Biotechnology Resources (continued)

I search the internet daily for new articles from around the world that interest me or I think will interest you. My hope is that it saves you time or helps students with their assignments. Listed by most recent first, dating back to 2005.

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• By turning off one gene, scientists transform stem cells from The Jerusalem Post

• The Curse Of Knowledge And Whole Genome Sequencing from The American Council on Science and Health

• Biotechnology’s vital role for efficient and sustainable water purification from Water Technology

• Computerized, rolling DNA motors move molecular robotics to next level from Nanowerk

• New tech cuts years off of DNA sequencing from Freethink

• Researchers produce fully functional pancreatic beta cells from stem cells for the first time from EurekaAlert

• Understanding genomes, piece by piece from EurekAlert

• More than vaccines: U of T researcher investigates the future of mRNA therapeutics from University of Toronto

• Singularity Hub posted Rapid DNA Sequencing Tech Breaks the Speed Record for Reading Whole Genomes

• BioTechniques On How Hox Genes Control the Way We Look from Digital Journal

• The Most Complete Digital Replica of a Living Cell Yet Grows Like the Real Thing from Singularity Hub

• Advancing genome editing through studying DNA repair mechanisms from Phys.org

• Science Daily posted CROPSR: A new tool to accelerate genetic discoveries

• Lizard lungs could be model for biotechnology design from NSF

• Singularity Hub posted Scientists Are Sequencing the Genome of Every Complex Species on Earth

• Science Daily posted Artificial muscles made of proteins

• Nanocomputing Shows It Can Control Protein Function from Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News

• Synthetic biology yields easy-to-use underwater adhesives from Washington University in St. Louis

• This microrobot mimics a starfish larva video

• A new startup wants to convert human blood cells into viable eggs for IVF from Boing Boing

• Chimeras in medicine— Part 1: Xenotransplantation from ABC (Australia)

• 3D Bioprinting: How to Print Blood Vessels for Transplant from Azo Materials

• Inside Your DNA BBC Click video

• EurekAlert posted UCLA bioengineers develop new class of human-powered bioelectronics

• Singularity Hub posted Scientists Completed the First Human Genome 20 Years Ago. How Far Have We Come, and What’s Next?

• How biomaterials could save the planet Freethink video

• Singularity Hub posted Scientists Create Artificial Mitochondria That Can Make Energy for Damaged Cells

• Geneticists Develop Hybrid Creature From Whatever Scraps Of DNA Lying Around Lab from The Onion

• The Tico Times posted Synthetic biology makes ecologists dream … and tremble

• Science Daily posted Synthetic biology enables microbes to build muscle

• Phys.org posted Learning biology by playing with proteins

• Mexico pearl farmers aim to boost production with biotechnology from WIO News

• Singularity Hub posted Surprise! Our Bodies Have Been Hiding a Trojan Horse for Gene Therapy

• Lab-grown mini brains develop basic eyes that can see from New Atlas

• The Conversation posted Is it possible to recreate dinosaurs from their DNA?

• Singularity Hub posted New Universal Switch Lets Scientists Fine-Tune Gene Therapy

• University of Toronto Engineering posted RoboWorm: Light-controlled organism offers a new strategy for micro-scale robotics

• Scientists Bred Healthy Mice Using Artificial Eggs and Ovaries Made From Stem Cells from Singularity Hub

• Stat News posted In world’s first genetically engineered marsupials, scientists get a fresh window into human biology

• Haven’t heard of RNA therapy yet? You will from Massive Science

• Anyone can now make mouse-human chimeras from Freethink

• Scientists create simple synthetic cell that grows and divides normally from Phys.org

• SciTechDaily posted Mysteries of Epigenetics: There’s More to Genes Than DNA

• The Indian Wire posted Genetic Engineering to save humans on Earth and beyond

• The University of California San Francisco posted Beyond CAR-T: New Frontiers in Living Cell Therapies

• BBC News posted Genetically-engineered pigs to be reared to fight disease

• MIT News Synthetic biology circuits can respond within seconds

• An Example of Ethical Human Genetic Engineering from Evolution News

• The Biohackers Making Insulin 98% Cheaper Freethink video

• DNAzymes could outperform protein enzymes for genetic engineering from Phys.org

• Why It Took 20 Years to ‘Finish’ the Human Genome—and Why There’s Still More to Do from Singularity Hub

• The World’s First Living Robots Just Got an Upgrade, Meet Xenobot 2.0 Seeker video

• Why Scientists Might Drop the 14-Day Limit on Human Embryo Research Seeker video

• Wooly Mammoth image from Flying Puffin, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

• Biospace posted Gene Therapy Continues Edging into the Mainstream

• What if we could cut out cancer genes? from SciWorthy

• Journeys of Discovery: Rapid genome sequencing Cambridge University video

• The structure of DNA is found to be actively involved in genome regulation from EurekAlert

• Meet Dr. Jennifer Doudna: She’s Leading the Biotech Revolution from Freethink

• The Vertebrate Genomes Project introduces a new era of genome sequencing

• CRISPR Co-Inventor Dr. Jennifer Doudna Bloomberg Studio 1.0 video

• Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News posted Scientists Create Synthetic Living Machines That Move, Heal, Remember and Work in Groups

• Scientists Grew Human Cells in Monkey Embryos, and Yes, It’s an Ethical Minefield from Singularity Hub

• Tech Explorist posted Scientists created chickens and pigs with integrated genetic scissors

• SciTechDaily posted A Software Swiss Army Knife for Genomic Data

• Scientists are on a path to sequencing 1 million human genomes and use big data to unlock genetic secrets from The Conversation

• Freethink posted What is gene therapy and how does it work?

• We’re creating ‘humanized pigs’ in our ultraclean lab to study human illnesses and treatments from The Conversation

• UC Riverside News posted New method expands the world of small RNAs

• Science News posted Frog skin cells turned themselves into living machines

• Phys.org posted New test makes detection of genetic material visible to the naked eye

• IEEE Spectrum posted With This CAD for Genomes, You Can Design New Organisms

• The Conversation posted Researchers have grown human embryos from skin cells. What does that mean, and is it ethical?

• Freethink posted Scientists Grow Tear Gland Organoids That Can Actually Cry

• How Gene Editing Will Change The World video

• Gene-Editing ‘Scissor’ Tool May Also be a ‘Dimmer Switch’ on Newswise

• What would it be like to grow up as the first mammoth-elephant hybrid? from Massive Science

• Researchers build artificial chromosome from Delft

• Stephanie Morris: ENCODE: The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (17:43) video

• GeneConvene Virtual Institute has a Gene Drive Basics page and information on other genetic biocontrol technologies

• Scientists use human stem cells and bioengineered scaffold to build whole functioning thymus by News-Medical.net

• Gene therapy to regenerate the optic nerve offers hope for future glaucoma treatment from the University of Cambridge

• We scanned the DNA of 8,000 people to see how facial features are controlled by genes from The Conversation

• Genetic engineering transformed stem cells into working mini-livers that extended the life of mice with liver disease by The Conversation

• The world’s first DNA 'tricorder' in your pocket from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

• Making 3-D Nanosuperconductors with DNA is from Brookhaven National Lab

• The Conversation posted Flaws emerge in modeling human genetic diseases in animals

• A local video report Fighting Mosquito With GMO Mosquito: The Battle Brewing in the Florida Keys by NBC Miami

• There are some interesting scenarios presented in this article from BioEdge titled Artificial reproduction may require redefinition of parenthood

• BBC Science Focus lets you in on Everything you need to know about DNA (almost)

• An EurekAlert blast about scientists using engineered morphogens to understand how stem cells do their thing - Engineered developmental signals could illuminate regenerative medicine

• This article from CORDIS is too bio-technical for me, but you might get it. Getting the niche right for survival of human stem cells

• Biotechnology timeline: Humans have manipulated genes since the ‘dawn of civilization’ - geneticliteracyproject.org

• A bright idea -- Genetically engineered proteins for studying neurons using light - eurekalert.org

• The Future of Bioengineering with Dr. Megan Palmer - Youtube

• Real life Jurassic Park? Recovered prehistoric DNA raises prospect of resurrecting species - geneticliteracyproject.org

• The First Gene-Altered Squid Has Thrilled Biologists - npr.org

• A Year After Gene Therapy, Boys With Muscular Dystrophy Are Healthier and Stronger - singularityhub.com

• First Complete Human X Chromosome Sequence: In Conversation with Dr. Adam Phillippy - Youtube

• Designing DNA From Scratch: Engineering the Functions of Micrometer-Sized DNA Droplets - titech.ac.jp

• Gene Writing: A New Type of Genetic Engineering - freethink.com

• An argument for gene drive technology to genetically control insects like mosquitoes and locusts - theconversation.com

• Genetically-modified marine bacteria able to produce synthetic spider silk - sciencefocus.com

• Epigenetics QandA: What the embryo can teach us about cell reprogramming - phys.org

• From marmots to mole-rats to marmosets – studying many genes in many animals is key to understanding how humans can live longer - theconversation.com

• Scientists Edited Human Embryos in the Lab, and It Was a Disaster - medium.com

• New hybrid embryos are the most thorough mixing of humans and mice yet - sciencenews.org

• Mutant Enzyme Recycles Plastic in Hours, Could Revolutionize Recycling Industry - ecowatch.com

• Genetically modified mosquitoes could be released in Florida and Texas beginning this summer – silver bullet or jumping the gun? - theconversation.com

• UCI scientists engineer human cells with squid-like transparency - uci.edu

• This Is How Your DNA Made You - Youtube

• Gene therapy in mice builds muscle, reduces fat - wustl.edu

• Genetically Engineering the First Hypoallergenic Cat - freethink.com

• Forget Exercise—These Mice Got Ripped With Gene Therapy - singularityhub.com

• Scientists reprogrammed cells from a 114-year-old woman - techexplorist.com

• $100 Genome Sequencing Will Yield a Treasure Trove of Genetic Data - singularityhub.com

• Have Humans Evolved Beyond Nature—and Do We Even Need It? - singularityhub.com

• Could gene therapy eradicate blindness? - inverse.com

• Engineering Bugs, Resurrecting Species: The Wild World of Synthetic Biology for Conservation - singularityhub.com

• World’s first genetically-engineered moths released in the wild - zmescience.com

• The complicated ethics of genetic engineering - Youtube

• Genetically modified mosquitoes resist all dengue viruses - cnet.com

• Gene editing - An ethical line appears drawn - mankatofreepress.com

• Bioethics expert calls for research into genetically modified babies - medicalxpress.com

• Genetically Modified Poplar Trees Save Air Quality, Grow Well - arizona.edu

• Safer viruses for vaccine research and diagnosis - eurekalert.org