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14-Oct-2025

MIT researchers develop a new system can dial expression of synthetic genes up or down

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

MIT engineers designed a control mechanism, known as DIAL, that allows them to establish a desired protein level, or set point, for any synthetic gene circuit.

Journal: Nature Biotechnology
Funder: National Institute of General Medical Sciences, Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies

14-Oct-2025

AI-driven mapping captures daily global land changes

Journal of Remote Sensing
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Land cover is constantly changing due to climate pressures and human activities, yet traditional satellite monitoring often misses rapid events.

Journal: Journal of Remote Sensing

14-Oct-2025

Creating access to cutting edge technology to support global innovators

Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Grant and Award Announcement

The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center today announced the first awardees of the Core Facilities Access Fund – an initiative of Cultivar STL designed to advance research and open doors for startups in Latin America. The new fund provides selected startups access to world-class infrastructure at the Danforth Center Core Facilities helping to accelerate breakthroughs, validate technologies, and build global connections in the Heartland. The Fund was established thanks to generous support from Breakthrough Energy Discovery.

14-Oct-2025

Let the city float: A hybrid floating structure solution for resilient, adaptable and sustainable urban development

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Rising global sea levels, driven by the greenhouse effect, now pose an irreversible threat to coastal cities. Prof. Xiao Lin ZHAO, Chair Professor of Civil Infrastructure of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and his research team have proposed a sustainable and smart floating structure solution, offering an affordable and eco-friendly approach to urban development in Hong Kong.

14-Oct-2025

Scientists discover a gene that could triple wheat production

University of Maryland
Peer-Reviewed Publication

University of Maryland researchers discovered the gene that makes a rare form of wheat grow three ovaries per flower instead of one. Since each ovary can potentially develop into a grain of wheat, the gene could help farmers grow much more wheat per acre. Their work was published on October 14, 2025, in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Funder: .S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Australian Research Council, Royal Society, Yitpi Foundation

14-Oct-2025

Vanderbilt University Medical Center performs nation’s first surgery using latest generation of intraoperative PET-CT scan technology

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Reports and Proceedings

PET-CT combines the functional information gained through PET with the structural details gained by a CT scan, aiding in early detection of recurrent disease.

14-Oct-2025

MIT physicists improve the precision of atomic clocks

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

MIT physicists improved the stability of optical atomic clocks by reducing “quantum noise” — a fundamental measurement limitation. The work could enable more precise, portable optical atomic clocks that track even tinier intervals of time, up to 100 trillion times per second.

Journal: Nature