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1+ hour, 29+ min ago  (651+ words) Jim De Kloe, Nature of Things The Syn Bio Beta conference begins next week in San Jose, the biggest synthetic biology conference in the world. The conference is always a little hipper than a typical scientific conference. Speakers might have…...

5+ hour, 55+ min ago  (1017+ words) When scientist J. Craig Venter and his team announced in 2010 that they had created the first cell controlled by a fully synthetic genome, it marked a turning point in how scientists think about life. For the first time, DNA " the molecule…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (905+ words) Getting a diagnosis after feeling unwell is, for most people, a matter of weeks. A GP visit, some tests, a referral " and you have an answer. For rare disease patients, the average wait is four to five years. Many wait…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (268+ words) Enabling technology for a new generation of cell therapy development Sponsored content brought to you by At the core of this challenge lies a fundamental technical bottleneck: the DNA knock-in problem. Conventional approaches such as viral vectors or transposon systems…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (150+ words) Capsular polysaccharides are central to Escherichia coli virulence, but the scarcity of molecular typing has hindered research and development of drug or vaccine candidates. Two studies redefine the diversity, epidemiology and evolutionary dynamics of E. coli capsules by providing tools to…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (118+ words) (A) Fluorescence microscopy observation of V. dahliae hyphae after coincubation with synthesized RNA or s RNA. Green fluorescence represents fluorescein-labeled RNAs, and red fluorescence represents Cy3-labeled s RNAs. UTP was used as a negative control. (B) Model of endocytic pathway for exogenous RNAs…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (984+ words) In the intricately coordinated ballet of cellular division, one misstep can dramatically reshape a cell's destiny. At the heart of these orchestrated processes is the faithful replication and segregation of a cell's DNA, a dance so precise that any deviation…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (825+ words) In the realm of molecular science, subtle changes often yield profound impacts on material behavior, and a groundbreaking study from Saitama University vividly illustrates this principle. The research delves into the delicate yet decisive role played by the oxidation state…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (150+ words) Beyond murine models, initial experiments using human mucosal tissue samples suggest conservation of STAT5 tetramer-dependent niche cell biology. This translational aspect enhances the relevance of the findings, paving the way for clinical exploration of STAT5-targeted therapies in human inflammatory and degenerative…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (324+ words) lnginnorthernbc. ca Scientist J. Craig Venter, the man who deciphered the human genome, died this Wednesday in San Diego at the age of 79, as confirmed by, a non-profit organization led by the researcher. The biologist has died after a brief hospitalization…...