Genetic engineering

In a step forward for genetic engineering and synthetic biology, US researchers have modified E coli bacteria to be immune to infection by all natural viruses tested so far. The team used two safeguard methods to prevent the bacteria and their modified genes from escaping into the wild. The work promises to reduce the threats […]

A new method to study the proteins released by cells, which could lead to new biomarkers for diseases including cancer, has been developed by scientists at the Francis Crick Institute and Imperial College London.   Biomarkers are valuable tools in diagnosing disease or predicting treatment outcomes, but they are challenging to find.  In their study, published in […]

An international team of scientists have engineered protein banana lectin, or BanLec, to create a new version that can fight off a range of viruses without unwanted side effects.  The genetically engineered version has been called H84T and worked against the viruses that cause AIDS, hepatitis C and influenza in tests in tissue and blood […]