Vaccine Response
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
- Researchers Show That Introduced Tardigrade Proteins Can Slow Metabolism in Human Cells
- Severe Hurricanes Boost Influx of Juveniles and Gene Flow in a Coral Reef Sponge
- Discovery of Amino Acid Unveils How Light Makes Plants Open
Monday, March 25, 2024
- Novel Electrochemical Sensor Detects Dangerous Bacteria
- Maize Genes Control Little Helpers in the Soil
Friday, March 22, 2024
Thursday, March 21, 2024
- As We Age, Our Cells Are Less Likely to Express Longer Genes
- Decoding the Plant World's Complex Biochemical Communication Networks
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
- Decoding the Easter Bunny -- An Eastern Finnish Brown Hare to Represent the Standard for the Species' Genome
- Craving Snacks After a Meal? It Might Be Food-Seeking Neurons, Not an Overactive Appetite
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
- Empty 'backpacks' Activate the Immune System Against Cancer
- A Protein Found in Human Sweat May Protect Against Lyme Disease
Monday, March 18, 2024
- Genetic Basis for the Evolution of Hair Discovered in the Clawed Frog
- How Cells Are Ahead of the Curve
- Engineers Measure pH in Cell Condensates
Friday, March 15, 2024
- DNA Origami-Based Vaccines Toward Safe and Highly-Effective Precision Cancer Immunotherapy
- Protein Fragments ID Two New 'extremophile' Microbes--and May Help Find Alien Life
- Breakthrough Could Make Automated Dosing Systems Universal
Thursday, March 14, 2024
- New Study on Mating Behaviors Offers Clues Into the Evolution of Attraction
- It's Hearty, It's Meaty, It's Mold
- Alzheimer's Drug Fermented With Help from AI and Bacteria Moves Closer to Reality
- New Bioengineered Protein Design Shows Promise in Fighting COVID-19
- Even Cells Know the Importance of Recycling
- New Simpler and Cost-Effective Forensics Test Helps Identify Touch DNA
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- Steroid Drugs Used for HRT Can Combat E. Coli and MRSA
- New Computational Strategy Boosts the Ability of Drug Designers to Target Proteins Inside the Membrane
- Simple Trick Could Improve Accuracy of Plant Genetics Research
- Milk to the Rescue for Diabetics? Cow Produces Human Insulin in Milk
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
- A Simple and Robust Experimental Process for Protein Engineering
- How a Natural Compound from Sea Squirts Combats Cancer
- Gene Flow in Giraffes and What It Means for Their Conservation
Monday, March 11, 2024
- New Study Reveals Transgenerational Effects of Pesticide Linuron on Frogs
- Unveiling Inaoside A: An Antioxidant Derived from Mushrooms
- Anemonefish Are Better Taxonomists Than Humans
- Study Illuminates the Protective Role of Fluorescence in Neon-Colored Sea Anemones
Friday, March 8, 2024
- Research Sheds Light on New Strategy to Treat Infertility
- New Study Discovers How Altered Protein Folding Drives Multicellular Evolution
- Researchers Develop Artificial Building Blocks of Life
- Researchers Open New Leads in Anti-HIV Drug Development, Using a Compound Found in Nature
- Mutation Solves a Century-Old Mystery in Meiosis
Thursday, March 7, 2024
- Vitamin A May Play a Central Role in Stem Cell Biology and Wound Repair
- How Does a Virus Hijack Insect Sperm to Control Disease Vectors and Pests?
- The Malaria Parasite Generates Genetic Diversity Using an Evolutionary 'copy-Paste' Tactic
- What Makes a Pathogen Antibiotic-Resistant?
- First Atom-Level Structure of Packaged Viral Genome Reveals New Properties, Dynamics
- Cracking Epigenetic Inheritance: Biologists Discovered the Secrets of How Gene Traits Are Passed on
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
- Early Life Adversity Leaves Long-Term Signatures in Baboon DNA
- The World's Most Prolific CO2-Fixing Enzyme Is Slowly Getting Better
- Marine Algae Implants Could Boost Crop Yields
- Revealing the Evolutionary Origin of Genomic Imprinting
- Universal Tool for Tracking Cell-to-Cell Interactions
- Synthetic Gene Helps Explain the Mysteries of Transcription Across Species
- Decoding the Language of Epigenetic Modifications
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
- Tiny Worms Tolerate Chornobyl Radiation
- Researchers Explore Non-Invasive Method for Sampling Drug Response
- Lab-Grown Liver Organoid to Speed Up Turtle Research, Making Useful Traits Easier to Harness
Monday, March 4, 2024
- Modeling the Origins of Life: New Evidence for an 'RNA World'
- An Evolutionary Mystery 125 Million Years in the Making
- Photosynthetic Secrets Come to Light
Friday, March 1, 2024
- Light Into the Darkness of Photosynthesis
- How Virus Causes Cancer: Potential Treatment
- Convergent Evolution of Algal CO2-Fixing Organelles
Thursday, February 29, 2024
- Scientists ID Burned Bodies Using Technique Used for Extracting DNA from Woolly Mammoths, Neanderthals
- Scientists Identify New 'regulatory' Function of Learning and Memory Gene Common to All Mammalian Brain Cells
- Measuring Electrical Conductivity in Microorganisms, Approaching Understanding of Microbial Ecosystems
- Scientists Develop Novel RNA Or DNA-Based Substances to Protect Plants from Viruses