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tag e coli evolution genetics genomics
CRISPR Gene Drives and the Future of Evolution
Hannah Thomasy, PhD
| Mar 15, 2024
| 10+ min read
Genetic engineering pioneer Kevin Esvelt’s work highlights biotechnology’s immense potential for good—but also for catastrophe.
Rewriting
E. coli
’s Genetic Code
Sabine Louët
| Aug 5, 2011
| 3 min read
Researchers use directed evolution to create a bacterial strain that substitutes a synthetic base for thymine.
Yeast Made to Harvest Light Hint at Evolution’s Past
Kamal Nahas, PhD
| Feb 21, 2024
| 6 min read
Scientists transferred light-harvesting proteins into yeast for the first time, shining a light on the past lives of eukaryotic cells.
Engineering the Microbiome: CRISPR Leads the Way
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD
| Mar 15, 2024
| 10+ min read
Scientists have genetically modified isolated microbes for decades. Now, using CRISPR, they intend to target entire microbiomes.
Stepping Into the Unknome
Danielle Gerhard, PhD
| Mar 8, 2024
| 5 min read
A database of neglected genes may help unlock the mysteries hiding in the overlooked regions of the proteome.
A Journey Into the Brain
Danielle Gerhard, PhD
| Mar 22, 2024
| 10+ min read
With the help of directed evolution, scientists inch closer to developing viral vectors that can cross the human blood-brain barrier to deliver gene therapy.
Dethroning
E. coli
?
Alison F. Takemura
| Jun 23, 2016
| 1 min read
Some scientists hope to replace microbiology’s workhorse bacterium with fast-growing
Vibrio natriegens.
Tailor-Made Genome
Tia Ghose
| Jul 18, 2011
| 2 min read
A method for rapidly replacing stop codons throughout the genetic code of E. coli paves the way for biomanufacturing designer proteins.
Integrate and Innovate with NGS and Multiomics
The Scientist
and Illumina
| May 4, 2023
| 6 min read
Researchers across disciplines combine layers of discovery obtained with accessible NGS-based multiomics approaches.
Slideshow: Examples of Eukaryotic Horizontal Gene Transfer
Christie Wilcox, PhD
| Jul 5, 2022
| 4 min read
Horizontally transferred genes play significant roles in eukaryotic genomes
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