Scientists use them as tools to study gene function or build synthetic biological systems for genetic engineering and biotechnology. Continue reading Synthetic plasmids often exhibit unpredictable ...

This is particularly true if the BGC only appears in a sequence database and its native ... comprising many genetic parts, the synthetic control of gene expression and efficient genome editing.

A new study conducted at the Scojen Institute for Synthetic Biology ... the launch of the ChiTaRS 8.0 database, the world's largest collection of chimeric genes (gene fusions) found in humans ...

Researchers from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and the University of Rome Tor Vergata in Italy have developed synthetic genes that function like the genes in living cells. The artificial ...

Twist is one of a number of companies selling synthetic genes, betting on a future filled with bioengineered products with DNA as their building blocks. In a way, that future has arrived.

The research team used specialized gene editing tools to identify and fix problems in the synthetic chromosome affecting how well the yeast could reproduce and grow under challenging conditions.

Given that the underlying aging pathways are conserved, the findings may one day enable the design of synthetic gene circuits that promote longevity in more complex organisms. “This is the first ...

A recent study marks the first reported instance of generative AI designing synthetic molecules that can successfully control gene expression in healthy mammalian cells. As a proof-of-concept ...

They could synthesize the DNA in a lab, but introducing it into the bacteria — essentially substituting synthetic genes for those made by evolution — was a daunting challenge. The genome was ...