Biologists Build Synthetic Cell that Can Feed, Grow, Divide and Evolve
Biologists at the University of Minnesota say they have built a synthetic cell — made entirely from non-living…
Single DNA injection provides long-lasting weight loss in mouse study
Scientists at The Wistar Institute have shown that a single injection of a small, circular piece of genetic…
MIDAS platform accelerates protein engineering through rapid PCR-based screening
Proteins are critical to life – and to industry. There are countless proteins that could be engineered to…
Novel microneedle patch accelerates healing of chronic diabetic wounds using light
Researchers from Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Southeast University, and Wenzhou Medical University have developed a novel microneedle patch…
Neutral polymer enables safer DNA delivery into cells
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created a new molecule which carries DNA into biological cells, to treat…
New single-cell method reveals how plasmids drive antibiotic resistance
Researchers in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School have just opened a new window into understanding the…
Mapping 100 years of bacterial evolution reveals key spreaders of antibiotic resistance
The genetic culprits responsible for the spread of multidrug resistance (MDR) in bacteria have been identified by new…