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Opening up DNA to Delete Disease

January 15, 2020

Custom-built molecules enable editing of genes previously obscured by DNA's innately protective structure

Study Weighs Deep-Sea Mining's Impact on Microbes

January 15, 2020

Environments that are promising for mining are also often the sites of globally-important microbial processes and unusual ani...

Evonetix Collaborates with imec to Scale-Up Chip-Based Technology Production for Third Generation DNA Synthesis Platform

January 14, 2020

Imec will work with Evonetix to scale up manufacturing of the MEMS technology on eight-inch silicon wafers, enabling Evonetix...

Scientists Improve Yield Predictions Based on Seedling Data

January 9, 2020

Using plant RNA data from two-week-old corn seedlings, researchers have shown that farmers and scientists can improve adult c...

Biological Scientists Identify Pathways That Extend Lifespan by 500%

January 9, 2020

Discovery of cellular mechanisms could open door to more effective anti-aging therapies

Hobbyist DNA Services May Be Open to Genetic Hacking

January 8, 2020

Researchers identified three ways attackers could gain access to genetic information stored by online services that allo...

Machine Learning Tool Locates Ancient Hidden Protein Patterns

January 7, 2020

Scientists do not know the importance of LD motifs or how many other types of proteins contain them; a new machine learning a...

Researchers Create Functional Mini-Liver by 3D Bioprinting

December 19, 2019

Technique developed at Human Genome and Stem Cell Research Center, funded by FAPESP and hosted by the University of Sã...

Ancient 'Chewing Gum' Yields Insights into People and Bacteria of the Past

December 18, 2019

During excavations on Lolland, archaeologists found a 5,700-year-old type of "chewing gum" made from birch pitch

A Way to 'Fingerprint' Human Cells

December 13, 2019

The method, called 'scPred,' has the potential to allow earlier detection of cancer, identify the cells at the root of a...

Researchers Create Accurate Model of Organ Scarring Using Stem Cells in a Lab

December 11, 2019

Advance could help identify drugs to eventually treat fibrosis

OGT Develops Transformative Constitutional NGS Panel

December 10, 2019

CytoSure NGS—Combining the benefits of microarrays and NGS in a single assay

New Tool for Rapidly Analyzing CRISPR Edits Reveals Frequent Production of Unintended Edits

December 6, 2019

New method unmasks all DNA changes caused by CRISPR in two days vs two months

Brewing Beer That Tastes Fresh Longer

December 5, 2019

Researchers have engineered lager yeast to make more molecules that protect beer against staling, resulting in improved ...

Diabetes Drug Has Unexpected, Broad Implications for Healthy Aging

December 4, 2019

Scientists discover multiple mechanisms at work in widely-used diabetes drug metformin

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