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  • Computational design of bifaceted protein nanomaterials

    Computational design of bifaceted protein nanomaterials

    Docking

    From the PDB file containing CrownC5-1, which had its five-fold rotational symmetry axis aligned to the z axis, we removed all but three chains of one ABC heterotrimer and truncated the C component by 1–4 helices. Because RPXdock is…

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  • Deep, long-read metagenome sequencing expands knowledge of prokaryotic phylogenetic diversity

    Deep, long-read metagenome sequencing expands knowledge of prokaryotic phylogenetic diversity

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    This is a summary of: Sereika, M. et al. Genome-resolved long-read sequencing expands known microbial…

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  • Revolutionizing CRISPR technology with artificial intelligence

    Revolutionizing CRISPR technology with artificial intelligence

  • Bibikova, M., Beumer, K., Trautman, J. K. & Carroll, D. Enhancing gene targeting with designed zinc finger nucleases. Science 300, 764–764 (2003).

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  • Revolution of Biotechnology with CRISPR

    CRISPR–Cas9 has been widely used to study fundamental biological processes, including DNA metabolism, development, physiology and pathology. Cheng et al. review how CRISPR–Cas9 has been utilized as a genome modification tool to introduce…

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  • A chromosome-level genome assembly of Guimi No. 2 (Actinidia chinensis)

    A chromosome-level genome assembly of Guimi No. 2 (Actinidia chinensis)

    Materials collection and sequencing

    Fresh young leaves used for genome sequencing were collected from the A. chinensis var. chinensis ‘Guimi No.2’ plant grown in the kiwifruit germplasm resource garden of Guizhou, China. A modified…

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  • Emerging trends in prime editing for precision genome editing

    Emerging trends in prime editing for precision genome editing

  • Kim, H. & Kim, J. S. A guide to genome engineering with programmable nucleases. Nat. Rev. Genet. 15, 321–334 (2014).

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  • Wang, J. Y. & Doudna, J. A. CRISPR technology: a…

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  • Whole genome sequence of petroleum hydrocarbon degrading novel strain Microbacter sp. EMBS2025 isolated from Chilika Lake, Odisha, India

    Whole genome sequence of petroleum hydrocarbon degrading novel strain Microbacter sp. EMBS2025 isolated from Chilika Lake, Odisha, India

    Microbial characterization and biosurfactant production

    In our previous study, a microbial consortium was isolated from an oil-contaminated sample collected from Chilika Lake. The isolates were cultured on basal media under three distinct…

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  • From farm to factory to fork

    From farm to factory to fork

    From farm to factory to fork

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