Digital Images Can Be Stored in DNA
Researchers from the University of Washington (UW) and Microsoft have developed a new system to store data in DNA and retrieve it without error or information...
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Bioengineering
Engineering applied to living systems: tissue constructs, biomaterials, devices and the hardware bridging biology and fabrication.
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BioViva’s CEO Claims to Have Longer Telomeres After Gene Therapy
BioViva reported last week that the company’s CEO, Elizabeth Parrish, successfully reversed biological ageing after being treated with the biotech’s therapies. The Seattle-based company confirmed that Parrish...
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CRISPRainbow Allows to Tag Seven Genomic Loci Simultaneously
Researchers from University of Massachusetts Medical School have developed a new technique to simultaneously track up to seven genomic locations in live cells. The CRISPRainbow system...
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New Method to Extend the Lifetime of Implanted Devices
Researchers from Harvard University have developed a biochemical mechanism to extend the time that an implanted medical device can remain functional and not trigger an...
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CRISPR Hack Improves Gene Silencing Frequency to 95%
Unhappy with the 60-70% gene silencing success rate of CRISPR/Cas9, researchers have come up with an innovative hack to 21st century’s biggest find, improving gene...
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Somagenics Secures NIH Funding for Degraded RNA Quantification Technology
Somagenics, a biotech company specialized in small RNA technologies, has received a second NIH grant to develop a method to quantify mRNA from degraded samples....
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DNA Aptamers to Replace Antibodies in Disease Detection and Treatment
Researchers from the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) of A*STAR in Singapore have developed a better technology to detect and treat infectious diseases and cancer....
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FDA Approves Drug Produced in Transgenic Chicken
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Alexion’s Kanuma (sebelipase alfa), a compound for the treatment of the rare disease lysosomal acid lipase (LAL)...
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