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If a genetically or synthetically engineered organism is released into the environment, how will we know? How can we tell it apart from the millions of microorganisms that exist naturally in the wild? Researchers are now developing a biosecurity tool that can detect engineered microorganisms based on their unique DNA signatures.

The world’s first study on whether genetic variations are involved in the post-traumatic headache experienced by some people following concussion is underway at QUT, funded by a $250,000 US Department of Defence grant.

Over one-third of all FDA-approved drugs act on a specific family of proteins called G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs). Researchers now show when and how different parts of a GPCR interacts with its G protein signaling partners.

A research team has now developed "Signal Amplification by Exchange Reaction" (SABER), a highly programmable and practical method that significantly enhances the sensitivity as well as customization and multiplexing capabilities of Fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis.

Researchers showed that some chronic viral infection led to a severe reorganization of the architecture of the fat tissue and cachexiain triggered by CD8+ T cells.

Scientists have invented a new way to quantify - in real-time - glucose metabolism of cancerous tumors by making them bioluminesce.

Following the General Conference on Weights and Measures in November 2018, perhaps one of the most significant revisions to the International System of Units (the SI) since its inception was agreed. Today, on World Metrology Day, it is being put into action.

Researchers have revealed the 3D molecular architecture of the Type IV secretion system (T4SS), used by many dangerous bacteria to infect human cells, from Legionella pneumophila with unprecedented details.

Scientists at the University of Sheffield have discovered how genes create proteins in research which could aid the development of treatments for human diseases.

China is poised to introduce a new regulation on gene editing in humans. A draft of the country’s new civil code lists human genes and embryos in a section on personality rights to be protected. Experiments on genes in adults or embryos that endanger human health or violate ethical norms can accordingly be seen as a violation of a person’s fundamental rights.