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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.
Bugs as Drugs to Boost Cancer Therapy
Danielle Gerhard, PhD
| Jan 18, 2024
| 7 min read
Bioengineered bacteria sneak past solid tumor defenses to guide CAR T cells’ attacks.
Illuminating Specimens Through Live Cell Imaging
Charlene Lancaster, PhD
| Mar 14, 2024
| 8 min read
Live cell imaging is a powerful microscopy technique employed by scientists to monitor molecular processes and cellular behavior in real time.
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.
Clues in the Coprolites
Hannah Thomasy, PhD
| Jan 9, 2024
| 4 min read
Fossilized feces help scientists understand the lives of Puerto Rico’s earliest inhabitants.
Self Sufficient Cells?
Katherine Irving
| Jun 1, 2023
| 4 min read
Animal cells cannot produce 9 of the 20 amino acids they need to function. Some researchers are looking to change that.
Cooperation and Cheating
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD
| Jun 1, 2023
| 6 min read
Bacteria cooperate to benefit the collective, but cheaters can rig the system. How is the balance maintained?
How Bacterial Communities Divvy up Duties
Holly Barker, PhD
| Jun 1, 2023
| 10+ min read
Biofilms are home to millions of microbes, but disrupting their interactions could produce more effective antibiotics.
High-Resolution Microscope Watches Proteins Strut Their Stuff
Holly Barker, PhD
| Mar 31, 2023
| 3 min read
Modification on a high-resolution fluorescent microscopy technique allow researchers to track the precise movements of motor proteins.
Exosomes Make Their Debut in Plant Research
Amanda Keener
| Feb 1, 2019
| 10+ min read
A growing branch of research on how plants use exosomes to interact with their environment is opening up a new field of plant biology.
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