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EMBL spins the Sleeping Beauty transposase
New possibilities for gene therapiesCredit: Scienseed The team, comprising researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, the Universitätsklinikum Würzburg and...
Gene-OFF switches tool up synthetic biology
Programmable repressor elements expand the toolbox of synthetic biologists, enabling more sophisticated and accurate diagnostic, environmental, and biofabrication approachesCredit: Alexander...
New approach uses light to stabilize proteins for study
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Researchers report they have developed a new technique that uses light...
From cone snail venom to pain relief
How conotoxins can be used in pain therapyCredit: © Markus Muttenthaler Conotoxins are bioactive peptides found in the venom that...
Scientists create ‘artificial leaf’ that turns carbon into fuel
Converts harmful carbon dioxide into useful alternative fuelCredit: University of Waterloo Scientists have created an "artificial leaf" to fight climate...
SRNL radiation detection systems operating at ports of Tacoma and NY/NJ
Credit: Dept. of Homeland Security AIKEN, S.C. (Nov. 1, 2019) - After years of development and testing, a radiation detection...
Joerg Widmer named Distinguished Member by the ACM
Credit: IMDEA Networks Institute Dr. Joerg Widmer, Research Professor and Research Director of IMDEA Networks, has been appointed "Distinguished Member"...
Eelgrass acid and resveratrol produced by cell factories for the first time
Scientists are now able to produce a wide range of sulfated aromatic compounds such as antifouling eelgrass acid, resveratrol and...
In classical and quantum secure communication practical randomness is incomplete
Credit: Prof. Ido Kanter Random bit sequences are key ingredients of various tasks in modern life and especially in secure...
Dynamics of silk proteins are key to outstanding stability of spider silk as biomaterial
Interdisciplinary study clarifies role of protein dynamics mediated by the amino acid methionineCredit: Ill./©: Benedikt Goretzki, Ute Hellmich Spider silk...
Published a clinical guide for the genomic diagnosis of Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Chronic Myelomonocytic leukaemia
Credit: Helena Díaz. Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute In Spain, a workgroup of more than 400 researchers, the Spanish Group...
CNIO researchers describe a molecular strategy that helps prevent tumour formation in mice
Credit: CNIO The body's process for manufacturing fatty acids is regulated by the enzyme FASN. In normal cells, this is...
New way to date rocks
Credit: The University of Queensland A new way to date a common mineral could help pinpoint ore deposits and improve...
Commemorating 30 years of optical vortices: A comprehensive review
Credit: Yijie Shen, Xuejiao Wang, Zhenwei Xie,Changjun Min , , Qiang Liu, Mali Gong, Xiaocong Yuan Vortices are common phenomena...
‘Hot’ electrons in metallic nanostructures — non-thermal carriers or heating?
Credit: Yonatan Dubi & Yonatan Sivan What happens to a piece of metal when you shine light on it? This...
Agri-Neo launches Neo-Temper to prevent flour recalls through pathogen-reduction process
Organic, validated non-thermal food safety solution easily integrates into existing tempering process; preserves nutrition, sensory and functional characteristics of both...
Flotillin is a novel diagnostic blood marker of Alzheimer’s disease
Serum flotillin is a novel diagnostic marker for diagnosis of early AD and MCI-due to ADCredit: © Makoto Michikawa Currently,...
Protein Data Bank at Rutgers Awarded $34.5 million grant
Data bank makes more than 150,000 3D biomolecular structures freely available to the publicCredit: David S. Goodsell The RCSB Protein...
£3m Cyber-SHIP Lab offers opportunity to address maritime cyber security challenges
Credit: University of Plymouth A unique new research facility designed to address the key cyber security challenges facing the shipping...
Stuck in a Polish nuclear weapon bunker cannibal wood ants found the way home
Credit: Wojciech Stephan In a recent development of the story about wood ants trapped in a post-Soviet nuclear weapon bunker...
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