Did you know some viruses don’t cause illness and can instead be used to treat disease? Biotechnology startup Axonis Therapeutics reprogrammed a virus to carry a novel gene therapy to […]
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Synthetic Cells Emulate Natural Cellular Communication
A research team from the University of Basel has succeeded in synthesizing simple, environmentally sensitive cells complete with artificial organelles. For the first time, the researchers have also been able […]
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Advances in Extremophile Research: Biotechnological Applications through Isolation and Identification Techniques
Extremophiles, organisms thriving in extreme environments such as hot springs, deep-sea hydrothermal vents, and hypersaline ecosystems, have garnered significant attention due to their remarkable adaptability and biotechnological potential. This review […]
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Technosignatures: Did WISE Detect Dyson Spheres/Structures Around Gaia-2MASS-selected Stars?
Soon after the release of the WISE all-sky catalogue of 500 million mid-infrared (IR) objects, suggestions were made that it could be used to search for extrasolar devices constructed by […]
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Lab-on-chip Technologies For Space Research — Current Trends and Prospects
The in-depth analysis concerning application of microfluidic instruments for space biology research is presented.
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Potential Indicators Of Life On Other Planets Can Be Created In A Lab
One way to understand the potential for life on far-off planets — those in other solar systems that orbit different stars — is to study a planet’s atmosphere. Telescopic images […]
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STScI Presents the Rocky Worlds Director’s Discretionary Time (DDT) Science Advisory Council
As recently announced, a new 500-hour Director’s Discretionary Time (DDT) program will use JWST observations to search for atmospheres in more than a dozen nearby exoplanet systems. In tandem, around […]
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Detailed Abundances of the Planet-hosting TOI-1173 A/B system: Possible Evidence of Planet Engulfment in a Very Wide Binary
Over the last decade, studies of large samples of binary systems identified chemical anomalies, and showed that they might be attributed to planet formation or planet engulfment. However, both scenarios […]
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Resource-efficiency Of Cyanobacterium Production On Mars: Assessment And Paths Forward
Space agencies and private companies strive for a permanent human presence on the Moon and ultimately on Mars. Bioprocesses have been advocated as key enablers due to their ability to […]
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The Rich Interstellar Reservoir Of Dinitriles: Detection of Malononitrile and Maleonitrile in TMC-1
While the nitrile group is by far the most prevalent one among interstellar molecules, the existence of interstellar dinitriles (molecules containing two -CN groups) has recently been proven. Here we […]