Tag: bacteria
Partially Synthetic Moss Paves the Way for Plants With Designer Genomes
Synthetic biology is already rewriting life.In late 2023, scientists revealed yeast cells with half their genetic blueprint replaced by artificial DNA. It was a...
Digital quantum simulation of non-perturbative dynamics of open systems with orthogonal polynomials
José D. Guimarães1,2,3, Mikhail I. Vasilevskiy3,4,5, and Luís S. Barbosa3,61Centro de Física das Universidades do Minho e do Porto, Braga 4710-057, Portugal2Institute of Theoretical...
MRI keeps proton beam therapy on target, new technique tracks bacteria motion – Physics World
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and proton beam therapy are two powerful techniques of medical physics. The former gives us real-time images...
Scientists Coax Bacteria Into Making Exotic Proteins Not Found in Nature
Nature has a set recipe for making proteins.Triplets of DNA letters translate into 20 molecules called amino acids. These basic building blocks are then...
The Quest for Simple Rules to Build a Microbial Community | Quanta Magazine
IntroductionBacteria don’t throw dinner parties or tell jokes, but they are social in their own way. When the presence of food gives them an...
Viruses change structure at the temperature of the human body to better infect us – Physics World
A series of neutron scattering measurements has uncovered the structure of viral DNA in unprecedented...
Cells Across the Body Talk to Each Other About Aging | Quanta Magazine
IntroductionAging can seem like an unregulated process: As time marches along, our cells and bodies inevitably accumulate dings and dents that cause dysfunctions, failures...
CRISPR Gene Editing Had a Breakthrough Year—and It’s Only Getting Started
CRISPR ended 2023 with a bang.In November, the gene editing tool scored its first clinical approval for treating sickle cell anemia and beta-thalassemia in...
Emerge Weirdest News Stories of 2023 – Decrypt
The emerging tech world provided a frenzied year of big bets and weird twists, dominated by an unquenchable enthusiasm for artificial intelligence. As the...
AI Discovers a New Class of Antibiotics After Scouring 12 Million Compounds
Antibiotics have saved countless lives and are a crucial tool in modern medicine. But we’re losing ground in our battle against bacteria. In the...
Bacteria-resistant alloy improves infection control in implant surgeries – Physics World
Orthopaedic implant surgeries, such as hip and knee replacements, are common procedures performed daily around...
AstraZeneca bets $247m AI can create cancer antibody
Pharma giant AstraZeneca has signed a $247 million deal with Ai drug creation company Absci to develop an antibody designed to fight cancer.
The collaboration...
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