Biotechnology and bioengineering – Page 12
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ResearchEnzyme redesign magnifies rare sugar synthesis
Tweaks could allow scientists to explore the commercial potential of an unusual disaccharide found in Japanese sake
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ResearchSynthetic enzyme wipes out tough bacterial biofilms
After success in mice strategy could be an alternative to antibiotics to treat wounds
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NewsLettuce could be used to grow drugs on Mars
Infecting plants with a bacterium that can genetically modify plants could be an answer to producing drugs on other planets
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ResearchDroplet screening set to accelerate immunotherapies into the clinic
Single-cell technique eliminates inefficiencies when identifying immune cells active against specific cancers
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FeatureCatalysts with a gentle touch
Enzymes and metal–organic frameworks share some common features and are being investigated for industrial use. Clare Sansom reports
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NewsLeading geneticists call for worldwide moratorium on creation of gene-edited children
Five-year pause would give nations breathing space following the birth of the first genetically-modified children in November
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ResearchCracking enzyme structure offers new way to treat rare heart diseases
Solution was found by combining protein with its chaperone
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ResearchGenes that make lemons sour revealed
When life gives you lemons, mutate their proton pumps to make them sweeter
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ResearchGenetically engineered yeast brews up heady mix of natural and unnatural cannabinoids
Biotech yeast makes low-cost, high-quality THC and CBD – and cannabinoids never seen before – without growing cannabis plants
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Research‘Predator particles’ give mice infrared vision
Upconversion nanoparticles that bind to rods and cones shift invisible light to look green
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ResearchBuilding block approach creates new metalloproteins
Protein modules can be connected by disulfide linkages while varying the metal ions
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PodcastNitrogenase
The mysterious enzyme that can beat the world’s biggest chemical process when it comes to breaking the dinitrogen triple bond
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ResearchEight-letter genetic code hints at how alien life might evolve
Synthetic DNA shows that four bases might not be the only way for life to go
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NewsPersonalised medicine has failed to live up to the hype, researchers claim
Predictions that Human Genome Project would usher in an era of tailored therapies have largely failed to come true
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NewsRogue Chinese scientist to be punished for creation of first gene-edited humans
Investigation uncovers forged ethical approval documents
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ResearchNanodecoys lure and trap Zika virus
Gelatin nanoparticles camouflaged by mosquito membrane mop up virus and stop it crossing placenta
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ResearchPore-forming toxins detect long strands of DNA
Lithium electrolyte helps aerolysin overcome electrostatic obstacle to detect ssDNA longer than 100 nucleotides
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OpinionGene-editing put in the spotlight
What now after a rogue geneticist has created the first genetically modified humans?