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Broken String Biosciences rebrands to reflect strategic evolution as demand grows for unbiased genome-wide off-target analysis
2+ week, 3+ day ago (922+ words) Broken String Biosciences, a biotechnology company enabling gene editing teams to accelerate development of safer, more effective genetic medicines, today introduced new branding and comprehensive website as part of its strategic repositioning. Broken String Biosciences rebrands to reflect strategic evolution…...
Expanded Seq-Scope method boosts gene-mapping resolution within tissues
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (391+ words) In 2021, a technology developed at University of Michigan, called Seq-Scope, revolutionized the ability to map gene activity within intact tissue at microscopic resolution, enabling researchers to measure all expressed m RNA molecules and determine precisely where they are located within…...
Two main methods for discovering disease genes reveal distinct aspects of biology
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (325+ words) The two main approaches for discovering disease genes reveal distinct aspects of biology, a new study shows. While both methods are widely used, the research found that they identify different genes, with major implications for drug development. Publishing online Nov....
Galectin-3 found to drive crucial cell fusion in early placental development
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (448+ words) Now, scientists at Scripps Research have identified a key player in the placenta's transformation-a molecule called galectin-3 that binds to sugar molecules on specific cell surface proteins, likely holding placental cells tightly together to fuse. The research, published in Proceedings…...
CZI and NVIDIA collaborate to accelerate life science research through virtual cell models
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (701+ words) Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) and NVIDIA announced an expanded collaboration to accelerate life science research by driving development and adoption of virtual cell models through tools, data, models, and benchmarks delivered through CZI's virtual cells platform (VCP). CZI…...
Rare spacecraft bacterium found to evade detection by playing dead
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (528+ words) A rare microorganism found in an unexpected environment may be evading detection by "playing dead," according to microbiologists at the University of Houston. Discovered in NASA spacecraft assembly clean rooms, this rare novel bacterium, called Tersicoccus phoenicis (T. phoenicis), could have…...
A direct-to-biology approach to streamline PROTAC synthesis and profiling
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (610+ words) Figure 1. Overview of the automated D2 B platform developed at Charnwood allowing high-throughput PROTAC hit finding and rapid SAR generation. Image Credit: Concept Life Sciences" D2 B is a semi-automated process that allows fast biological assessment of crude reaction mixtures within a…...
From chemistry to life: Building synthetic cells with metabolism
9+ mon, 1+ day ago (611+ words) At some point during the evolution of life on Earth, inorganic matter became organic, nonliving matter became living. How this happened is one of humankind's greatest mysteries. Today, scientists work to develop synthetic cells that mimic living cells, hoping to…...
Synthetic Biology and the Pursuit of Living Diagnostics
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (1746+ words) In this interview, Professor James J. Collins, co-founder of the field of Synthetic Biology, discusses his journey to founding the field of synthetic biology and the potential of next-generation diagnostics and living therapeutics. I come from a technical family. My mom…...
The future of molecular microbiology begins now
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (471+ words) Driven by the fundamental human desire to understand the world around us, the biological sciences began as a quest to uncover how life works. But the landscape began to shift with the rise of sequencing technologies. What was once slow…...