Accordion made of DNA
American biochemists have learned how to weave DNA strands into a kind of "accordion", which one day can be used in biological computers.
23.06.2017American biochemists have learned how to weave DNA strands into a kind of "accordion", which one day can be used in biological computers.
23.06.2017The results of the new study will help in the future to consciously choose viral vectors for personalized therapy of neurodegenerative diseases.
21.06.2017In the near future, scientists intend to expand the capabilities of the new technology and get everything from protein vaccines to simple bacterial cells on the "printer".
19.06.2017The successes of synthetic biology have led to the emergence of organisms that do not exist in nature with artificial genomes that contain the minimum necessary set of genes.
16.06.2017Experts from companies developing the CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology have sharply criticized a recent publication in the journal Nature Methods.
13.06.2017Molecular "slingshots" made of Y-shaped antibodies and "rubber bands" made of synthetic DNA will be able to deliver drug molecules exactly to the target.
05.06.2017Researchers have introduced analogs of logical elements OR-NOT into yeast genes, from which all other elements can be constructed to perform logical operations.
01.06.2017The females of the genetically modified cabbage moth die before mating, and the males mate with wild-type females, spreading the lethal gene in the population.
31.05.2017Genetic engineers from MIT received color "photos" created by genetically modified bacteria on cups with a nutrient medium.
23.05.2017A set of volunteers has been announced for a study in which patients with three hereditary diseases will receive genes of enzymes that they lack.
23.05.2017Russian scientists have developed a method of stimulating nerve cells with infrared radiation. To do this, they built snake thermoreceptors into the neurons of mice.
23.05.2017The therapeutic gene eliminates the growth of abnormal blood vessels and the exudation of fluid into the tissue in the wet form of age-related macular degeneration.
19.05.2017A genetically modified virus, wild strains of which pose a serious threat to citrus fruits, can protect plantations from bacteria causing a dangerous disease.
17.05.2017Using the methods of regulating the biosynthesis of valuable substances, scientists were able to increase the content of resveratrol in grape cell cultures by 100 times (up to 3% of the dry weight).
15.05.2017Perhaps scientists have managed to take a big step towards finding a remedy that can cure HIV completely, and not just take control of the reproduction of the virus.
10.05.2017The results of preclinical trials of therapy for two neurodegenerative diseases – spinocerebellar ataxia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis have been published.
17.04.2017Genetically modified E. coli reacting to thiosulfate and other sulfur compounds are able to detect the development of colitis – inflammation of the intestine.
12.04.2017Israeli biologists have created bacteria capable of finding mines in the soil following the traces of explosive vapors and showing them with the help of fluorescent glow.
12.04.2017Scientists from Tokushima University of Japan using the CRISPR/Cas9 system obtained parthenocarpic tomatoes – pitted and not needing pollination.
12.04.2017An international group of scientists managed to cure one of 300 genetic defects in experimental mice that can disrupt the work of inner ear hair cells.
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