New DNA Molecular Motor Transports Nanoparticles
A new molecular motor created by a team of researchers from the Purdue University is made entirely of DNA. This miniature DNA motor also successfully...
Bioengineering
Synthetic Biology
Designing and building biological systems, from engineered pathways to programmable cells.
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Researchers Develop a Novel 3-D Method to Grow Miniature Pancreas
An international research team led by Professor Anne Grapin-Botton of the Danish Stem Cell Center at the University of Copenhagen has established a novel 3-D...
Biotechnology
Scientists Recode Entire Genome to Re-design Natural Biological Systems
Yale and Harvard researchers have imparted bacteria with an ability to resist viruses by rewriting their entire genetic code. By doing so, they have opened...
Biotechnology
New Programming Language Makes Coding for Synthetic DNA Possible
Researchers from the University of Washington have developed a new programming language. Unlike the conventional programming languages used to write codes for computers, this programming...
Biotechnology
Wyss Researchers Discover the Best Way to Express Synthetic Genes
Researchers at Wyss Institute might have found the solution to very synthetic biologist’s nightmare: bacteria disobeying commands to express genes of interest. In an incredible...
Bioengineering
Wyss Institute Researchers Create Programmable Smart Glue From DNA
Researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University have developed a new programmable smart glue made of DNA that can aid...
Bioengineering
Bina Introduces Pay-Per-User Genomic Analysis
Bina Technologies is introducing a versatile pay-per-use concept that helps it grow its footprint and get users used to its genomic analysis appliances. Under Bina...
Biotechnology
Researchers “Turn On” Yeast Cells for Mating with the Flip of a Switch
Researchers at a Stanford Bioengineering laboratory have devised a molecular switch that can be used to control signalling pathways in cells. The switch they call...
Bioengineering