Category: Biotechnology Molecular & Computational biology
Fruit fly study achieves first transfer of behavior between species through single gene manipulation
Drosophila subobscura males regurgitate food and offer it as a gift to females during courtship. Credit: Tanaka et al., 2025 Researchers in Japan have genetically […]
Scientists reengineer enzyme to study diseases via sugar patterns on the surface of cells
An illustration of the pig enzyme ST3Gal1 (green) bound to its sugar ligand (yellow sticks). Binding interfaces contain green (carbon), red (oxygen), and blue (nitrogen) […]
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 […]
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 […]
AI meets CRISPR for precise gene editing
Fluorescently tagged neural molecule imaged in a living tadpole, with colors representing imaging depth. The brain and spinal nerves appear near the top in turquoise […]
Pressing pause on DNA transcription: Imaging technique reveals what happens at the atomic level
An illustration showing RNA polymerase II (silver structure) transcribing DNA (yellow and orange helix) into messenger RNA. RIKEN researchers have conducted a structural study of […]
Atomic-level simulations reveal new class of protein misfolding in high definition
Recently identified and long-lasting type of protein misfolding—non-native entanglements—observed in all-atom protein folding simulations. Representative misfolded conformations of the small proteins, Ubiquitin and λ-repressor, exhibit […]