Bioengineers have developed a generalizable method to address 'off-target' binding, a significant problem in the field of synthetic biology. Taking a cue from nature, the researchers showed they could ...

Some things just go together like “rock and roll” and “fish and chips” or, in molecular biology, “transcription factors” and the “nearby genes they regulate.” The standard, simplified story goes like ...

A team of researchers has found that transcription factors have a tendency to bind strongly to 'mismatched' sections of DNA, i.e. sections of the genome that were not copied correctly. The strong ...

Some might say it looks like a finger. Others might see a worm. Scientists in the field often liken it to an antenna. The technical name is primary cilium. This slender, microscopic appendage juts out ...

For decades, synthetic biologists have been developing gene circuits that can be transferred into cells for applications such ...

Seattle-based Talus Bioscience has raised $11.2 million in an early fundraising round, money that will go toward advancing the biotech’s portfolio of preclinical cancer programs and help build out the ...

Fresh-cut apple browning is a significant quality issue, often reducing the fruit's marketability. Recent research reveals that violet light emitting diode (LED) light treatment effectively inhibits ...