A new system can dial expression of synthetic genes up or down

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

Hitchhiking DNA picked up by a gene may save a species from extinction

An international research team led by Hiroki Shibuya at RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) in Japan has ...
Ophthalmology Times

Ophthalmic innovation by the decades: The 2010s

From the 2010s to the present, the existing technologies in the clinic and operating room have been improved with the goals ...
eLife

Overexpression of Ssd1 and calorie restriction extend yeast replicative lifespan by preventing deleterious age-dependent iron uptake

This important study uses innovative microfluidics-based single-cell imaging to monitor replicative lifespan, protein localization, and intracellular iron levels in aging yeast cells. The evidence for ...
EMBO Press

Type IV secretion systems: from structures to mechanisms

Conjugation is mediated by a large molecular machinery termed Type IV secretion system (T4SS), embedded within the donor cell wall. In addition, some bacteria utilise T4SS to inject effector proteins ...
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How gene mutations drive dementia in Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's disease causes both movement and cognitive deficits, and for a long time both were thought to be caused by the accumulation of a protein called alpha-synuclein in the brain. But a new ...
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Astrazeneca CEO's bizarre expression at Trump's presser viral; ‘trying to control’ - Watch

President Donald Trump on Friday announced that AstraZeneca has agreed to lower the cost of prescription drugs for Medicaid in exchange for avoiding steep tariffs. The company's CEO, Pascal Soriot, ...