Biotech & pharma
Foundry of the future gets a boost
10 Feb 2015
Researchers at Imperial College London are creating a foundry that will enable them to create accurate, high quality synthetic DNA and use it to control the function of the cell
Genetically engineered antibodies show enhanced HIV-fighting abilities
09 Feb 2015
Researchers have developed antibody-based molecules that are more than 100 times better than our bodies' own defences at binding to and neutralising HIV
Bioengineers develop tool for reprogramming genetic code
31 Jan 2015
By selectively manipulating how DNA issues biological commands, Stanford bioengineers have developed a tool that could prove useful in future gene therapies