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New Gene Silencers Offer Hope for Hereditary Blood Disorders

According to a recent study, chemical tags that were previously thought of as genetic clutter are really potent gene silencers; eliminating them could lead to safer treatments for hereditary blood disorders.

18 Aug 2025

New Method Encapsulates Large Biomolecules into Exosomes in Few Minutes

Exosomes, naturally derived vesicles responsible for intercellular communication, are emerging as next-generation drug delivery systems capable of transporting therapeutics to specific cells.

14 Aug 2025

AI-Powered Gene Editing Method Enables Unprecedented Precision

A research team headed by the University of Zurich has developed a powerful new method to precisely edit DNA by combining cutting-edge genetic engineering with artificial intelligence.

13 Aug 2025

Automated 15-minute, Aseptic Micro-Sampling of T Cells

Auto-CeSS is an automated system for aseptic 30 μL sample collection, enhancing process monitoring and reducing contamination in cell therapy manufacturing.

13 Aug 2025

Atomic-Level Models Reveal New Class Of Protein Misfolding

New computer simulations that model every atom of a protein as it folds into its final three-dimensional form support the existence of a recently identified type of protein misfolding.

11 Aug 2025

ISGlobal Develops HTGAnalyzer to Simplify Transcriptomic Data Analysis

The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation, has launched HTGAnalyzer, a new, easy-to-use, fast and reproducible bioinformatics tool for advanced transcriptomic data analysis.

11 Aug 2025

New Imaging System Reveals Cellular Activity at Unprecedented Depths

Both for research and medical purposes, researchers have spent decades pushing the limits of microscopy to produce ever deeper and sharper images of brain activity, not only in the cortex but also in regions underneath such as the hippocampus.

8 Aug 2025

Magnetic Microneedle Robots Transform Tissue Slicing and Cultivation

In a pioneering development for the biomedical field, a research team led by Yuanjin Zhao from Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, China, has published a research article in Engineering.

6 Aug 2025

New Computational Tool Reveals How Long Non-Coding RNAs Control Gene Expression

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA) are a type of RNA molecule that do not carry instructions to make proteins. Instead, they influence how other genes are expressed.

6 Aug 2025

New PCE Systems Enable Precise Genome Engineering Across Kilobase to Megabase Scales

A team of Chinese researchers led by Prof. GAO Caixia from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed two new genome editing technologies, known collectively as Programmable Chromosome Engineering (PCE) systems.

5 Aug 2025

AI Tool Accelerates Hunt for Elusive Genome‐Encoded Microproteins

Proteins sustain life as we know it, serving many important structural and functional roles throughout the body.

1 Aug 2025

How a Graduate Student Delivered a Real-Time Soil Moisture Map

The launch of an AI-powered soil moisture mapping tool created by University of Sydney researchers could transform irrigation, fuel reduction burning, and pasture management across Tasmania and beyond.

31 Jul 2025

Living Bacterial Sensors Translate Environmental Signals into Electrical Data

Researchers at Rice University have engineered E. coli to act as living multiplexed sensors, allowing these genetically modified cells to detect and respond to multiple environmental toxins simultaneously by converting their biological responses into readable electrical signals.

30 Jul 2025

AI-Designed Proteins Offer New Hope for Personalized Cancer Immunotherapy

Precision cancer treatment on a larger scale is moving closer after researchers have developed an AI platform that can tailor protein components and arm the patient's immune cells to fight cancer.

29 Jul 2025

Advanced Genetic Analysis with the epicGEN Solid Cancer and MSI Kit

Highly sensitive and efficient analysis with an emphasis on specific regions of the genome. epicGEN NGS panels are designed for modern diagnostic laboratories.

29 Jul 2025

scLT-kit Empowers Single-Cell Lineage Tracing with Automated Analysis

Researchers at Tsinghua University have released a novel Python toolkit, scLT-kit, which automates the processing and analysis of single-cell lineage tracing data, delivering clear insights into how individual cells develop, differentiate, and respond to treatments.

29 Jul 2025