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Mobile bedside bioprinter can heal wounds

Imagine a day when a bioprinter filled with a patient's own cells can be wheeled right to the bedside to treat large wounds or burns by printing skin, layer by layer, to begin the healing process. That day is not far off.

Feb 28th, 2019

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A bioengineered factory for T-cells

Engineers and stem cell biologists have developed an injectable sponge-like gel that enhances the production T-cells after a bone marrow transplant, increasing the quantity and diversity of these key components of the immune system.

Feb 11th, 2019

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An integrative approach to studying lipid biology

The proteins that manage lipids in the cell are notoriously hard to study. Combining structural, biochemical, and computational studies, scientists have now discovered how a lipid-binding protein can access, select, and move a lipid 'cargo' during the biosynthesis of the important coenzyme Q.

Jan 25th, 2019

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