Scientists feed live microalgal cells terbium to fabricate 3D functional devices.
Biosystems
New DNA origami motor breaks speed record for nano machines
Scientists pave way for nanobots to one day diagnose and treat disease with the first DNA-based motor to run on chemical energy.
CRISPR-HOT: A new tool to visualize cells
A new take on CRISPR allows researchers to “paint” cells and observe never-before-seen cellular processes in great detail.
Minimal Cells, Maximal Impact
Members of the Max Planck Research Network in Synthetic Biology put together a special issue on synthetic cells for Advanced Biosystems.
Living Machines: A Macrophage–Mg Hybrid Biomotor
Artificial biomotors for in vivo therapeutic applications.
Novel Biofilm Architectures: Building Bridges
Bacteria are able to build biofilm bridges to connect with adjacent bacterial colonies.
Generation of Pancreatic Ductal Organoids
Intact whole-mount immunostaining of organoids after growth for 14 days.
Glimmer of Hope for an HIV-1 Cure
Arsenic trioxide is a promising novel latency-reversing agent to achieve the goal of eradicating HIV-1.
Viral Modulation of RNA Alternative Splicing: A Key Player in Virus-Host Interactions?
Upon viral infection, a tug of war is triggered between host cells and viruses to gain control of vital cellular functions.
Deep Learning for RNA-Protein Interaction Prediction
Hundreds of RNA‐binding proteins and their associated RNAs have been revealed, which enables the large‐scale prediction of RNA–protein interactions using machine learning methods.
Classical and Emerging Techniques to Identify and Quantify Localized RNAs
This review focuses on classical and state‐of‐the‐art methods for the identification and quantification of RNA molecules in a variety of subcellular locations.
Drug Screening in Drosophila: Why Flies?
Fruit flies are ideal for modeling complex genotypes and phenotypes and have significant potential in drug screening.
Recent Advances in Photodynamic Therapy for Cancer and Infectious Diseases
Photodynamic therapy combines light and a photosensitizer to generate reactive oxygen species to induce cellular damage.
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