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18-Jan-2026

 

Engineering a rigid protein ruler to measure antibody flexibility

Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team engineered a rigid, nanometer-scale protein module to address the challenge of measuring antibody flexibility.

Journal

BioDesign Research

18-Jan-2026

 

Lighting up biology: The rise of self-sustaining luminescent tracing

Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team presents an overview of how luminescence-based tracing technologies are reshaping the way scientists visualize biological processes in real time.

Journal

BioDesign Research

18-Jan-2026

 

A new biosynthetic route to optically pure S-2-Hydroxyisovalerate

Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team reports the first successful microbial strategy for the de novo synthesis of S-2-hydroxyisovalerate (S-HIV), a valuable α-hydroxy acid used in pharmaceuticals and biobased polymers.

Journal

BioDesign Research

18-Jan-2026

 

Brewing a rare medicine: Yeast engineered to produce a valuable astragalus isoflavonoid

Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team shows that baker’s yeast can be genetically reprogrammed to manufacture calycosin-7-glucoside, a bioactive isoflavonoid valued for its cardioprotective and anti-inflammatory effects.

Journal

BioDesign Research

18-Jan-2026

 

Reprogramming E. coli for eco-friendly surfactant production

Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team has successfully engineered a microbial pathway that enables the sustainable biosynthesis of lauryl glucoside.

Journal

BioDesign Research

18-Jan-2026

 

AI-driven protein design accelerates the synthetic biology of plant natural products

Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team reports that advances in protein design—especially when combined with artificial intelligence—are rapidly transforming the synthetic biology of plant natural products, enabling enzymes to be discovered, understood, and optimized with unprecedented precision.

Journal

BioDesign Research

18-Jan-2026

 

Reconstructing nature’s oxindole factory: Yeast-based biosynthesis of medicinal indole alkaloids

Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team has uncovered and rebuilt a previously elusive plant pathway that produces oxindole alkaloids—a rare and medically valuable class of natural compounds with neuroprotective and anticancer activities.

Journal

Plant Phenomics