Eukaryogenesis occurred suddenly, driven by the growing length of genes and the limitations on producing longer proteins. An international team of four senior scientists from Mainz, Valencia, Madrid, ...

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The deconstruction of cellulose is essential for the conversion of biomass into fuels and chemicals. But cellulose, the most ...

This file photo shows Sun Yuanxia looking at sugar in a lab at the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology in north ...

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Sun is among a group of Chinese researchers engaged in synthetic biology, an emerging field where scientists approach biological systems similarly to architects constructing buildings.

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Turion Labs, a new biotech platform formed by South Korea’s S&S LAB and Indonesia’s Future Lestari, has launched operations ...

Dr Matthias Magoola, the founder and managing director of Dei Biopharma Ltd, has been awarded one of the continent’s top ...

Silver nanoparticles produced by the fungus Trichoderma reesei could become important allies in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. Tests carried out on hamsters showed that they not only ...

Legend Biotech faces a 60% stock drop amid safety, supply issues, and competition for its CAR-T therapy, Carvykti. See here ...

Artificial exosomes can be designed to encapsulate and deliver therapeutic payloads, including drugs, genes, and proteins.