New Platform Stacks Multiple Traits in Crops
Scientists developed an all-in-one genome engineering platform called TRIM that allows for efficient, precise stacking of multiple desirable traits in crops through gene knockout, sequence editing, and chromosome engineering.
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Plant Compound With Cancer-Fighting Potential Decoded by Researchers
Researchers have decoded how plants produce mitraphylline, a rare compound with cancer-fighting potential, identifying two key enzymes involved in its creation.
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Engineered Algae Can Remove Microplastics from Drinking Water
University of Missouri researchers have engineered algae to remove microplastics from water by making them clump together, offering a potential solution for water purification and plastic recycling.
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Naked Mole Rat Gene Transfer Extends Mouse Lifespan, Improves Health
Scientists transferred a longevity gene from naked mole rats to mice, increasing high molecular weight hyaluronic acid, extending lifespan, and improving health.
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AI Tool Unifies Fragmented Cell Maps into Spatial Atlases
A new AI-powered computational method, SpaMosaic, unifies fragmented cell data into comprehensive spatial atlases, accelerating the mapping of the body's cells and predicting unmeasured molecular layers.
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AI-Enhanced Microscopy Captures Real-Time Cellular Video
Engineers developed an AI-enhanced microscopy technique, unrolled blind-SIM (UBSIM), that captures crisp, real-time video inside live cells, producing images twice as sharp as conventional methods without false details.
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Bioreactor Produces 40 Million Immune Cells Weekly from Stem Cells
A new bioreactor system developed by Hannover Medical School researchers can produce 40 million human macrophages weekly from induced pluripotent stem cells.
Source: phys.org