By altering the genetic code in bacteria, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have demonstrated a method to
A change in bacteria’s genetic code holds promise of longer-lasting drugs
Scientists use RFID chips to track biological samples
Radio frequency identification (RFID) chips are used today for everything from paying for public transit to tracking livestock to stopping
Cometh the cyborg: Improved integration of living muscles into robots
The new field of biohybrid robotics involves the use of living tissue within robots, rather than just metal and plastic.
Profiling the genome hundreds of variations at a time: A CRISPR-Cas9 high-throughput strategy creates the possibility to rapidly profile and identify genes and DNA sequence variations key to different traits and diseases
Geneticists have been using model organisms ranging from the house mouse to the single-cell bakers’ yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, to study
Beyond killing tuberculosis: How can we tolerate an infection without eliminating a pathogen?
Historically, our view of host defense against infection was that we must eliminate pathogens to eradicate disease. However, this perspective
Wriggling tadpoles may hold clue to how autism develops
You could say Hollis Cline’s lab at The Scripps Research Institute is building better tadpoles. To better understand how humans
Accepted or rejected? Uncovering how fate of B cell is determined: Researchers elucidate the mechanisms of B cell differentiation in the germinal center
When a pathogen evades or overcomes our innate immune defenses, the adaptive immune system kicks into action. There are two
Natural barcodes enable better cell tracking: New method uses patients’ unique genetic variation profiles to aid in personalized medicine
Each of us carries in our genomes about 10 million genetic variations called single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), which represent a
Genome Jenga study reveals unexpected gene alliances in the cell
To understand how a cell works, biologists like to take it apart. By removing genes from cells in diverse combinations,
Cure for fission yeast genes could have bigger things ahead
Scientists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) have taken one step closer towards potential cures