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Syntax Bio Develops CRISPR Technology to Program Stem Cell Gene Activity

Syntax Bio, a synthetic biology company programming the next generation of cell therapies, today announced the publication of new research in Science Advances detailing the company's CRISPR-based Cellgorithm™ technology, which lays the groundwork for programmable control of gene activity in human stem cells and offers an alternative to the slow, variable manual processes researchers use today.

8 Dec 2025

Circular Single-Stranded DNA Molecule Can Simultaneously Silence Multiple MicroRNAs

Professor Dongsheng Liu of Tsinghua University, Professor Ziyang Hao of Capital Medical University, and Researcher Yuanchen Dong of the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, have collaborated to develop a circular single-stranded DNA molecule capable of simultaneously silencing multiple miRNAs.

4 Dec 2025

Benchmarking DNA Language Models for Precision Genomics

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have performed a comprehensive evaluation of five artificial intelligence (AI) models trained on genomic sequences, known as DNA foundation language models.

4 Dec 2025

Ambiguous Stop Codons Expand the Genetic Code in Archaea

The beauty of the DNA code is that organisms interpret it unambiguously. Each three-letter nucleotide sequence, or codon, in a gene codes for a unique amino acid that's added to a chain of amino acids to make a protein.

2 Dec 2025

Hidden Messengers in the Blood

Every second, countless minute packages circulate through the bloodstream, transporting crucial data between the body’s cells.

1 Dec 2025

Scientists Map Five Major Epochs of Brain Wiring Across Human Life

Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge have identified five "major epochs" of brain structure over the course of a human life, as our brains rewire to support different ways of thinking while we grow, mature, and ultimately decline.

26 Nov 2025

Social Media Can Warn of Declining Vaccine Support Before Outbreaks

Real-time monitoring of vaccine sentiment on Twitter identifies early warning signals for measles outbreaks, enhancing public health response strategies.

26 Nov 2025

CellWhisperer Enables Natural Language Exploration of Single-Cell Biology

Using sophisticated RNA sequencing technology, biomedical researchers can measure the activity of our genes across millions of single cells, creating detailed maps of tissues, organs, and diseases.

12 Nov 2025

Decoding DNA’s Spatial Organization With Precision Tools

DNA is more than simply a lengthy string of genetic code; it is a complex three-dimensional structure folded inside each cell. That means that the equipment used to examine DNA must be as sophisticated, capable of reading not just the code itself but also its spatial arrangement.

7 Nov 2025

Using AI and "Protein Language" Models to Speed Monoclonal Antibody Design

Artificial intelligence (AI) and "protein language" models can speed the design of monoclonal antibodies that prevent or reduce the severity of potentially life-threatening viral infections, according to a multi-institutional study led by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

6 Nov 2025

New AI Model Unlocks the Therapeutic Potential of Lasso Peptides

In the hunt for new therapeutics for cancer and infectious diseases, lasso peptides prove to be a catch.

17 Oct 2025

New Insights into rRNA Motifs and Nervous System Genes

Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) is a type of molecule and a key building block of the ribosome, the cell's protein-making machinery. rRNA accounts for much of the RNA in a cell, and it's crucial for life.

15 Oct 2025

New Synthetic Proteins Boost Efficiency of Genome Editing Tools

Researchers at Integra Therapeutics, in collaboration with the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) Department of Medicine and Life Sciences (MELIS) and the Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG), have designed and experimentally validated new synthetic proteins that can edit the human genome more efficiently than proteins provided by nature.

3 Oct 2025

Deciphering the Genetic Logic of Terpene Diversity in Plants

Angiosperms, representing nearly 90% of all plant species, dominate terrestrial ecosystems thanks in part to their sophisticated chemical communication systems.

22 Sep 2025

SHAT2 Transcription Factor Influences Rice Seed Shattering and Grain Traits

In natural ecosystems, the timely abscission of seeds in wild plants is a crucial adaptive trait that contributes to reproductive success, population renewal, and colony expansion.

22 Sep 2025

AI Tool for Designing Antibiotics from Scratch

In a recent Cell Biomaterials study, University of Pennsylvania researchers offer AMP-Diffusion, a generative AI tool for creating tens of thousands of novel antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) — short strings of amino acids that serve as the building blocks of proteins — with bacteria-killing capability.

3 Sep 2025

Genetic Evidence Links Human Migration to Linguistic Exchange

Throughout human history, there have been many instances where two populations came into contact – especially in the past few thousand years because of large-scale migrations as a consequence of conquests, colonialization, and, more recently, globalization.

2 Sep 2025