A Non-Toxic DNA Stain for Super Resolution Microscopy
Scientists from the Échole Polytechnique Fédérale de Laussane (EFPL) have created a new DNA stain that can be used in live cells. The far-red DNA stain, called...
Basic Research
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DNA Nanomachines to Detect Any Antibody
A team of researchers from the Universities of Rome and Montreal have developed a DNA nanomachine customizable to detect any antibody. The nanodevice will allow...
Bioengineering
MinION Sequences Thousands of Isoforms of the Most Complex Gene Known
Scientists from University of Connecticut have partnered with Oxford Nanopore Technologies to sequence all possible isoforms of the most complex gene known, Down Syndrome cell adhesion molecule...
Basic Research
Insulator Defects Observable by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
Researchers from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California at Berkeley have characterized individual defects in an insulator using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM)....
Basic Research
A Glowing Reporter for DNA Methylation in Single Cells
Researchers at MIT and Whitehead Institute in Cambridge have designed the first reporter for DNA methylation at the level of individual cells. The method allows to follow...
Basic Research
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
Humans Carry a Personal Microbial Cloud
According to a study from the University of Oregon, humans have a microbial cloud signature. Each person emits a specific bacterial population into the air,...
Microbiology
Future Pills Will Be Electronic
In his recent review published in the journal Trends in Biotechnology, Chistopher Bettinger makes a summary of the current state and future trends of edible...
Bioengineering