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Westlake University in China and the California Institute of Technology have designed a protein-based system inside living ...

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A team led by plant biotechnologist Prof Markus Schwarzländer from the University of Münster and biochemist Prof Bruce Morgan from Saarland University has developed new biosensors with which the ratio ...

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Ginkgo Bioworks (DNA) announced a subcontract of up to $9.4M awarded in partnership with Carnegie Mellon University to develop bioelectronic ...

Findings reveal that metabolic enzymes ACSS2 and ACLY regulate T cell exhaustion, linking nutrient metabolism to epigenetic ...