Micromotors that Swim and Sequester Carbon Dioxide
Researchers from UC San Diego have developed an innovative tool to fight climate change. In their study, published in the journal Angewandte Chemie, the team...
Basic Research
Enzymes
Enzyme discovery and engineering, and the assays used to characterise them.
16 articles
A Single Cas Protein for Gene Edition and Regulation
CRISPR-Cas9 is know for its ability to edit eukaryotic genomes, but from now it could be famous for its multifunctionality. MIT and Harvard laboratories have led a...
Basic Research
Monobodies: Little Molecules that Alter Enzymatic Activity
Enzymatic activity can now be modified without altering the enzyme. Researchers at the University of Chicago changed the specificity of an enzyme, commonly used in...
Bioengineering
Plastics made of methane threaten oil industry
Plastics are a multibillionaire industry dependent on oil, but this can change soon. Newlight Technologies takes methane emissions and turn them into AirCarbon™ thermoplastic. The...
Biotechnology
Genetically Modified Yeast Accelerates Drug Production
Scientists from Stanford have modified the genome of the yeast Saccharomyzes cerevisiae to produce the painkiller hydrocodone. The process is cheaper and faster than obtaining...
Bioengineering
Cyanobacteria Produce Industrial Enzymes Sustainably
Scientists from Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) have successfully produced biocatalysts from cyanobacteria, microorganisms that only consume water, salts, CO2 and light. The finding, published in the...
Bioengineering
Bacterial Enzyme Might Help Quit Smoking
Researchers from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) in La Jolla, CA have discovered a bacterial enzyme that degrades nicotine. The enzyme has been tested in...
Bioengineering
NEB Releases a Thermostable Reverse Transcriptase
New England Biolabs has released the WarmStart® RTx, an in silico-engineered thermostable reverse transcriptase optimized for speed, sensitivity and inhibitor resistance. The new reverse transcriptase...
Biotechnology