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Move over CRISPR, the retrons are coming

Posted by Admin | Jun 20, 2021 | Biotechnology |

New gene editing technique enables millions of genetic experiments to be performed simultaneously...

The Incredible Bacterial ‘Homing Missiles’ That Scientists Want to Harness

Posted by Admin | Apr 8, 2021 | Biotechnology |

Berkeley Lab-led team is digging into the bizarre bacteria-produced nanomachines that could...

Scientists Create the Next Generation of Living Robots

Posted by Admin | Apr 1, 2021 | Biotechnology |

Last year, a team of biologists and computer scientists from Tufts University and the University...

New UCF Nanotech Gives Boost to Detection of Cancer and Disease

Posted by Admin | Mar 27, 2021 | Biotechnology |

The technique uses nickel-platinum nanoparticles to increase the sensitivity of an enzyme-linked...

Upgrade for CRISPR/Cas: Researchers knock out multiple genes in plants at once

Posted by Admin | Mar 24, 2021 | Biotechnology |

Using an improved version of the gene editing tool CRISPR/Cas9, researchers knocked out up to...

Tiny engineered therapeutic delivery system

Posted by Admin | Aug 24, 2020 | Biotechnology |

Nanomaterials show promise for treating hemophilia and cardiovascular disorder Inserting genetic...

New ‘molecular computers’ find the right cells

Posted by Admin | Aug 22, 2020 | Biotechnology |

Scientists have demonstrated a new way to precisely target cells by distinguishing them from...

New Algorithm detects COVID-19 using CT images

Posted by Matthew Dahlitz | Jul 2, 2020 | Biotechnology |

New Study: Machine Learning Automatically Detects COVID-19 using Chest CTs in a Large Multicenter...

Face mask that detects coronavirus is being developed by scientists

Posted by Age of Robots | May 16, 2020 | Biotechnology |

A diagnostic face mask that signals if the wearer is infected with COVID-19 is discussed by James Collins, Ph.D a bioengineer, in a Q&A.

Killing Cancer

Posted by Age of Robots | May 14, 2020 | Biotechnology |

FROM THE ARCHIVES Killing Cancer

Neuralink human testing and the future of brain disease treatment

Posted by Jachin Dahlitz | May 13, 2020 | Biotechnology |

Earlier this month, Elon Musk joined Joe Rogan for a podcast interview, discussing AI and the...

Quarantine on cruise ship resulted in more COVID-19 patients

Posted by Matthew Dahlitz | Mar 3, 2020 | Biotechnology |

Quarantine on cruise ship resulted in more Corona patients The cruise ship Diamond Princess was...

Artificial intelligence yields new antibiotic

Posted by Admin | Feb 20, 2020 | Biotechnology |

A deep-learning model identifies a powerful new drug that can kill many species of...

These nanoparticles could prevent heart attacks

Posted by Admin | Feb 2, 2020 | Biotechnology, Nanotechnology |

For years one of the leading causes of death in many first world countries has been...

More Gene Edited Babies?

Posted by Jachin Dahlitz | Jun 19, 2019 | Biotechnology |

Few future technologies have caused as much moral debate as the manipulation of the human body...

The Laser that can target cancer

Posted by Jachin Dahlitz | Jun 19, 2019 | Biotechnology |

Back in 2017 Vladimir Zharov – a scientist at the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences...

Researchers demonstrate first example of a bioresorbable electronic medicine

Posted by Age of Robots | Oct 25, 2018 | Biotechnology |

Biodegradable implant provides electrical stimulation that speeds nerve regeneration.

Nanofiber-based wound dressings induce production of antimicrobial peptide

Posted by Age of Robots | Jul 9, 2018 | Biotechnology |

Nanofiber-based wound dressings loaded with vitamin D spur the production of an antimicrobial peptide, a key step forward in the battle against surgical site infections, or SSIs.

Inexpensive detector is like ‘Velcro®’ for cancer cells

Posted by Age of Robots | Jun 24, 2018 | Biotechnology |

Researchers have developed a new type of sensor that acts like Velcro® for prostate cancer cells, sticking them to a modified frosted glass slide, like those used in science classes, so that they can be identified from blood samples.