Scientists Engineer First Living Organism with an Expanded Genetic Alphabet
A newly published study details how researchers at The Scripps Research Institute were able to create the first living organism with an expanded genetic alphabet….
A newly published study details how researchers at The Scripps Research Institute were able to create the first living organism with an expanded genetic alphabet….
In a newly published study, MIT researchers show that a new gene-editing technique, known as CRISPR, can reverse a rare liver disorder caused by a…
Scientists at Georgia Tech have developed a new type of low-temperature fuel cell that directly converts biomass to electricity with assistance from a catalyst activated…
Using genetically engineered yeast cells and ordinary table sugar, engineers from the Cockrell School of Engineering developed a new biofuel. Austin, Texas — Researchers at…
In a newly published study, researchers from the Columbia University Medical Center detail how they successfully converted human stem cells into functional lung and airway…
Oceanographers from Scripps UC San Diego have discovered a microorganism that produces a chemical compound that may offer new treatments for anthrax and other ailments…
Neurologists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have successfully shown that human embryonic stem cells, which have been transformed into nerve cells, can help mice regain…
Using nanoscale diamond-like particles called nanodiamonds, researchers have developed a potentially more effective treatment for “triple-negative” breast cancer, notably decreasing tumor growth and eliminating…
Scientists at the University of Georgia have discovered a way to transform carbon dioxide trapped in the atmosphere into useful industrial products, possibly allowing scientists…
In a newly published study, Yale University researchers detail how they engineered a system that tricks bacteria to deliver a safer vaccine, which could be…
In November, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine implanted a pacemaker-like device into the brain of a patient in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. This…
By removing a few genes, inserting a gene from another organism and tinkering with the expression of other genes, MIT scientists have discovered a way…
Scientists at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University are using DNA nanotechnology to make an entirely new class of synthetic vaccines that could be…
After thoroughly studying jellyfish propulsion, including the arrangement of their muscles, how their bodies contract and recoil, and how fluid-dynamic effects help or hinder their…
By developing a way to mathematically represent the genomes of different species, or of different individuals within a species, such that the overlapping data is…
In a development that could end up saving the lives of soldiers traumatically injured on the battlefield, engineers from MIT have developed a spray coating…