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Light-based technique creates artificial structures that mimic the scaffolding of cells

A laser-based system that can create mesh-like structures in a dish that resemble the cytoskeletons of cells has been developed... Read more

How DICER cuts microRNAs with single-nucleotide precision

A research team from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has made an advance in understanding the... Read more

Chemo-optogenetic tool uses vitamin B₁₂ and green light to precisely regulate cell communication

Researchers at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed CarGAP, a chemo-optogenetic tool that uses vitamin... Read more

Magnetic fields guide lab-grown blood vessels into precise patterns for drug testing

Animal studies often fail to predict human tissue responses to new drugs or newly developed therapies. Besides generating tremendous costs... Read more

Molecular enhancements help plants light up when they're under attack

Imagine that plants could tell us exactly when they're stressed, infected, or being eaten by insects, by lighting up. A... Read more

An AI-guided gene-editing tool for more precise and safer DNA correction

Researchers at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) have developed a revolutionary new... Read more

New DNA base editor minimizes bystander edits while maintaining high efficiency

The trajectory of base editing has been remarkable, progressing from the laboratory to patient care, treating debilitating or terminal illnesses,... Read more

Global insect rescue plan requires new technology to ensure success

Cameras that photograph insects overnight and AI that identifies them are among a new generation of tools that could finally... Read more

Protein sequencing advance offers new insights into life's foundations

Proteins, one of the smallest building blocks of life on Earth, hold promise for answering some of biology's biggest questions.... Read more

Engineered anhydrobiotic cells detect odors after years of dry, room-temperature storage

Demand for odor detection is growing in diverse fields such as food security, medical diagnostics, and environmental monitoring, but current... Read more

Earth's toughest microbes could help save the planet and find life on other worlds

Extremophiles may well be tiny, but they are making a huge contribution to the health of our planet and our... Read more

Computational bio tool automates and standardizes genome sequencing analysis

In a single experiment, scientists can decipher the entire genomes of many patient samples, animal models, or cultured cells. To... Read more

Scientists show dragon fruit peel extract boosts bread nutrition and lowers glycemic potential

A research team led by Professor Zhou Weibiao from the Department of Food Science and Technology at the NUS Faculty... Read more

Light-controlled hydrogel mimics soft human tissue for more realistic cell studies

For decades, lab-grown cells have been studied in materials that don't reflect the softness and flexibility of human tissue. Now... Read more

Frog-cell 'neurobots' grow self-organized nervous systems and alter gene activity

Biobots, whose growing line of variants started with xenobots, are fascinating tiny self-powered living robots built exclusively using frog embryonic... Read more