Articles tagged with "Biotechnology"
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Batteries get powered up with peptides
March 4, 2015
Scientists have discovered that peptides can potentially be used to improve the performance of batteries. Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County used a procedure known as Phage Display...
Artificial intelligence speeds up drug discovery
March 3, 2015
An artificially intelligent robot can automatically discover new drugs, improving the cost and speeding up the process.Engineers at the University of Manchester used a method of smart screening and developed...
Designing complex 3D DNA scaffolds
January 15, 2015
A new computer model allows the design of the most complex 3D DNA shapes by building DNA scaffold and customised synthetic strands of DNA. Biological engineers from at the Massachusetts...
New sensor for MRI and fluorescent imaging
November 26, 2014
Nanoparticles capable of simultaneously performing fluorescent and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in living animals have been developed by chemists at MIT. These particles could track specific molecules produced in the...
HIV’s surprising structure
November 5, 2014
The building blocks of the immature human immunodeficiency virus are arranged in a surprising way say researchers who have pinpointed the location of each block within the virus structure.Cryo-electron microscopy...
Precursor to life created in virtual lab
October 24, 2014
A virtual molecular laboratory has created a possible precursor to life say Danish scientists, which could have important implications for creating artificial living systems. Protocells are the simplest, most primitive...
Lipid membrane ink gives nanometre resolution
October 16, 2014
Lipid membranes have been used as a biological ‘ink’ to draw in the nanometre region in a new technique developed by Leeds researchers. Resolution as low as six nanometres was...
Bio-printing transplantable tissues a step closer
July 2, 2014
A bio-printed artificial vascular network capable of mimicking the body’s circulatory system could bring the possibility of printing transplantable tissues and organs a step closer. “Imaging being able to walk...
Bones from beer residue
June 25, 2014
Waste from beer brewing could be recycled for use in an unexpected application – as a biomaterial for bone regeneration. Researchers in Spain have developed a biocompatible material which can...
Caging water to study spin
June 23, 2014
A pioneering method of caging and cooling water molecules to study its nuclear spin conversion could enhance the diagnostic power of MRI scans. By trapping water molecules in spheres of...
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