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A programming language for living cells | MIT News
New language lets researchers design novel biological circuits. MIT biological engineers have created a programming language that allows them to rapidly design complex, DNA-encoded …
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Cells That Compute Come Closer to Reality – Scientific American
Synthetic biologists are close to putting living cells to work diagnosing human diseases and repairing environmental damage Source: Cells That Compute Come Closer to …
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A sugar can melt away cholesterol | Science News
A sugar called cyclodextrin removes cholesterol from hardened arteries in mouse studies. A sugar that freshens air in rooms may also clean cholesterol out …
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Virus fighter may have played a key role in human evolution
Enzyme can cause lots of mutations in one fell swoop, altering evolution rate By Elizabeth PennisiApr. 7, 2016 , 1:00 PM A virus-fighting protein …
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Joint Pain, From the Gut
Scientists don’t know what causes rheumatoid arthritis, but many suspect that the microbiome—the bacteria that live in our gastrointestinal tracts—may be to blame. Source: …
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A Hidden Factor in Stroke Severity: The Microbes in Your Gut – Scientific American
A new study in mice demonstrates that manipulating the microbiome can influence the extent of brain damage caused by a stroke Source: A Hidden …
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Biologists have created a new species of bacteria with just 437 genes – ScienceAlert
Source: Biologists have created a new species of bacteria with just 437 genes – ScienceAlert
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There’s an intact ancient virus lying dormant in human DNA – ScienceAlert
Research has shown that our DNA houses the ghosts of viruses fended off by your ancestors, and some of those viruses could still be …
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DNA Supercoils Change the Way That Cells Work | Quanta Magazine
So-called “supercoils” change the behavior of DNA, opening a new role for topology in the study of life. DNA is probably best known for …
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Carcinogenicity of tetrachlorvinphos, parathion, malathion, diazinon, and glyphosate – The Lancet Oncology
Source: Carcinogenicity of tetrachlorvinphos, parathion, malathion, diazinon, and glyphosate – The Lancet Oncology
