Synthorx Makes its First Proteins with Novel Amino Acids
Synthorx Inc, a little known biotech startup from California, has announced success in creating in-vivo DNA with synthetic nucleic acids. The feat was possible thanks...
Bioengineering
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Five-week Old Human Brain Grown in a Dish
A research team from Ohio State University has developed a brain in vitro that has the maturity of a five-week old human brain. The brain...
Biomedicine
FDA Approves Libido Drug for Women
Sprout Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced that the FDA has approved Addyi™, a drug for the treatment of acquired, generalized hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) in premenopausal women. Addyi is...
Biomedicine
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
DNA Helps Generate Clean Energy in a Small Generator
A nanogenerator made with DNA transforms small movements in energy. The device, developed by researchers from Jadavpur University in Kolkata and Brandenburgische Technische...
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
Artificial Blood Vessels with a Thrombolytic Coating
Scientists from the International Laboratory of Solution Chemistry of Advanced Materials and Technologies at ITMO University have developed artificial blood vessels resistant to thrombosis....
Biomedicine
GM Mosquitoes Against Dengue
Dengue acquired epidemic proportions this year in Brazil. To combat it, health authorities have hired Oxitec, a biotechnology company that produces millions of genetically modified (GM)...
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