News by Subject Technology & Engineering

Researchers from Harvard University and the Broad Institute prove they can engineer botulinum toxin proteins (called proteases) to find new targets with high selectivity, a critical advance toward potential new treatments for everything from neuroregeneration to cytokine storm.

An international research team, including a biomedical scientist from City University of Hong Kong (CityU), has developed a high-throughput biological assay technique which enabled them to conduct a systematic analysis on the impact of nearly 100,000 genetic variants on the binding of transcription factors to DNA. Their findings provided valuable data for finding key biomarkers of type 2 diabetes for diagnostics and treatments.

UCLA materials scientists and their colleagues have developed a new method to make synthetic biomaterials that mimic the internal structure, stretchiness, strength and durability of tendons and other biological tissues.

Boreyko's team is working toward removing large sheets of ice by increasing the amount of charge that comes near the frost.

One solution to agriculture's many challenges is to develop smarter fertilizers that aim not only to nourish the plant but also to maximize soil bacteria's positive effects on the plant. Researchers at Utah State University analyzed the effects of potential fertilizers on a health-promoting bacterium native to the roots of dryland wheat in Northern Utah, bringing the "microbiome revolution" to agriculture.