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Increase in Certain Bacterial Species Indicates Intestinal Candida Fungi Overgrowth

The bacteria present in the intestine provide information about the quantities of fungi of the potentially disease-causing Candida genus.

15 May 2023

Reprogramming the Aging Process to Effectively Promote Longevity

Human lifespan is associated with the aging of individual cells. Three years ago, a group of researchers from the University of California, San Diego, uncovered fundamental mechanisms underlying the aging process.

28 Apr 2023

Using Synthetic Biology to Reprogram the Cellular Aging Process in Yeast

Engineering a synthetic oscillator that cycles between the two deterioration pathways that lead to cell death can slow aging in yeast cells, increasing their longevity by more than 80%, a new study reports.

28 Apr 2023

New, Improved Dual Version of Living Yeast Biosensor to Detect All Peptide Variants

Biosensors-;sensors that can detect biological samples-;are powerful tools for understanding the function, composition, and structure of biochemical molecules.

26 Apr 2023

Study identifies 238 amyloid toxicity protective or activator genes

An international study led by the Molecular Physiology Laboratory at the UPF Department of Medicine and Life Sciences (MELIS) identifies new genes that modulate the toxicity of the protein β-amyloid, responsible for causing Alzheimer's disease.

22 Mar 2023

AI creates artificial DNA to control cell protein production

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have developed synthetic DNA that uses artificial intelligence to control the production of proteins in cells.

25 Nov 2022

Unraveling the mysteries of cell factories, courtesy of new algorithm

Living cell factories can manufacture custom drug compounds and biofuels using biological enzymes.

2 Sep 2022

Scientists discover that most synonymous mutations are strongly harmful

University of Michigan scientists reveal that most synonymous mutations are severely damaging in a study published in Nature that entailed genetic manipulation of yeast cells in the lab.

9 Jun 2022

AMN1: New gene target for antifungal therapy against cluster-forming pathogenic fungus

A recent study indicates that regulating and deleting a particular gene (AMN1) in yeast might lay the groundwork for a novel method of addressing drug resistance in microbial infections and cancer.

18 Apr 2022

Nanotranslator enables communication between two different living microorganisms

Cells communicate with one another in the language of chemistry, but those from different kingdoms, such as bacteria and yeast, speak dialects virtually unintelligible to the other.

17 Mar 2022

Biosynthesis of cannabinoid precursor and other polyketides from amoebae

A research team at the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute in Jena, Germany has developed a new method to produce complex natural products in amoebae.

7 Mar 2022

Ingenza collaborates with Johnson Matthey for efficient industrial enzyme synthesis

Biotechnology company Ingenza is excited to report the successful conclusion to its recent six-month project with Johnson Matthey.

1 Feb 2022

Researchers fine-tune an additional system for more efficient gene editing

Over the past decade, the CRISPR genome-editing system has revolutionized molecular biology, giving scientists the ability to alter genes inside living cells for research or medical applications. Now, researchers at Gladstone Institutes have fine-tuned an additional system for more efficient gene editing, using molecules called retrons.

6 Jan 2022

Saccharomyces Cerevisiae News and Research

Increase in Certain Bacterial Species Indicates Intestinal Candida Fungi Overgrowth

Reprogramming the Aging Process to Effectively Promote Longevity

Using Synthetic Biology to Reprogram the Cellular Aging Process in Yeast

New, Improved Dual Version of Living Yeast Biosensor to Detect All Peptide Variants

Study identifies 238 amyloid toxicity protective or activator genes

AI creates artificial DNA to control cell protein production

Unraveling the mysteries of cell factories, courtesy of new algorithm

Scientists discover that most synonymous mutations are strongly harmful

AMN1: New gene target for antifungal therapy against cluster-forming pathogenic fungus

Nanotranslator enables communication between two different living microorganisms

Biosynthesis of cannabinoid precursor and other polyketides from amoebae

Ingenza collaborates with Johnson Matthey for efficient industrial enzyme synthesis

Researchers fine-tune an additional system for more efficient gene editing

Study investigates the role of essential genes in acetic acid tolerance

New method can efficiently convert plant matter into high-value bioproducts

Study shows how to unlock CRISPR’s potential to regulate many genes simultaneously

Carrying out CRISPR/Cas9 in Space

A new method to efficiently produce biofuels from discarded plant matter

A novel approach to identify cancer targets using 'synthetic lethality'

A synthetic microbial system can determine location of origin for objects

The Last Piece of Our Genome: Sequencing the Y Chromosome

Understanding the Importance of Entrepreneurship in the Life Sciences Community

Supporting Informed Decisions on Malaria Biocontrol Interventions

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