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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

Hydroquinine inhibits and kills several strains of clinically important bacteria

A naturally occurring substance known as hydroquinine has been discovered by researchers to have bacterial killing ability against a variety of pathogens.

2 Sep 2022

Spaceflight increases the risk of developing cancer and heart disease

A groundbreaking study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai found that astronauts are more likely to experience mutations that could be connected to spaceflight and increase their lifetime risk of acquiring cancer and heart disease.

2 Sep 2022

Scientists demonstrate a potential new route for the generation of genetic diversity in corals

In a discovery that challenges over a century of evolutionary conventional wisdom, corals have been shown to pass somatic mutations – changes to the DNA sequence that occur in non-reproductive cells – to their offspring.

From Penn State University 1 Sep 2022

Yeast platform for the production of plant-derived anti-cancer drug

The supply of a plant-derived anti-cancer drug can finally meet global demand after a team of scientists from Denmark and the U.S. engineered yeast to produce the precursor molecules, which could previously only be obtained in trace concentrations in the native plant.

1 Sep 2022

New genome within the tomato family revealed

Hidden beneath the delicate, red skin and juicy flesh of a tomato is a wealth of nutrients and genetic makeup. With recent research on the first genome of a species in the tomatillo tribe (part of the tomato family), we now have a better idea of how this vital plant family came to be.

1 Sep 2022

Researchers identify a gene responsible for differential accumulation of cadmium in rice

Rice is a staple food for nearly half the world's population. However, it accumulates more cadmium from the soil than other cereals like barley and wheat.

1 Sep 2022

Study of 300-million-year-old feces finds meat on the menu

Curtin researchers have analyzed organic molecules preserved within 306-million-year-old fossilized animal feces (coprolite) and unlocked a wealth of information about the diets of long-extinct animals and prehistoric ecosystems.

1 Sep 2022

Detecting multiple food poisoning bacteria based on color differences in scattered light from metals

Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have developed a simple, rapid method to simultaneously identify multiple food poisoning bacteria, based on color differences in the scattered light by nanometer-scaled organic metal nanohybrid structures (NHs) that bind via antibodies to those bacteria.

30 Aug 2022

Studies on mice reveals the co-existence of gut bacteria and their hosts

According to scientists, the gut microbiome—a colony of bacteria that inhabits the digestive system—can be altered by the host body’s genes in addition to nutrition and environment.

From University of Bath 30 Aug 2022

A “stress test” with a previously unknown gene to revive the exhausted T cells

The task of battling cancer cells can fatigue T cells employed in immunotherapy treatments, or they could shut down once they penetrate tumors. Researchers at the Gladstone Institutes and UC San Francisco have strengthened the therapeutic cells’ resistance via a CRISPR-based edit on their genomes.

30 Aug 2022

Chromatin displays different dynamics in cells during organ-formation

Recent research from the School of Medicine has illuminated the development of the liver, lungs, and digestive system. This result may have significant ramifications for the comprehension of cancer.

30 Aug 2022

Therapeutic mRNAs do not significantly impact translational fidelity

Synthetic mRNA therapeutics for the treatment and prevention of disease has attracted a lot of interest due to the exceptional efficacy of mRNA vaccinations against SARS-CoV-2.

30 Aug 2022

Sending seeds on the Artemis I mission to study how to grow food during space travel

How will we grow food in space? That's one question Michigan State University's Federica Brandizzi has been particularly interested in solving.

29 Aug 2022

Understanding protein structures can be more complicated than thought

When you think of proteins – the enzymes, signaling molecules, and structural components in every living thing – you might think of single strands of amino acids, organized like beads on a string.

29 Aug 2022

New CRISPR RNA-guided Caspases could lead to promising antiviral and tissue engineering tools

New research from Cornell offers insights into a line of CRISPR systems, which could lead to promising antiviral and tissue engineering tools in animal and plants.

26 Aug 2022

Carbon sequestration potential of decomposing kelp reduces with warming ocean

Kelp forms vast seaweed forests along temperate coastlines, which sequester large amounts of atmospheric carbon.

25 Aug 2022

The correlation between high facial similarity and shared DNA

DNA analysis and a collection of photographs of genetically unrelated lookalikes have shown that strong facial likeness is tied to shared genetic variations. The article is published in Cell Reports on August 23rd, 2022.

25 Aug 2022

Unconventional T cells migrate and influence immune responses

There are 600 to 800 lymph nodes in the human body, which are specialized organs that cause immunological reactions. Lymph nodes are connected to the various organs by lymph vessels, allowing them to receive information about infections in the body.

25 Aug 2022

The complex link between pancreatic malformations and the “dark genome”

For the first time, scientists at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) have discovered a DNA sequence that is essential for pancreatic development and function.

25 Aug 2022