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Living cells turned into glowing biosensors that visualize real-time protein activity

Scientists at Rice University have engineered living cells to light up like tiny beacons, revealing protein changes in real ...
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Split RNA switch system boosts precision of cell-specific gene expression control

Professor Hirohide Saito (Department of Life Science Frontiers at CiRA / The University of Tokyo) and Assistant Professor Hirohisa Ohno (Department of Life Science Frontiers at CiRA) recently led a ...
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Stricter Precision: Enhanced Dual-Level Control of Inducible Cas9 Systems for Regulating Functional Gene Expression w/ Live Q&A

CRISPR-Cas9 has been widely adapted for use in transcriptional modulation and epigenetic engineering with deactivated Cas9 (dCas9) systems to enable CRISPR interference (CRISPRi) and CRISPR activation ...
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Optimizing conditions for recombinant protein production from CHO Cells

The host cell system is a critical determinant of recombinant protein quality and yield, with direct influence on protein ...