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Fungal Cold Adaptation Linked to Protein Structure Changes: Study

Patience Asanga | Sep 20, 2022 | 4 min read

Environmental pressure seems to spawn changes in the intrinsically disordered regions of enzymes in polar yeasts, allowing them to adapt to extreme cold.

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Opinion: The Reproductive Technology Advances No One Asked For

John D. Loike and Alan Kadish | Jun 22, 2022 | 4 min read

Cloning and parthenogenesis of humans wouldn’t align with bioethical principles.

Cooking up the Perfect PCR Reaction

MilliporeSigma | 1 min read

Discover how to obtain optimal PCR results by selecting the right DNA polymerase and optimizing the reaction buffer.

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Pioneering Molecular Virologist Flossie Wong-Staal Dies

Amanda Heidt | Jul 14, 2020 | 3 min read

The University of California, San Diego, researcher helped identify the HIV retrovirus responsible for AIDS and developed treatments still in use today.

Scientists Clone SARS-CoV-2 Genome with Quick Yeast-Based Method

Ruth Williams | May 6, 2020 | 4 min read

The use of yeast artificial chromosomes has enabled the rapid genetic reconstruction of the novel coronavirus.

Scientific Breakthroughs with Stem Cells

Nele Haelterman, PhD | 1 min read

Discover the various ways scientists bolster stem cells to understand and cure disease.

David Hogness, Revolutionary of 20th Century Genetics, Dies

Amy Schleunes | Jan 20, 2020 | 2 min read

The Stanford University researcher’s groundbreaking work connected the fields of molecular biology and genetics, paving the way for the founding of genomics.

Cloning Scientist Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison

Jef Akst | Jan 14, 2020 | 2 min read

More than five years after his arrest, Li Ning of China Agricultural University is convicted of stealing nearly $5 million of grant money.

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Capturing Heterogeneity: How Single Cell Analysis Reshapes Health and Disease Research

The Scientist’s Creative Services Team | 1 min read

Timothy O’Sullivan and Jacob Blum will discuss how they use single cell data to understand complex biological systems.

Former FDA Commissioner Frank Young Dies

Jef Akst | Dec 2, 2019 | 2 min read

The physician-researcher laid the groundwork for genetic cloning and led the US Food and Drug Administration as the country faced the AIDS crisis in the 1980s.

China’s First Cloned Kitten, Garlic

Nicoletta Lanese | Sep 6, 2019 | 3 min read

Owner Huang Yu dug up his deceased cat to give its cells to the pet-cloning company Sinogene.

LabTalk Podcast - Bugs with Drugs: Repurposing a Pathogenic Bacteria’s Weapon

The Scientist’s Creative Services Team | 1 min read

Cammie Lesser describes her research developing designer probiotics to deliver protein-based therapeutics to the gut.

Clones Made of CRISPRed Monkeys

Carolyn Wilke | Jan 25, 2019 | 2 min read

Researchers edited macaque embryos to induce symptoms of sleep disorders and chose one animal to clone. A bioethicist questions the study’s appropriateness.

Monkeys Cloned by Dolly-the-Sheep Technology

Catherine Offord | Jan 24, 2018 | 2 min read

The approach, which has never before been successfully attempted in primates, could lead to improved animal models for human biology and disease.

Scaling BAC on Time and Sample

The Scientist Creative Services Team in collaboration with Agilent Technologies | 3 min read

A new and simplified quality control method confirms the cloning of both small and large inserts in bacterial artificial chromosomes (BACs) with significantly less time and sample.