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Electronic gene control could let us plug bacteria into devices
20.1.2017 | Press monitoring
We don’t usually welcome bugs in digital technology, but that’s about to change. Researchers have developed a way to control bacterial genes at the flick of a switch using electricity. The ability of custom-made microbes to sense the environment and make biological molecules would be particularly valuable for devices that work inside the body,...
Tumor-seeking salmonella treats brain tumors
18.1.2017 | Press monitoring
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have recruited an unlikely ally in the fight against the deadliest form of brain cancer—a strain of salmonella that usually causes food poisoning. Clinicians sorely need new treatment approaches for glioblastoma, the most aggressive form of brain cancer. The blood-brain barrier—a protective sheath...
Cyanobacteria—the future of sunscreen?
16.1.2017 | Press monitoring
Sunscreens and moisturizers derived from biological sources such as cyanobacteria could represent a safer alternative to current, synthetically produced cosmetics, research published in the European Journal of Phycology suggests. Using organic matter to develop sunscreens could lessen the risk of adverse side effects, such as contact sensitivity...
Mini-brains made from teeth help reveal what makes us sociable
13.1.2017 | Press monitoring
Can tiny brains grown in a dish reveal the secrets of sociability? Balls of brain tissue generated from stem cells are enabling us to understand the underlying differences between people who struggle to be sociable and those who have difficulty reining themselves in. Alysson Muotri at the University of California, San Diego, and his team created...
Important bio-chemical produced on a large scale by E.coli
11.1.2017 | Press monitoring
If you had a company that manufactured valuable ingredients for chemicals like detergens or paint, you would probably like to produce the ingredients in large quantities, sustainably, and at a low cost. That's what researchers from The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability—DTU Biosustain—at DTU can now do. The researchers have...
Researchers discover unique microbial photosynthesis
9.1.2017 | Press monitoring
Researchers at Washington State University have discovered a new type of cooperative photosynthesis that could be used in engineering microbial communities for waste treatment and bioenergy production. Prosthecochloris aestaurii, a green-tinged, plant-like microbe, comes from the extreme environment of high salinity Hot Lake. The bacterium is...
How artificial intelligence techniques are aiding the hunt for new drugs
6.1.2017 | Press monitoring
A better cure for cancer – and other illnesses – could already be in existence, hidden right under our noses. The problem is that possible new lifesaving drugs are created much faster than scientists can study them. Millions of untested compounds wait, jumbled together in no particular order in vast repositories called compound libraries. A new...
NEOVACS to collaborate with the SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE for preclinical development of VEGF Kinoid to treat colorectal cancer and ovarian cancer
5.1.2017 | Press monitoring
PRESS RELEASE · PRESS RELEASE · PRESS RELEASE NEOVACS to collaborate with the SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH...
Merus and the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) Barcelona Form Research Collaboration to Develop Bispecific Antibodies Targeting the Tumor Microenvironment
5.1.2017 | Press monitoring
UTRECHT, The Netherlands, Jan. 05, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Merus N.V. (NASDAQ:MRUS), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company developing innovative bispecific antibody therapeutics, and the...
Molecular Velcro boosts microalgaes potential in biofuel, industrial applications
4.1.2017 | Press monitoring
Michigan State University scientists have engineered "molecular Velcro" into to cyanobacteria, boosting this microalgae's biofuel viability as well as its potential for other research. The findings, featured in the current issue of ACS Synthetic Biology, show how MSU researchers have designed a surface display system to attach cyanobacteria,...
