Springy synthetic cells supercharge T-cell immune response
UCLA Samueli School Of Engineering - 25-Nov-2024UCLA unveils viscoelastic antigen mimics to boost immunity and fight cancer
Synthetic Biology News Archive
Integrated Biosciences secures $17m to fast-track age-related disease treatments
Longevity Technology - 03-Oct-2024Using AI and biology to speed up drug discovery for healthier ageing
Google DeepMind launches Alphaproteo: A game-changer in AI-driven protein design
MobiHealthNews - 10-Sep-2024AlphaProteo redefines protein design with groundbreaking AI accuracy
NCOB seeks ethical solutions for building trust in engineering biology
Nuffield Council on Bioethics - 02-Jul-2024Proposes ethical pathways for profit and public trust challenges
Engineered proteins create new blood vessels from stem cells
University of Washington (UW) - 11-Jun-2024The method has potential for tissue repair and regenerative medicine
Scientists overcome hurdles to design human artificial chromosomes
Singularity Hub - 26-Mar-2024New technique delivers more genetic material, paving way for safer & effective gene therapies
Scientists have created a new strain of yeast with over half of its DNA synthetic
Nature - 08-Nov-2023Opening up the possibility of engineering complex organisms from scratch
Scientists have created a special type of melanin that can heal skin wounds
Northwestern University - 02-Nov-2023Also shields skin from sun damage, environmental toxins, and radiation exposure
New proteins with shapeshifting abilities could transform biotechnology
Singularity Hub - 22-Aug-2023AI can now design proteins that change shape in response to external stimuli
Camena Bioscience raises $10m in series A for DNA synthesis technology
Longevity Technology - 10-Jul-2023Highly accurate enzyme-based approach to advance the ability to read, write and manipulate DNA
Penn State team develops protein-based nanocomputing agent to influence cell behaviour
Penn State College of Medicine - 26-May-2023Paving the way for more targeted, efficient cell-based therapies to treat diseases like diabetes and cancer
AI-crafted proteins: ProGen paves the way for a new era in biotechnology
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) - 26-Jan-2023ProGen AI designs artificial enzymes, revolutionizing protein engineering and biotechnology
Synthetic cells designed to imitate biological cells' intrinsic properties
Nano Magazine - 14-Jun-2022Structural rearrangements in cells could be beneficial in treating diseases
Synthetic amino acids: Beginning of engineering life’s superpowers
Singularity Hub - 08-Jun-2021New bacteria: virtually resistant to all viral infections
Experts made synthetic cells that multiply like natural bacteria
New Scientist - 29-Mar-20217 additional genes created normally dividing artificial cells - interesting tool for future research works
A new computational model to design mammalian genetic programs
Phys.org - 19-Feb-2021Engineered human cells through design-based process, eliminating trial and error approach
Synthetic protocells allow researchers to examine cell movement
Nano Magazine - 06-Dec-2019The more ways we can study and understand cell activity the better
"Smart" cells for 'smart' therapies
UCSF - 24-Jul-2019“Smart” cells behave like tiny autonomous robots, planned to detect damage and deliver help
Programmable bacteria can be used to kill cancer cells
New York Times - 03-Jul-2019This could be dawn of a new era - cancer treatment without side effects
Scientists create a lab-made microbe with fully redesigned DNA for the first time
Guardian - 15-May-2019Organisms can survive even with a simple genetic code
Synthetic organelle introduces a new genetic code to cells
Singularity Hub - 03-Apr-2019No need to wait for evolution - we will be able to manipulate life forms soon
Genome Project-Write could synthesize entire human genome
Wired - 27-Mar-2019George Church has grand plans to make better cells
New type of medicine made from living bacteria
Guardian - 16-Jan-2019Can be used to add or remove products from the body
Synthetic nanofactory cell produces drugs in vivo
Silicon Republic - 14-Feb-2018Synthetic cell produces anti-cancer proteins within tumour tissue.
Scientists Are Designing Artisanal Proteins for Your Body
New York Times - 26-Dec-2017Our bodies make roughly 20,000 different kinds of proteins.
Unnatural microbe can make proteins
BBC - 29-Nov-2017Bacterium's DNA modified to incorporate six letters instead of four.
Synthetic genes can make weird new proteins that actually work
New Scientist - 03-May-2017There are more proteins possible than there are atoms in the universe.
First stable semisynthetic organism created
Kurzweil Network - 03-Feb-2017Bacterium with two new synthetic bases (called X and Y) added to the four natural bases (A, T, C, and G).
Synthetic stem cells offer benefits without the risks
Kurzweil Network - 13-Jan-2017First synthetic version of a cardiac stem cell created.
Novel proteins created using digital evolution
Kurzweil Network - 10-May-2016University of North Carolina scientists are engineering proteins with functionality that nothing else is capable of doing.
Biotech secures €60M for DNA Synthesis
Labiotech - 27-Jan-2016Proprietary synthetic DNA manufacturing process from Twist Bioscience features a 10,000-well silicon platform capable of producing synthetic biology tools, including genes, oligonucleotide pools and variant libraries.
10 Hot European Biotechs to watch in 2016
Labiotech - 12-Jan-2016Including immuno-oncology treatments, antibody delivery, Tau-aggregation inhibitors and mRNA therapies.
Synthetic DNA improves human immune system
Independent - 27-Jul-2015New technique called electroporation opens up microscopic pores in T-cells allowing Crispr/Cas9 enzymes to enter and replace exact sections of DNA with synthetic, healthy sequences.
Artificial nucleotide bases evolved to bind to cancerous cells
The Scientist - 08-Jun-2015Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution created two new bases (called Z and P) which were then present in evolved soltuions of DNA strands that preferentially bound to cancerous liver cells over healthy ones.
