Plasmid pGA-01-47 from Dr. Harrison Steel's lab contains the insert MagLOV 2 and is published in Nature. 2026 Jan 21. doi: 10.1038/s41586-025-09971-3. This plasmid is available through Addgene.

Magnetic resonance control of spin-correlated radical pairs alters red fluorescent protein emission in transgenic Caenorhabditis elegans, demonstrating in vivo magnetic field modulation of biomolecula...

New study shows how engineered proteins can be tracked with an MRI-like approach

The discovery that some fluorescent proteins are sensitive to magnets could lead to the development of switchable drugs and biosensors.

A recently developed class of magneto-sensitive fluorescent proteins are engineered to alter the properties of their response to magnetic fields and radio frequencies, enabling multimodal sensing of b...

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

Researchers could use quantum effects to develop new types of medical imaging inside cells themselves.

The programmability of synthetic cells, comprising lipid vesicles that are capable of imitating the structure and function of living cells, facilitates their application as drug delivery devices. Now,...

Several fluorescent proteins, when expressed in E. coli, are sensitive to weak magnetic fields. We found that mScarlet3 fluorescence in E. coli reversibly decreased by 21% in the presence of a 60 mT m...

Quantum mechanical phenomena have been identified as fundamentally significant to an increasing number of biological processes. Simultaneously, quantum sensing is emerging as a cutting-edge technology...

Optically-addressable spin qubits form the foundation of a new generation of emerging nanoscale sensors. The engineering of these sensors has mainly focused on solid-state systems such as the nitrogen...

Several fluorescent proteins, when expressed in E. coli , are sensitive to weak magnetic fields1. We found that mScarlet3 fluorescence in E. coli reversibly decreased by 21% in the presence of a 60 mT...

Radio-frequency (RF) magnetic fields can influence reactions involving spin-correlated radical pairs. This provides a mechanism by which RF fields can influence living systems at the biomolecular leve...

Targeted protein degradation is a powerful therapeutic approach: expanding the druggable proteome, providing enhanced selectivity, and having the ability to overcome conventional resistance mechanisms...

Several fluorescent proteins, when expressed in E. coli, are sensitive to weak magnetic fields1. We found that mScarlet3 fluorescence in E. coli reversibly decreased by 21% in the presence of a 60 mT ...

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Evolvability—the capacity to generate adaptive variation—is a trait that can itself evolve through natural selection. However, the idea that mutation can become biased toward adaptive outcomes remains...

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