Nanoenzymes designed with a unique combination of structure and functions
Credit: IBB-UAB Researchers at the UAB have designed minimalist biostructures that imitate natural enzymes, capable of carrying out two differentiated ...
Tag: Biotechnology
New ‘split-drive’ system puts scientists in the (gene) driver seat
Researchers develop tunable system that harnesses the spread of cargo carried by gene drivesCredit: Gerard Terradas, UC San Diego Powerful ...
Food security: Irradiation and essential oil vapors for cereal treatment
A combined treatment of irradiation and essential oil vapors could effectively eliminate insects, bacteria and mold in stored grainsCredit: Christian ...
Retinal implants can give artificial vision to the blind
Credit: Alain Herzog / 2021 EPFL Being able to make blind people see again sounds like the stuff of miracles ...
Scientists explore the action mechanism of a new antibiotic
Credit: Timur Sabirov/Skoltech Scientists from Skoltech and MSU have investigated antibiotic nybomycin that could prove effective against bacteria resistant to ...
Determination of glycine transporter opens new avenues in development of psychiatric drugs
Credit: Azadeh Shahsavar Glycine can stimulate or inhibit neurons in the brain, thereby controlling complex functions. Unraveling the three-dimensional structure ...
Protein discovery could help enable eco-friendly fungicides
Findings explain how plants use RNA to defend against fungal invadersCredit: Nicole Ward Gauthier/University of Kentucky New research reveals an ...
Advance in ‘optical tweezers’ to boost biomedical research
Credit: Dr Fan Wang Much like the Jedis in Star Wars use 'the force' to control objects from a distance, ...
Purdue Research Foundation partners with IdentifySensors Biologics for COVID-19 technology
Credit: Purdue University/Chris Adam WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - IdentifySensors Biologics, a Purdue University-affiliated technology firm developing a rapid diagnostic platform ...
UTA researcher examining potentially less invasive treatment for peripheral artery disease
Nanoparticle delivery offers hope to those with peripheral artery diseaseCredit: UT Arlington A University of Texas at Arlington bioengineer is ...
Prehistoric killing machine exposed
Previously thought of as heavy, slow and sluggish, the 260-million-year-old predator, Anteosaurus, was a ferocious hunter-killerCredit: Alex Bernardini (@SimplexPaleo) Judging ...
Heat-free optical switch would enable optical quantum computing chips
Credit: Lucas Schweickert In a potential boost for quantum computing and communication, a European research collaboration reported a new method ...
Researchers introduce a new generation of tiny, agile drones
The technology could boost aerial robots' repertoire, allowing them to operate in cramped spaces and withstand collisionsCredit: Courtesy of Kevin ...
Detective work inside plant cells finds a key piece of the C4 photosynthesis puzzle
Credit: Natalia Bateman, CoETP An impressive body of evidence published this week reveals the answer to a mystery that has ...
Mouse sperm generated in rats
Researchers from the National Institute for Physiological Sciences in Japan successfully grow mouse stem cells into sperm in the body ...
Common bacteria modified to make designer sugar-based drug
Process paves a road to safe, ethical, and fast drug manufacturingCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. -- Envisioning an animal-free ...
Meeting the meat needs of the future
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Humans are largely omnivores, and meat in various ...
Tissue, scaffold technologies provide new options for breast cancer, other diseases
Credit: Sherry Harbin/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - New technology from Purdue University innovators may help improve tissue restoration outcomes ...
4D bioengineering materials bend, curve like natural tissue
Study published in Advanced ScienceCredit: Aixiang Ding Tissue engineering has long-depended on geometrically static scaffolds seeded with cells in the ...
Natural product isolated from sea sponge tested against cancer cells
Credit: FEFU press office Scientists from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) together with Russian and German colleagues, continue studying antitumor ...
