Tech and Gadget Scientists identify enzyme that could accelerate biofuel production | Digital Science Aug 21, 2018 The red alga C. merolae grown in culture in the laboratory Credit: Sousuke Imamura Researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology report on an…
Tech News update Synthetic DNA-based enzymes | Digital Science Aug 21, 2018 Enzymes perform very specific functions and require only little energy — which is why the biocatalysts are also of interest to the chemical industry.…
Tech and Gadget Mechanism behind orchid beauty revealed | Digital Science Aug 21, 2018 Researchers at Tohoku University in Japan have identified the gene related to the greenish flower mutation in the Habenaria orchid. Associate…
Tech News update Congenital blindness reversed in mice | Digital Science Aug 21, 2018 Researchers funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI) have reversed congenital blindness in mice by changing supportive cells in the retina called…
Tech and Gadget How an herbivore hijacks a nutrient uptake strategy of its host plant | Digital Science Aug 21, 2018 Damage by feeding rootworm larvae can be devastating and causes severe crop failure. Credit: Cyril Hertz Maize plants release secondary…
Tech and Gadget New CRISPR technique skips over portions of genes that can cause disease | Digital Science Aug 20, 2018 Illinois researchers adapted CRISPR gene-editing technology to help a cell skip over mutated portions of genes. From left, professor Pablo…
Tech News update Researchers use bacteria to cure fungal infections | Digital Science Aug 20, 2018 Candida albicans. Credit: Wikipedia. Researchers in the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology’s Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering…
Tech News update Science confirms that women’s pockets suck for smartphones Aug 18, 2018 The scourge of women’s pockets — tiny, useless bubbles of fabric you can barely get a pack of gum into, let alone an iPhone X — is a well-documented,…
Tech News update 7 Crops That Could Benefit from CRISPR | Digital Science Aug 16, 2018 Since CRISPR was first described in 2005, the gene editing technology’s potential impact on agriculture, human health and the environment has been…
User Interface (UI) New Data Science and Sensei Capabilities in Adobe Target | UI Aug 10, 2018 We’re excited to share that we’re opening up our data science and algorithmic optimization capabilities in Adobe Target, the personalization engine of…