All Synthetic Biology articles – Page 6
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NewsGenetically engineered bacterium can synthesize melanin nanoparticles
Researchers have heterologously expressed a tyrosinase gene in Escherichia coli to synthesize melanin nanoparticles which offer potential for tumour treatment.
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NewsLasso peptide points the way to new antibiotics for untreatable infections
Princeton Engineering researchers have isolated a compound that kills bacteria that can cause incurable infections.
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NewsResearchers create simulation that paves way for electrogenetic toggle switch model
A team of scientists has developed a computer simulation that would allow them to create an electronic toggle switch, expanding what a synthetic gene network designed for biocomputations can do.
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NewsMicrobially synthesized compound stabilizes lithium ion batteries - and it’s eco-friendly too
Researchers in Japan have found that a microbially prepared pyrazine diamine compound can significantly stabilize high-energy density lithium-ion batteries.
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NewsBacteria can be programmed as fast-responding pollution sensors
Scientists and engineers at Rice University have engineered living bioelectronic sensors based on bacteria that can quickly sense and report on the presence of a variety of contaminants.