Publications

Scientific publishing and the tools around it – preprints, peer review, open access, and the software researchers use to read and cite.

202 articles

Flexible Bio-Nanosensors and a Smartphone to Detect Tuberculosis

A collaboration between American and Indian researchers has produced a nano-biosensor that can detect tuberculosis in early stages. The flexible sensor works coupled to a...

Bioengineering

First Ever Direct Image of DNA Structure

Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia have developed a technique that allowed them to visualize directly the DNA helix...

Basic Research

Pere Estupinyà: “In Latin America There Is a Growing Interest in Science and Innovation”

I was fortunate to meet Pere Estupinyà in person few years ago. I was always attracted by science outreach, and Pere was and remains a leader...

Basic Research

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

ScaleS: A New Technique to See Through Tissues

Japanese researchers at RIKEN Brain Research Institute have created transparent tissue. The new tissue will allow to see the brain anatomy in 3D and gain insight...

Bioengineering

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

Largest Protein Interaction Map Discovers New Complexes

A collaborative research effort of different laboratories from Canada, Germany and the US has obtained the largest protein interaction map available. The researchers have studied different...

Basic Research

Synthetic Photosynthesis Produces Fuel Liquid from CO2

Scientists from the University of California at Berkeley have designed an artificial “plant” that can produce methane thanks to semiconducting nanowires and bacteria. In the synthetic photosynthesis,...

Bioengineering