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Scientists Uncover Unexpected Feature of Human DNA Organization

A new study led by Francesca Storici, a professor in the School of Biological Sciences and faculty member of the Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, has uncovered an unexpected feature of human DNA linked to gene activity and the physical organization of DNA.

3 Sep 2026

AI-Designed Protein Vehicle Enables Lower RNA Dosing While Maximizing Therapeutic Protein Expression

Researchers at Helmholtz Munich and TUM have developed Synthetic Transfer Vehicles (STVs), an entirely new class of RNA transporters. To do so, they combined naturally occurring protein building blocks with synthetic protein structures designed using generative AI.

3 Sep 2026

Genetically Engineered Marine Bacteria Accelerate Global Carbon Dioxide Removal Efforts

Rock weathering, the breakdown and dissolving of rocks and minerals caused by their exposure to water, air, and biological life, is a major regulator of Earth's atmospheric CO2 levels and climate.

31 Aug 2026

Researchers Reveal Overlooked Colorectal Cancer DNA Repair Breakdown Fingerprint

Researchers from University of California San Diego and collaborators have identified a previously overlooked pattern of DNA mutations in colorectal cancer.

20 Aug 2026

Mapping Functional Polyprotein Cleavage Sites Solves Post Infection Testing Dilemmas

Current coronavirus diagnostics mainly rely on nucleic acid amplification, antibody detection, or viral antigen detection.

17 Aug 2026

Novel Approach Provides a Flexible Foundation for Measuring Coronavirus Protease Activity

A research team has computationally designed a synthetic peptide that enables modular detection of the enzymatic activity of coronavirus 3C-like protease (3CLPro), an enzyme essential for viral replication and maturation.

13 Aug 2026

Localized Biochemical Halos Shield Pancreatic Beta Cells From Rejection

A protein known as interleukin 10 (IL-10) is the lynchpin of a new method to protect transplanted cells from host immune system aggression.

6 Aug 2026

New Base Editing Strategy Rewrites Genetic Code to Minimize Huntington's Symptoms

A gene editing tool designed to precisely rewrite the gene that causes Huntington's disease reduced toxic protein fragments and symptoms associated with the disease in mice, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign report.

30 Jul 2026

New Research Links CALB2 Gene to Mechanoresistance in Metastatic Prostate Cancer

When a cancer cell leaves the original tumor to spread to a new, far away location, it first has to survive what most cells cannot: periodic high force moments in the vessels and heart of up to 5,000 dynes per centimeter squared as it circulates throughout the body.

24 Jul 2026

New Open Source AI Toolkit Identifies Promising Peptide Medicines

Penn Engineers have developed PeptiVerse, an AI-powered platform that predicts key chemical and biological properties of peptides, the strings of amino acids whose medical potential has been demonstrated by the success of GLP-1 drugs, the widely used weight-loss treatments.

22 Jul 2026

Tough Bacterial Spores Unlock New Bioengineering Frontiers

A remarkable quality of bioengineering is the fact that scientists can take biological processes honed by millions of years of evolution and use them to efficiently create drugs, chemicals, and other products to improve our lives.

21 Jul 2026

New CRISPR Atlas Details How Every Gene Influences Stem Cells

A team led by bioengineers at the University of California San Diego has developed a genome-scale reference map that details how individual genes control the functions and identities of human stem cells.

14 Jul 2026

Scientists Solve Ancient Prebiotic Paradox With Novel RNA Repair Mechanism

In most modern cells, DNA stores the genetic blueprint, and relies on proteins to replicate, repair and build from those blueprints. At the same time, proteins require instructions from DNA to be made in the first place.

13 Jul 2026

Scientists Use Advanced 3D Imaging to Visualize Joint Nerves

Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) are a group of more than 30 conditions that cause pain and dysfunction in the jaw.

8 Jul 2026

Scientists Discover Hidden Brain Development Signaling Pathway

The cytoskeleton gives cells their shape and helps them move. Researchers at Helmholtz Munich and the Ludwig Maximilian University now show that, in neural stem cells, proteins of the cytoskeleton are also found in the cell nucleus, where they can influence developmental programs.

23 Jun 2026

RNA-Based Barcoding Tool Tracks Virus-Host Interactions Inside Bacterial Communities

An interdisciplinary team of Rice University researchers has uncovered previously unknown relationships between bacteriophages - viruses that infect bacteria - and their bacterial hosts, offering a powerful new tool for next-generation microbiome engineering.

17 Jun 2026

Phage Surface Proteins Act as Molecular Anchors to Attach Cells

Bacteriophages, or phages, are viruses that infect bacteria and are not considered human pathogens. Yet researchers at the Translational Microbiology Laboratory of the Institute of Biochemistry, HUN-REN Biological Research Centre, Szeged, have shown that some gut phages can also physically interact with human cells.

13 Jun 2026

Bioengineering News and Research

Scientists Uncover Unexpected Feature of Human DNA Organization

AI-Designed Protein Vehicle Enables Lower RNA Dosing While Maximizing Therapeutic Protein Expression

Genetically Engineered Marine Bacteria Accelerate Global Carbon Dioxide Removal Efforts

Researchers Reveal Overlooked Colorectal Cancer DNA Repair Breakdown Fingerprint

Mapping Functional Polyprotein Cleavage Sites Solves Post Infection Testing Dilemmas

Novel Approach Provides a Flexible Foundation for Measuring Coronavirus Protease Activity

Localized Biochemical Halos Shield Pancreatic Beta Cells From Rejection

New Base Editing Strategy Rewrites Genetic Code to Minimize Huntington's Symptoms

New Research Links CALB2 Gene to Mechanoresistance in Metastatic Prostate Cancer

New Open Source AI Toolkit Identifies Promising Peptide Medicines

Tough Bacterial Spores Unlock New Bioengineering Frontiers

New CRISPR Atlas Details How Every Gene Influences Stem Cells

Scientists Solve Ancient Prebiotic Paradox With Novel RNA Repair Mechanism

Scientists Use Advanced 3D Imaging to Visualize Joint Nerves

Scientists Discover Hidden Brain Development Signaling Pathway

RNA-Based Barcoding Tool Tracks Virus-Host Interactions Inside Bacterial Communities

Phage Surface Proteins Act as Molecular Anchors to Attach Cells

AI Decodes Biomolecular Condensates to Revolutionize Drug Discovery

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How Tiny Molecular Tethers Prevent Plant Cells From Crumpling

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