Advanced Therapeutics The RNA Riddle: Why Getting the Secondary Structure Right is Important RNA secondary structures are key in RNA virus function and evolution, and thus are potential therapeutic targets. Identifying these is challenging, but AI/ML techniques provide a promising approach.
Research Project Increasing the vehicle capacity for gene therapy Gene therapy or living drugs is one of the most exciting areas of biotechnology, and we’d like to tell you about some of the progress we’ve made in expanding the potential
Grant Australian Office of National Intelligence funds research project to detect artificially manipulated genomes Dr. Aidan Tay was awarded $350,000 for a two-year fellowship by the Australian Office of National Intelligence to detect artificially manipulated genomes for biosecurity applications. Australia needs protection from biological threats that
GenomeWeb GenomeWeb: CSIRO Develops Software to Detect Foreign DNA Without Reference Genomes CHICAGO – Bioinformaticians with the Australian e-Health Research Centre at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation have developed a computing algorithm to detect foreign DNA in whole-genome sequences by looking for shifts in
Scientific publication Detecting foreign DNA with INSIDER The Transformational Bioinformatics Group have published a new software, INSIDER, for detecting foreign DNA in the genome. The tool helps streamline the process of finding genetic elements that are different to the rest
Conference SynBio to BioDesign - Synthetic Biology Australasia conference highlights Bringing genetic circuitry, metabolic engineering, responsible innovation, and bioart together to help create a safer and more sustainable future #SBA2019
Research Project Unravelling the rules of flu evolution How did you fair in Australia's flu season? Read how CSIRO researchers help improve vaccines for the next seasons.
Explainer What is Digital Genome Engineering? New genome engineering technologies have great potential yet face several obstacles. Digital techniques can help overcome these challenges.
Scientific publication New CSIRO software aims to increase gene therapy safety for medical and biosecurity applications We’ve developed an algorithm that one day will enable clinicians to work with your DNA to find the optimal treatment.
Trends Computationally optimized CRISPR diagnostics Computational optimisation methods can be used to assist in the design of CRISPR targets for diagnosis.