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Cornell Researchers Develop a Multimodal Platform to Image Biohybrids

When considering ways to sustainably generate environmentally friendly products, bacteria might not immediately spring to mind.

31 Jul 2023

Towards Artificial Photosynthesis with Engineering of Protein Crystals in Bacteria

In-cell engineering can be a powerful tool for synthesizing functional protein crystals with promising catalytic properties, show researchers at Tokyo Tech.

26 Jul 2023

Identifying The Best Antibodies Using X-Rays

Imagine you're going to a party where you only know a single person. While you've been friends with this person for a long time, you're concerned about them leaving you alone in a room full of strangers. Even though they promise they'll stick by your side, they immediately walk away from you upon entering the party to speak to someone else they know.

26 Jul 2023

In-Cell Engineering Proves to be a Powerful Tool for Synthesizing Functional Protein Crystals

In-cell engineering can be a powerful tool for synthesizing functional protein crystals with promising catalytic properties, show researchers at Tokyo Tech.

26 Jul 2023

New Insights Into How Genes Are Activated

Genetic information contained within DNA has to be read by specific proteins that enable the process of gene activation to begin – but in many cases, these proteins can't access their targets because DNA strands are bundled up to control what genes are used in the wide range of different cell types.

12 Jul 2023

C. auris in Ear Canals of Stray Dogs Could Pose Risk to Humans

Researchers from McMaster University and the University of Delhi in India have isolated and identified the first live culture of the drug-resistant pathogen Candida auris from an animal, particularly from the ear canals of stray dogs.

10 Jul 2023

New Approach to Revolutionize Synthetic Biology

For the first time, scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory of the Department of Energy (Berkeley Lab) have created a genome-scale method to map the regulatory role of transcription factors, proteins that are essential for controlling gene expression, and a plant’s physiological features.

22 Jun 2023

Reengineering the Cellular Synthetic Machinery to Produce Never-Before-Seen Polymers

Synthetic biologists have become increasingly creative in engineering yeast or bacteria to churn out useful chemicals -; from fuels to fabrics and drugs -; beyond the normal repertoire of microbes.

14 Jun 2023

Fission Yeast Analysis Reveals Two Key Genes Involved in Gross Chromosomal Rearrangement

When creating a computer program, errors in the code can introduce bugs to the software. Similarly, errors in our body's genetic code, DNA, which is stored in structures known as chromosomes, can bring about mutations in the body.

26 May 2023

From Clocks to Cells: Unleashing the Potential of Dual Oscillatory Signaling

Christian Huygens recorded his observations of the synchronization of two pendulum clocks in 1665. It takes precise quantitative control to properly regulate oscillatory dynamics, which are seen in essential biological processes including circadian clocks, segmentation, and transcription factor responses in addition to physical systems.

22 May 2023

Infections with the Fungus Candida auris on the Rise in Germany

Candida auris is an extremely new species among yeasts from the Candida genus that cause infections in humans: it was only reported in 2009, and no evidence has been found prior to the 1990s.

16 May 2023

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

Researchers Show a Second Key Gene Involved in Malaria's Resistance to Chloroquine

How malaria parasites evolved to evade a major antimalarial drug has long been thought to involve only one key gene.

12 May 2023

How the Natural Process of DNA Repair Fails to Cause Disease

We often come to an understanding of what causes a disease. We know, for example, that cancers are caused by mutations at critical locations in the genome, resulting in loss of control of cell growth.

11 May 2023

Researchers Map GCK Gene Variants to Better Diagnose Hereditary Diseases

Researchers at the Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, have now contributed to solving this problem for a specific gene called GCK. The study has just been published in Genome Biology.

4 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

Interpretable Machine Learning Framework Helps Optimize Chromosome Design and Synthesis

Artificially synthesizing genomes has numerous applications, including medical research and industrial strains. Scientists are continuously progressing in the depth and breadth of genome design and synthesis, from Craig Venter’s team’s synthesis of the artificial life JCVI-syn1.0 in 2010 to the rewriting and synthesis of the prokaryotic E. coli genome, and the Sc2.0 project’s artificial synthesis of the yeast genome.

26 Apr 2023

Revealing an Unanticipated Mechanism for Chaperone-Mediated Ribosome Repair

Researchers have discovered that if oxidative stress destroys protein factories known as ribosomes, repair crews may go in to assist in repairing the damage so that production may restart rapidly.

26 Apr 2023

Yeast News and Research

Cornell Researchers Develop a Multimodal Platform to Image Biohybrids

Towards Artificial Photosynthesis with Engineering of Protein Crystals in Bacteria

Identifying The Best Antibodies Using X-Rays

In-Cell Engineering Proves to be a Powerful Tool for Synthesizing Functional Protein Crystals

New Insights Into How Genes Are Activated

C. auris in Ear Canals of Stray Dogs Could Pose Risk to Humans

New Approach to Revolutionize Synthetic Biology

Reengineering the Cellular Synthetic Machinery to Produce Never-Before-Seen Polymers

Fission Yeast Analysis Reveals Two Key Genes Involved in Gross Chromosomal Rearrangement

From Clocks to Cells: Unleashing the Potential of Dual Oscillatory Signaling

Infections with the Fungus Candida auris on the Rise in Germany

Increase in Certain Bacterial Species Indicates Intestinal Candida Fungi Overgrowth

Researchers Show a Second Key Gene Involved in Malaria's Resistance to Chloroquine

How the Natural Process of DNA Repair Fails to Cause Disease

Researchers Map GCK Gene Variants to Better Diagnose Hereditary Diseases

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

Interpretable Machine Learning Framework Helps Optimize Chromosome Design and Synthesis

Revealing an Unanticipated Mechanism for Chaperone-Mediated Ribosome Repair

Quorum Bio: Where Synthetic Biology Meets Sustainable Farming

Diagnostic Biochips: Pioneering Brain Research Tools for the Future

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