RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 20 August 2025 Nutritionally complete food for honeybees (Apis mellifera) has been generated by engineering yeast to produce rare but essential sterol molecules […]
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Microbial consortia for the conversion of biomass into fuels and chemicals
IntroductionAs part of the multiform effort to obviate fossil-based resource consumption, biomass represents a viable source of carbon feedstock for use in the production of materials and chemicals. While theoretically carbon neutral, biomass can present…
Microbial assisted zinc biofortification of wheat germplasm for the amelioration of zinc malnutrition
IntroductionProduction of nutritious and safe food in sufficient quantities for ensuring food availability and nutritional…
Microbial cities and the future of self-healing concrete
Comment Published: 08 July 2025 Nature Cities (2025)Cite this article Subjects Biocement, a product of…
Non-genetic neuromodulation with graphene optoelectronic actuators for disease models, stem cell maturation, and biohybrid robotics
Introduction The ability to modulate neural activity at will is essential for fundamental research and therapeutic applications, including understanding brain function, disease modeling, neuroengineering, and […]
Recent advances in enzyme engineering for improved deconstruction of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) plastics
Introduction Many of the same properties that make plastics attractive in use–e.g., durability, non-reactivity, chemical, light, and thermal resistance–allow them to persist and accumulate in […]
An unnatural base pair for the detection of epigenetic cytosine modifications in DNA
Main Naturally occurring cytosine modifications, 5-methylcytosine (5mC) and its oxidized derivatives 5-hydroxymethyl-, 5-formyl- and 5-carboxylcytosine (5hmC, 5fC and 5caC, respectively), constitute part of the epigenetic […]
Computational and experimental discovery of peptide inhibitors targeting survivin for therapeutic potential in cancer
Introduction The functional characteristics of Survivin make it a distinctive protein with diverse roles, including the regulation of cell proliferation and apoptosis. Its expression pattern […]
Nfe2l1 dysfunction alters Parkinson’s disease-related gene expression and impairs neuronal differentiation under ubiquitin stress in neuronal differentiated P19 Cells
Introduction Neurogenesis is a highly intricate process, vital for the formation of a fully functional nervous system. Any disruptions in this process can lead to […]
Engineered yeast provides rare but essential pollen sterols for honeybees
Main Managed honeybees (Apis mellifera) are fundamental to modern agricultural systems and global food security because of the crucial pollination services they provide to crops. Honeybees […]
Particle Measuring Systems Opens New Manufacturing and Contamination Control Innovation Hub
Particle Measuring Systems (PMS), formerly based in Boulder, CO, opened its new manufacturing and contamination control innovation hub in Niwot, CO. The purpose-built facility is […]
Ischemia Drives Breast Cancer Growth in Mice by Weakening Immunity
Cutting off blood flow can prematurely age the bone marrow, weakening the immune system’s ability to fight cancer, according to a new study from NYU […]