A breakthrough in synthetic biology has opened the door to a new way of treating incurable illnesses such as cancer and Ebola, and could shed light on the origins of life or even the possibi... Read more
A team of scientists from Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute and IBM’s T.J. Watson Research Center have developed a prototype DNA reader that could make whole genome profiling an... Read more
Flexible electronic sensors based on paper — an inexpensive material — have the potential to cut the price of a wide range of medical tools, from helpful robots to diagnostic tests. Scientis... Read more
The possibilities for personalised vaccines in all types of cancer are revealed today in a lecture from Dr Harpreet Singh at the ESMO Symposium on Immuno-Oncology 2014 in Geneva, Switzerland... Read more
Associate Professor Ki-Bum Lee has developed patent-pending technology that may overcome one of the critical barriers to harnessing the full therapeutic potential of stem cells. One of the m... Read more
Could re-ignite interest in the use of DNA-based wires and devices in the development of programmable circuits In a paper published today in Nature Nanotechnology (“Long-range charge t... Read more
New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that white blood cells exposed to UVA light in agar, to induce DNA damage, can predict if one has or is at risk for cancer A new research report p... Read more
Test identifies nine blood markers tied to depression; predicts who will benefit from therapy The first blood test to diagnose major depression in adults has been developed by Northwestern M... Read more
Going Inside the Rice Microbiome When Harsh Bais grows rice plants in trays of water in his greenhouse at the University of Delaware, he can easily spot the ones that have been exposed to ar... Read more
A new way to make powerful changes at will to the DNA of humans, other animals and plants, much like how a writer changes words in a story, could usher in a transformation in genetic medicin... Read more
A revolutionary handheld and battery-powered DNA diagnostic device invented at the University of Otago is poised to become a commonly used field tool for rapidly detecting suspected viruses... Read more
There’s a good reason people over 60 are not donor candidates for bone marrow transplantation. The immune system ages and weakens with time, making the elderly prone to life-threatening infe... Read more
Researchers from the University of Bradford have devised a simple blood test that can be used to diagnose whether people have cancer or not. The test will enable doctors to rule out cancer i... Read more
Their approach promises a permanent cure and potential for protection against HIV The HIV-1 virus has proved to be tenacious, inserting its genome permanently into its victims’ DNA, fo... Read more
Investigators identify genes that contribute to radiation resistance and potential cancer protection
The benefits of this research and its progeny could be substantial, says Cox. A team of researchers from the University of Wisconsin have identified 46 genes in Escherichia coli that are nec... Read more
