Crowdfunding Campaign to Fund DIY CRISPR Gene Editing
A DIY enthusiast and postdoctoral researcher from NASA is successfully spearheading a crowdfunding campaign to bring 2015’s hottest gene editing technology the CRISPR to every...
Bioengineering
Bioengineering
Engineering applied to living systems: tissue constructs, biomaterials, devices and the hardware bridging biology and fabrication.
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Genetically Modified Algae Attack Cancer Cells
An international, multidisciplinar team of scientists lead by researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology and University of South Australia have engineered an algae to deliver...
Bioengineering
Addgene’s Introduction to the Wide World of CRISPR
Addgene, possibly the largest platform for CRISPR plasmids, libraries, and resources for researchers shines light on this amazing new technology. Here, they give a brief...
Bioengineering
Structured extracellular matrix cultured in vitro
Researchers from Brown University have engineered an extracellular matrix (ECM) without any artificial materials that could prevent using it as an implant. Cells were cultured to originate two...
Basic Research
Detection of genomic lesions using an artificial DNA base pair
Researchers from the University of Utah have developed a new technique to localize genomic damage sites. The method uses an artificial DNA base pair previously...
Basic Research
A Novel Cas9 Recognizes More DNA Targets
Researchers from the Massachussets General Hospital (MGH) have engineered the Cas9 nuclease from Staphylococcus aureus (SaCas9) to recognize more targets. The prokaryote RNA-guided immune system, used as a genome...
Basic Research
New Technique Increases Peptide Lifespan
A new technique developed at the University of the Pacific improves the lifespan of peptides in vivo. With the new method, peptides can reversibly bind...
Basic Research
IDT Launches New CRISPR with Increased Editing Efficiency
Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) has launched the Alt-R™ CRISPR-Cas9 System, a genome editing tool based on the S. pyogenes CRISPR/Cas immune system. IDT has optimized CRISPR...
Basic Research