Synthetic Biology – News and Features

Researchers have developed a technique using DNA microbeads to control organoid development. This method releases growth factors and signal molecules precisely, creating more complex and realistic organoids.

Technology Networks spoke to Dr. Steven Benner to learn more about what synthetic "alien" DNA can tell us about life on other planets and how this technology could be harnessed to improve disease diagnostics and treatment.

A new and open access “Human Gut Microbiome Atlas” could help researchers and healthcare professionals better understand disease signatures of the gut microbiome and lead to more effective treatments.

A new genome recording strategy aims to turn cells into their own historians, by storing information about transient biological events inside living cells.

CRISPR-Cas systems have become a plentiful source of technologies for molecular diagnostics and researchers have now developed a novel method that enables the detection of RNA with Cas12 nucleases, which naturally target DNA.

The ability to obtain pure proteins is essential for developing drugs, creating vaccines and understanding biological processes. In this article, we discuss what a typical protein purification protocol involves and the various techniques used.

In the work of biomanufacturing, tanks of microbes are fine-tuned to produce compounds that can be used as carbon-neutral fuels, chemicals, materials and medicines, but researchers are still learning the basics of how to turbo charge for production.

In this opinion piece, Markus Gershater provides a comprehensive look into the current state and immense potential of artificial intelligence in reshaping the landscape of drug discovery.

A team led by the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) in Würzburg has now introduced a novel approach that can make many more bacteria amenable to genetic engineering.

A team from the Innovative Genomics Institute at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) has produced an increase in gene expression in a food crop by changing its upstream regulatory DNA.