Luiza Braga appreciates the aroma of Arara coffee beans during drying after anaerobic fermentation. The method improved the quality of immature beans. Credit: Da Semente […]
Category: Biotech
Deepfake whales could be a key conservation tool
A North Atlantic right whale generated by AI. Credit: Duke MaRRS Lab Scrolling through social media, you may have dallied on reels of Leonardo DiCaprio […]
New pesticides provide challenging alternatives to neonicotinoids
Snap bean seedlings, shown here damaged by seedcorn maggot, are among the crops the Cornell researchers used in their study of eco-friendly insecticides. Credit: Brian […]
‘Controlled evolution’ dramatically boosts plasmid DNA production for biomedical manufacturing
Credit: Zidan Li. Researchers have controlled the evolution of E. coli bacteria in the lab in order to dramatically increase the amount of plasmid DNA […]
Laser therapy boosts effectiveness of antifungal drugs against resistant Candida
The hyphae of C. albicans form a biofilm that is almost impenetrable to drugs. Photodynamic inactivation (PDI) therapy managed to “break” these barriers. Credit: Gabriela […]
Researchers re-engineer AI language model to target previously ‘undruggable’ disease proteins
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A study published in Nature Biotechnology reveals a powerful new use for artificial intelligence: designing small, drug-like molecules that can stick […]
Novel protein therapy shows promise as first-ever antidote for carbon monoxide poisoning
The natural protein RcoM. Credit: University of Maryland School of Medicine University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers, along with their colleagues, engineered a […]
Drones can more efficiently measure health of corn plants, study finds
Tian’s drone is a helpful tool to assess the health of corn plants. Credit: University of Missouri Researchers at the University of Missouri have found […]
Weaver ants reveal secrets of superefficient teamwork for robot design
Dr. Chris Reid with weaver ants in laboratory. Credit: Dr. Chris Reid, Macquarie University Weaver ants have solved a problem that has plagued human teams […]