Biotechnology News
May 1, 2025
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Apr. 28, 2025 — It is now possible to obtain three-dimensional, high-resolution images of enzyme activity in tissue samples or whole organs -- thanks to probe molecules that anchor fluorescent dyes within tissue as they are activated by enzymes. The organ being ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — The interaction between growth and the active migration of cells plays a crucial role in the spatial mixing of growing cell colonies. This connection will lay the groundwork for new approaches to understanding the dynamics of bacterial colonies and ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — The influenza virus manipulates the body's gene regulation system to accelerate its own spread. A new study also shows that an already approved drug could help strengthen immune defenses -- though its effect in humans remains to be ...
Apr. 24, 2025 — Pioneering research has repurposed a gene editing tool to help shed light on the true biodiversity present in natural ...
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Apr. 24, 2025 — 'Cold' tumors are resistant to common immunotherapies. Researchers have uncovered a master regulator that can be manipulated to prevent tumor growth ...
Apr. 24, 2025 — A team was able to edit the DNA of Lactobacillus strains directly without a template from other organisms. This technique is indistinguishable from natural variation and enabled the researchers to ...
Apr. 24, 2025 — Cinnamon is one of the oldest and most commonly used spices in the world, but a new study indicates a compound in it could interfere with some prescription ...
Apr. 24, 2025 — In many animals, skin coloration and its patterns play a crucial role in camouflage, communication, or thermoregulation. In the corn snake, some morphs display red, yellow, or pink blotches, and ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — Scientists have discovered how chemokines and G protein-coupled receptors selectively bind each other to control how cells ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — An international research team has provided a detailed insight into how the spatial organization of genetic material is established in the cell nucleus of early embryos within the first hours after ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — An international team has identified a potential microbial culprit behind the alarming rise in early-onset colorectal cancer: a bacterial toxin ...
Apr. 22, 2025 — By analyzing DNA from different cells in nearly 200 lines of maize plants, research has revealed insights that could help growers better adapt their ...
Apr. 17, 2025 — A vaccine under development has demonstrated complete protection in mice against a deadly variant of the virus that causes bird flu. The work focuses on the H5N1 variant known as 2.3.4.4b, which has ...
Apr. 22, 2025 — Genome editing has advanced at a rapid pace with promising results for treating genetic conditions -- but there is always room for improvement. A new ...
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Apr. 22, 2025 — A new tissue expansion method enables scientists to use mass spectrometry imaging to simultaneously detect hundreds of molecules at the single cell level in their native ...
Apr. 22, 2025 — Asymmetric interactions between molecules may serve as a stabilizing factor for biological systems. A new model reveals this regulatory role of non-reciprocity. The scientists aim to understand the ...
Apr. 22, 2025 — Urban entomologists have discovered a gene mutation that could contribute to bed bug insecticide ...
Apr. 21, 2025 — In the microscopic battlefield of plant-microbe interactions, plants are constantly fighting off invading bacteria. New research reveals just how clever these bacterial invaders can ...
Apr. 21, 2025 — Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that kills more than a million people worldwide every year. The pathogen that causes the disease, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is deadly in part because of ...
Apr. 21, 2025 — A new way to deliver disease-fighting proteins throughout the brain may improve the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other neurological disorders, according to scientists. By engineering ...
Apr. 21, 2025 — New insights into the mechanisms that cause more severe cases of schistosomiasis -- a disease caused by parasitic worms and second only to malaria in terms of potential harm -- have been ...
Apr. 21, 2025 — An international collaboration has published groundbreaking research, shedding light on the most significant increase in complexity in the history of life's evolution on Earth: the origin of the ...
Apr. 18, 2025 — A new study opens new avenues for combating soybean cyst nematodes, the most damaging pest for U.S. soybean ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — Using advanced DNA sequence analysis, a research team has discovered that tiny organisms in Brooklyn's highly contaminated Gowanus Canal have developed a comprehensive collection of ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — There's a sensation that you experience -- near a plane taking off or a speaker bank at a concert -- from a sound so total that you feel it in your very being. When this happens, not only do ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — A research team has developed a computational tool, Argo, designed to accurately track ARGs in environmental samples, providing insights into their dissemination and associated ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — Starch and oils are known as storehouses of carbon in plants. However, the way in which carbon resources are allocated during metabolism in plants remained unknown. Now, however, using a forward ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — A bioreactor that mimics a circulatory system can deliver nutrients and oxygen to artificial tissue, enabling the production of over 10 grams of chicken muscle for cultured meat ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — New research shows Glycolysis -- the process of converting sugar into energy -- plays a key role in early development. More than fuel, Glycolysis doesn't just power cells -- it helps steer them ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — 'Multi-zonal' liver organoids represent a significant step forward in developing lab-grown liver ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — Mycobacteria are the world's most deadly bacteria --c ausing infectious diseases including tuberculosis (TB), which alone kills more than one million people each year. New drugs to fight these ...
Apr. 15, 2025 — Bacteria naturally present in the human intestine (known as the gut microbiota) can transform cholesterol-derived bile acids into powerful metabolites that strengthen anti-cancer immunity by blocking ...
Apr. 15, 2025 — Researchers have demonstrated a way to use corn protein to improve the performance of lithium-sulfur batteries, a finding that holds promise for expanding the use of the high-energy, lighter-weight ...
Apr. 15, 2025 — New research has uncovered how a simple circadian clock network demonstrates advanced noise-filtering capabilities, enhancing our understanding of how biological circuits maintain accuracy in dynamic ...
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
- New Technique Expands Tissues So Hundreds of Biomolecules Can Be Seen Inside Cells
- Activity Stabilizes Mixtures
- Evidence of Potential Bed Bug Insecticide Resistance in Gene Mutation
Monday, April 21, 2025
- How Bacteria Use Sneaky Chemistry to Disable Plant Defenses
- A Light-Activated Probe Reveals TB Immune System Evasion Mechanisms
- Engineered Microglia Show Promise for Treating Alzheimer's and Other Brain Diseases
- Immune System Proteins Involved in Severe Parasitic Disease Identified
- The Eukaryotic Cell Emerged as an Evolutionary Algorithmic Phase Transition
Friday, April 18, 2025
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
- Microbes in Brooklyn Superfund Site Teach Lessons on Fighting Industrial Pollution
- Uncovering the Relationship Between Life and Sound
- Civil Engineering Team Develops Innovative Solution for Tracking Antibiotic Resistance Genes
- Forward Genetics Approach Reveals the Factor Responsible for Carbon Trade-Off in Leaves
- Bite-Sized Chunks of Chicken With the Texture of Whole Meat Can Be Grown in the Lab
- Metabolism Shapes Life
- New Human 'multi-Zonal' Liver Organoids Improve Injury Survival in Rodents
- Structural Images of a Tuberculosis-Fighting Virus
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
- Gut Microbes Release Cancer-Fighting Bile Acids That Block Hormone Signals
- Corn Leads to Improved Performance in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
- How Circadian Clocks Maintain Robustness in Changing Environments
- Phages: Molecular-Scale Components of Head, Tail Tube, Tail Tip
Monday, April 14, 2025
- Light Bulb Moment for Understanding DNA Repair Switches
- Unlocking the Genetic Basis of Animal Behavior Using Fruit Flies
- New Tool for Cutting DNA: Promising Prospects for Biotechnology
- Fishing for Cephalopod DNA Allows for Efficient Marine Surveying
Friday, April 11, 2025
Thursday, April 10, 2025
- Immune Protein Modification Blocks Viral Replication, Heart Inflammation
- Scientists Develop Process Using Molecules in the Cell to Identify Environmental Signals
- Large Dormant Virus Can Be Reactivated in Model Green Alga
- Genes in Bacterial Genomes Are Arranged in a Meaningful Order
- Research Team Improves Method for Producing Designer Proteins
- A New Tool for Parsing the 'metabolic Dialogue' Between Microorganisms
- Guinea Pigs: Promising Animal Model to Study the Human Embryo
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
- Further Translation of the Language of the Genome
- Protein Necessary for Fruit Fly Fertility
- From Bacterial Immunity to Plant Sex
- Mammoth Genetic Diversity Throughout the Last Million Years
- Engineering Smart Delivery for Gene Editors
- Six Ape Genomes Sequenced Telomere-to-Telomere
- Scientists Discover That Fruit Fly Larvae Can Sense Electric Fields
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
- Viral 'backbone' Underlies Variation in Rotavirus Vaccine Effectiveness
- Researchers Discover Natural Compound May Slow ALS and Dementia
Friday, April 4, 2025
- How Cells Repair Their Power Plants
- Novel Genomic Screening Tool Enables Precision Reverse-Engineering of Genetic Programming in Cells
- A Leap in Viral Research: More Sensitive Viral RNA Detection
- Century-Old Clues Reveal Hidden Threat to Australian Songbird
Thursday, April 3, 2025
- Touchlessly Moving Cells: Biotech Automation and an Acoustically Levitating Diamond
- Cellular Regulator of mRNA Vaccine Revealed... Offering New Therapeutic Options
- Revealing Capillaries and Cells in Living Organs With Ultrasound
- Precision Medicine Could Be Possible in the Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance
- Some Gut Bacteria Could Make Certain Drugs Less Effective
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
- How This Tiny Snake Could Change Our View of Genetics
- Multi-Resistance in Bacteria Predicted by AI Model
- New Antibiotic for Multidrug Resistant Superbug
- First Ancient Genomes from the Green Sahara Deciphered
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
- A Borrowed Bacterial Gene Allowed Some Marine Diatoms to Live on a Seaweed Diet
- Use of Antifungals in Agriculture May Increase Resistance in an Infectious Yeast, Study Suggests
Monday, March 31, 2025
- New AI Models Possible Game-Changers Within Protein Science and Healthcare
- Delicate Balancing Act Determines How Many Genome Gateways Form in Cells
Friday, March 28, 2025
Thursday, March 27, 2025
- Microbial Cell Factories for Sustainable Chemical Production
- New Pathways Discovered for Drugs to Act on Cells
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
- Engineering Antibodies With a Novel Fusion Protein
- Antibiotic Exposure in Infancy May Boost Type 1 Diabetes Risk
- New Software Finds Aging Cells That Contribute to Disease and Health Risks
- The Evolution of Low-Temperature Adapted Enzymes
- Scientists Unlock Frogs' Antibacterial Secrets to Combat Superbugs
- C. Diff Uses Toxic Compound to Fuel Growth Advantage
Monday, March 24, 2025
- Scientists Engineer Starfish Cells to Shape-Shift in Response to Light
- How Chromosomes Shape Up for Cell Division
- Breaking Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria's Protective Shields Opens Door for Immune System Response
Friday, March 21, 2025
- Origin of Life: How Microbes Laid the Foundation for Complex Cells
- How Bacteria 'vaccinate' Themselves With Genetic Material from Dormant Viruses
- Scientists Witness Living Plant Cells Generate Cellulose and Form Cell Walls
- Research Team Uncovers Structure of Cellular Protective Layer
- New Eye Drops Slow Vision Loss in Animals
Thursday, March 20, 2025
- New CRISPR Tool Enables More Seamless Gene Editing -- And Improved Disease Modeling
- Why Do Lymphatic Vessels Form a Jigsaw Puzzle-Like Pattern?
- Starting Points for the Control of Protein Synthesis
- Breakthrough Molecular Movie Reveals DNA's Unzipping Mechanism With Implications for Viral and Cancer Treatments
- From Dinosaurs to Birds: The Origins of Feather Formation
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
- Unknown Microorganisms Used Marble and Limestone as a Habitat
- Unique Cell Shape Keeps Lymphatic Vessels and Plant Leaves Stable
- New Mechanism Behind Adaptive Immunity Revealed: It Could Impact How We Design Vaccines
- How an Organelle Evolves
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
- Protecting Crops: Researchers Open Up New Avenue to Combat a Widespread Plant Virus
- Scientists Discover Protein Key to Bacteria's Survival in Extreme Environments
- Efficient Development of Drugs With Fewer Mice
- Scientists Uncover Principles Underlying the Toxicity of 'selfish' Genes
- Universal RNA Barcoding System for Tracking Gene Transfer in Bacteria
- Thorny Skates Come in Snack and Party Sizes: After a Century of Guessing, Scientists Now Know Why
Monday, March 17, 2025
- New Discovery in Plant-Pest Warfare Could Lead to Sustainable Farming Solutions
- RNA Origami: Artificial Cytoskeletons to Build Synthetic Cells
- Without Oxygen: How Primordial Microbes Breathed
- Neighborhood Dispute Among Cells: Whichever Successfully Exerts Force Wins