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
Techniques
Methods and protocols in practice – how researchers actually run experiments, and the techniques shifting what is possible at the bench.
218 articles
Nanopore Sequencing Improved Using Viscous Solution
Swiss researches at Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne are reporting on success in improving errors rates in nanopore sequencing using high viscosity liquids and slowing...
NGS
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
Toxin from Wasp Venom Selectively Kills Cancer Cells
A brazilian wasp called Polybia paulista produces a toxin, MP1, that targets only cancer cells while leaving healthy cells intact. The toxin, secreted with the wasp´s...
Biomedicine