China's Cockroach Farms Are A Glimpse Into Our Protein Future
,"migrated":true}]]You've heard the arguments. Insects are cheap to grow, easy on the environment, and high in protein and minerals. In contrast, livestock such as pigs and cows are expensive, produce...
View ArticleA Self-Assembling Molecular Train Set
,"migrated":true}]]When the tiny bits of stuff inside your body's cells need to get somewhere, they move on tracks, like the cars of a train. Protein, genetic material and…
View ArticleHumans May Have Fewer Genes Than Worms
,"migrated":true}]]Once upon a time in the 1960s, scientists thought the human genome might contain as many as 2 million genes, units of DNA that code for proteins. But ever since then, the estimated...
View ArticleProteins Could Form The Heart Of New Electronic Gadgets
,"migrated":true}]]Wonder if it will catch on. A new paper, posted on the database arXiv, introduces a name for a new field of research: proteotronics, or the study and development of electronic...
View ArticleOut Today: The First Catalog Of All The Proteins In The Human Body
,"migrated":true}]]Two teams of scientists are publishing today first drafts of the human proteome. The proteome is a catalog of all of the different proteins the human body…
View ArticleHow To Raise Your Own Edible Crickets
,"migrated":true}]]In April, Big Cricket Farms became the first U.S. company to raise insects for human consumption. It’s no surprise crickets are leaping onto our…
View ArticleEditing The Genes Of Superbugs To Turn Off Antibiotic Resistance
,"migrated":true}]]Over the past decade, deadly bacteria such as MRSA, C. difficile, and even tuberculosis have developed numerous mechanisms to keep themselves alive at all…
View ArticleToxin-Secreting Stem Cells May Destroy Brain Tumors From Inside Out
,"migrated":true}]]In the realm of cancerous diseases, tumors affecting the brain can be particularly difficult to cure. Many are fast moving and take hold of key sections of the body’s most...
View ArticleScientists Figure Out How To Unboil Eggs
It has often been said that you can't unscramble an egg. But you might be able to unboil one.When you boil an egg, the heat causes the proteins inside the egg white to tangle…
View ArticleBiology Ideas That Billionaire Peter Thiel Thinks Are Worth Funding
Investor Peter Thiel may be best known for founding PayPal and investing early in Facebook, but it seems he has a soft spot for biology too. Since 2011, the Thiel Foundation has funded biotechnology...
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Engineered Yeast Produces Viper Venom
Traditional snake venom extractionKalyan Varma via Wikimedia CommonsPut snake genes in yeast and what do you get? Believe it or not, you get a blood-clot-fighting medicine based on snake venom,...
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Scientists Tweak T Cells Using CRISPR
Healthy Human T CellWikimedia CommonsFor the first time, researchers have modified the genes in T cells using CRISPR—a special enzyme that can edit DNA. They hope that by altering T-cells, which are...
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Scientists Add Ingredient To Make Ice Cream Melt Slower
MellltttttinnnngggggggCherry Darlin' via Flickr, CC by SA 2.0Those days of slurping up the sides of your rapidly melting ice cream cone may soon be over; researchers have discovered a naturally...
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Researchers Map A Protein ‘Tree Of Life’ For Species Across The Animal Kingdom
Protein Homology GraphEdward Marcotte and Alex Adai/ Center for Systems and Synthetic Biology, The University of Texas at AustinThe Protein Homology Graph from the University of Texas at Austin's...
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Can You Catch Alzheimer’s?
A PET scan showing the brain of a person with Alzheimer's disease.US National Institute on Aging, Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center via Wikimedia CommonsThe gradual loss of memory and...
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Nanoparticles Disguised As Blood Cells Could Destroy Diseases
Platelet-coated nanoparticles (orange) bind to a damaged artery, left, and MRSA bacteria, right.Zhang Research Group, UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering via EurekalertFor years, scientists have...
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Your Immune System Gives Alien Cells A Molecular ‘Kiss Of Death’
The protein ubiquitin, in pink inside the box, surrounding a pathogen that causes chlamydia.Dr. Arun Haldar via EurekalertYour immune system is constantly on the lookout for pathogens trying to...
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Explore Chemistry Like Never Before, Inside A Minecraft World Of Molecules
Inside the protein myoglobinScreenshot from University of Hull Science and EngineeringMinecraft, which allows players to have free rein of a seemingly endless landscape ripe for construction, is the...
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Why Does A Fly Landing On Your Arm Make You Itch?
ItchyOrrling and Tomer S via Wikimedia CommonsLots of things can make you itch. Skin infections, allergic reactions, and even certain kinds of cancer can trigger the irritating sensation. Often, these...
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