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Researchers have created an artificial organic neuron that closely mimics the characteristics of biological nerve cells. This artificial neuron can stimulate natural nerves, making it a promising technology for various medical treatments in the future.
Jan 13th, 2023
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The new open-access Disease Blood Atlas provides a first-ever map of the proteome signature in blood from cancer patients.
Jan 9th, 2023
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Database of 200,000 cell images yields new mathematical framework to understand our cellular building blocks.
Jan 5th, 2023
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Hairpin-shaped DNA binds with microRNA in cancer cells to trigger an immune response.
Dec 21st, 2022
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The Organoid Project tackles the latest challenges in this highly promising field for regenerative medicine and drug discovery.
Dec 21st, 2022
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Organ development has been modeled in the lab by selectively activating signaling pathways in the embryo.
Dec 14th, 2022
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Researchers at have engineered molecules that act like 'cellular glue', allowing them to direct in precise fashion how cells bond with each other. The discovery represents a major step toward building tissues and organs, a long-sought goal of regenerative medicine.
Dec 13th, 2022
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A new biobattery could power ingestible cameras in the small intestine.
Dec 13th, 2022
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Researchers developed a new technology that will allow controlled encapsulation and release of molecules by exposure to UV light.
Dec 13th, 2022
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Scientists have genetically engineered a microbial community which could serve as a living carbon sink. In this community, carbon dioxide is first converted into sugar by photosynthesis, then the sugar is converted into useful chemicals.
Dec 10th, 2022
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Researchers have engineered a microscale model that can replicate key aspects of myocardial infarction and might one day serve as a testbed for new personalized heart drugs.
Dec 8th, 2022
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Scientists have developed a new method for multi-cancer early detection that is instead based on human metabolism. The results uncover new opportunities for cheaper and more effective cancer screening.
Dec 7th, 2022
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Researchers introduced seven proteins, thought to let bacteria swim by switching the direction that their helical bodies spiral, into a strain of synthetic bacterium with minimal genetic information.
Dec 1st, 2022
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Understanding how a specific molecule behaves during complex biological processes is a challenge facing biomedical research, despite major biotechnological progress made in recent years. iSenseDNA is now focusing on developing a technology to identify what a change in the structure of a molecule could entail for its function.
Nov 30th, 2022
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Scientists have discovered a new function of the gene scissors.
Nov 25th, 2022
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Known as PASTE, the technique holds potential for treating a variety of diseases caused by faulty genes.
Nov 24th, 2022
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With the help of artificial intelligence, researchers have succeeded in designing synthetic DNA that controls the cells' protein production.
Nov 24th, 2022
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Enzymes, which are crucial to controlling how cells replicate in the human body, could be the very ingredient that encourages DNA to spontaneously mutate - causing potentially permanent genetic errors.
Nov 16th, 2022
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