Genetic engineering

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Genetic engineering

Giant sculptures made of DNA

Chemists have improved the DNA origami assembly technique and obtained complex three-dimensional objects containing up to 30 thousand parts.

08.12.2017
Genetic engineering

Rat Wolves

Scientists from Edinburgh propose to reduce the rodent population with the help of genetically modified male rats and mice.

08.12.2017
Genetic engineering

The Mona Lisa of DNA

The DNA origami method made it possible to obtain nanometer-resolution images of 8704 pixels with an area of 0.5 square microns.

08.12.2017
Genetic engineering

Mice without Alzheimer's disease

Suppression of the APOE gene partially prevented the formation of amyloid plaques, memory loss and destruction of nervous tissue.

08.12.2017
Genetic engineering

Live Biosensor

Scientists have created a material from genetically modified bacteria that can be used to print logic gates and entire chemical sensors.

08.12.2017
Genetic engineering

The God games continue

Semi-synthetic bacteria have been taught to synthesize protein based on information encoded in DNA with six bases.

30.11.2017
Genetic engineering

A bright future

You can teach cells to react to light and control them with a flashlight. Let's try to figure out how optogenetics is convenient.

29.11.2017
Genetic engineering

Biofactory in the intestine

Genetic engineering is a promising way to modulate the synthesis of certain metabolites by the intestinal microflora and thereby influence immunity.

27.11.2017
Genetic engineering

Micro-recording devices

Scientists have forced bacterial cells to record the history of changes in the composition of the environment in their own genome.

24.11.2017
Genetic engineering

UM microbes on a double chain

A system of two molecular mechanisms embedded in the genome of microbes automatically destroys them outside the "permitted zone".

22.11.2017
Genetic engineering

Super-killers

T-lymphocytes, which have receptors only for cancer antigens on their surface, destroy cancer cells a thousand times more effectively.

21.11.2017
Genetic engineering

Nanoparticles instead of viruses

Delivery of the CRISPR/Cas9 system using nanoparticles set a record: the necessary gene sections were cut out in 80% of mouse liver cells.

15.11.2017
Genetic engineering

The third eye

Scientists from Indiana State University have created a genetically modified dung beetle with a functional third eye.

15.11.2017
Genetic engineering

Golden potatoes

A portion of mashed potatoes from it will give the child about half of the daily norm of vitamin A and a third of the required amount of vitamin E.

09.11.2017
Genetic engineering

We fix any snips

A new genome editing tool can turn A-T nucleotide pairs into G-C. Previous editors were only able to change G-C to A-T.

27.10.2017
Genetic engineering

New RNA Editor

The advanced method of editing RNA without cutting based on the CRISPR-Cas13 system works with an accuracy of 20 to 40 and even 89%.

27.10.2017