Researchers in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School have opened a new window into understanding the development of antibiotic resistance in bacteria. The work not only reveals principles ...

Researchers in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School have just opened a new window into understanding the development of antibiotic resistance in bacteria. The work not only reveals ...

Decades of research has viewed DNA as a sequence-based instruction manual; yet every cell in the body shares the same genes – so where is the language that writes the memory of cell identities?

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. — A judge in Ontario County ordered five of the seven people charged in the murder of a transgender man from Minnesota to turn over DNA. The defendants include Kyle Sage, Jennifer ...

Tiny tweaks in DNA folding can have big effects. A study from Umeå University shows that even the most subtle changes in DNA's shape have an important influence on gene activity and energy production.

Wacker and Gearbox Biosciences agreed to collaborate to advance plasmid DNA manufacturing technologies. By combining Wacker’s expertise in GMP manufacturing of biologics, including pDNA, with Gearbox ...

A protein found in our cells has emerged as a secret weapon against biological aging, acting like a glue to repair damaged DNA and ward off neurological degeneration including that seen in motor ...

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A team of Portuguese scientists has reduced the size of helper plasmids for recombinant adeno-associated viral (rAAV) production. The team, from Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (iBET) ...

In a stunning scientific development, the prehistoric canines made famous in the hit HBO show have been announced as the world’s first de-extinct animal. By Degen Pener Deputy Editor Immortalized in ...

At the core of a researcher’s ability to synthesize novel proteins is the plasmid construct, containing genes coding for proteins of interest, as well as accessory components offering control of ...