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Protein Engineering
Protein Engineering: is the process of developing useful or valuable proteins. It is a young discipline, with much research taking place into the understanding of protein folding and recognition for protein design principles.
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MAR 26, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Graphene has long been known for its semiconductor capabilities and now it's being put to work in biosensors. Kiana Aran ...Written By: Hilary ThompsonMAR 26, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
University of Bath researchers are working on engineering animal tissue so they can produce artificial meat products.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2019Genetics & Genomics
It’s the first thing you learn in biology. There are four nucleotides which are adenine, cytosine, gu ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaMAR 19, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Thousands of genes are needed to generate the machinery that carries out photosynthesis.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 11, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have learned more about how the movement of liquids can impact cellular processes.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 04, 2019Genetics & Genomics
MYC is a proto-oncogene, meaning it can contribute to the development of cancer when it carries mutations.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 28, 2019Cannabis Sciences
Scientists from the University of California, Berkeley, have been able to extract cannabis compounds not from the c ...Written By: Amy LoriauxFEB 25, 2019Neuroscience
In the largest planned study to examine the effects of a new Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is underway. It will involve 4 ...Written By: Amy LoriauxFEB 19, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
It's inevitable in life, but aging isn't really something people look forward to.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins that can counteract the CRISPR system appear to be more common than thought.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 05, 2019Genetics & Genomics
For an organism to function properly, genes have to be turned on or off in the right places at the right times.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 05, 2019Microbiology
Bacteria have to be able to defend themselves from other microbes, making some microbes valuable producers of antibiotic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 30, 2019Immunology
A new immune signaling molecule now provides the basis for potential new approaches in sepsis therapy.Written By: Nicholas BreehlJAN 30, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Chicken eggs have been used for over 70 years to produce vaccines. Now they could be used to reduce the cost of making c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
About 23% of people carry a genetic mutation that predisposes them to get arrhythmia after a heart attack, and researche ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2019Microbiology
A growing number of pathogenic microbes are gaining resistance to antibiotics, and the genes that confer that resistance ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 24, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
According to a study done on human kidney cancer cells and acute myeloid leukemia cells in mice, a compound was examined ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 22, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have taken a close look at what happens on the molecular level when DNA is inserted into the genome of a plan ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 21, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers were surprised to establish as a connection between two seemingly discreet parts of the brain.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 21, 2019Cannabis Sciences
According to Forbes.com, a company called Space Tango, co-founded by Kris Kimel, is interested in how hemp grows in low- ...Written By: Amy LoriauxJAN 17, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are getting closer to engineering synthetic tissues that mimic natural organisms.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 16, 2019Microbiology
Some microbes might be hugely beneficial to humans, such as in the production of energy and biofuels.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Between 12 and 17% of all breast cancer cases are triple-negative, a highly aggressive type with few therapeutic options ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Messenger RNA normally carries genetic information from the genome to the ribosome, but researchers want to use it to tr ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Graphene has long been known for its semiconductor capabilities and now it's being put to work in biosensors. Kiana Aran
...
Written By:
Hilary Thompson
MAR 26, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
University of Bath researchers are working on engineering animal tissue so they can produce artificial meat products.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
It’s the first thing you learn in biology. There are four nucleotides which are adenine, cytosine, gu
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
MAR 19, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Thousands of genes are needed to generate the machinery that carries out photosynthesis.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 11, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have learned more about how the movement of liquids can impact cellular processes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 04, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
MYC is a proto-oncogene, meaning it can contribute to the development of cancer when it carries mutations.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Scientists from the University of California, Berkeley, have been able to extract cannabis compounds not from the c
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
FEB 25, 2019
Neuroscience
In the largest planned study to examine the effects of a new Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is underway. It will involve 4
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
FEB 19, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's inevitable in life, but aging isn't really something people look forward to.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins that can counteract the CRISPR system appear to be more common than thought.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
For an organism to function properly, genes have to be turned on or off in the right places at the right times.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2019
Microbiology
Bacteria have to be able to defend themselves from other microbes, making some microbes valuable producers of antibiotic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2019
Immunology
A new immune signaling molecule now provides the basis for potential new approaches in sepsis therapy.
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
JAN 30, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Chicken eggs have been used for over 70 years to produce vaccines. Now they could be used to reduce the cost of making c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
About 23% of people carry a genetic mutation that predisposes them to get arrhythmia after a heart attack, and researche
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2019
Microbiology
A growing number of pathogenic microbes are gaining resistance to antibiotics, and the genes that confer that resistance
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
According to a study done on human kidney cancer cells and acute myeloid leukemia cells in mice, a compound was examined
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 22, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have taken a close look at what happens on the molecular level when DNA is inserted into the genome of a plan
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 21, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers were surprised to establish as a connection between two seemingly discreet parts of the brain.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 21, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
According to Forbes.com, a company called Space Tango, co-founded by Kris Kimel, is interested in how hemp grows in low-
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
JAN 17, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are getting closer to engineering synthetic tissues that mimic natural organisms.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2019
Microbiology
Some microbes might be hugely beneficial to humans, such as in the production of energy and biofuels.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Between 12 and 17% of all breast cancer cases are triple-negative, a highly aggressive type with few therapeutic options
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Messenger RNA normally carries genetic information from the genome to the ribosome, but researchers want to use it to tr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch