DARPA funds project to build wireless yeast DNA printer
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has tasked scientists with developing a system that can receive instructions…
Cells share universal on switches but evolve unique strategy to silence genes
The signals that cells use to switch genes on have remained almost unchanged across two billion years of…
Yeast food supplement helps immune cells fight cancer more effectively
Researchers from Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and University College Dublin (UCD) have shown for the first time that…
Antifungal nanoparticles made from immune cell membranes fight infections
Tiny particles made from the membranes of human immune cells could offer a promising new way to fight…
New high-throughput biological sensors track cellular lipid molecules
Inside every cell are lipid molecules that make up cellular membranes, helping organelles communicate and respond to stress.…
Sidewalk yeast species could lead to eco-friendly mosquito traps
An orange-colored yeast species isolated from a Baltimore sidewalk several years ago could be the basis of eco-friendly…
Cells detect and silence invading transposons through abnormal RNA signals
Transposons, DNA sequences that can self-replicate and move (jump) throughout the genome, are widespread and can affect cell…
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…
Detailed images reveal DNA repair mechanism in cancer-related proteins
Scientists have captured the most detailed structural images to date of a specific type of protein’s DNA repair…
Epigenome proteins shape dynamic gene expression beyond simple on-off
A new study finds the proteins responsible for controlling which genes are expressed in a genome do more…
Study reveals dual role of PFK enzyme in metabolism and cell cycle progression
A metabolic enzyme studied for over seven decades has a hidden second function – it can unwind RNA…
New catalog identifies dozens of plasma membrane repair proteins
In the evolutionary history of life, the ability of a cell to separate its inner world from the…