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Scientists have developed a new method to produce hydrated materials, hydrogels, that have properties similar to the natural environment of cells in the body.
Feb 12th, 2019
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Scientists have developed a new method to produce hydrated materials, hydrogels, that have properties similar to the natural environment of cells in the body.
Feb 12th, 2019
Read moreEngineers 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
Read moreRecent advances in biosensors, actuators, and artificial intelligence could be extended and integrated to dramatically improve tissue regeneration.
Feb 8th, 2019
Read moreFindings offer clues as to how cells act collectively to shape tissues and organs.
Jan 30th, 2019
Read moreA new optical microscope system called SIFOM (Stimulation and Imaging-based Functional Optical Microscopy) can stimulate multiple cells simultaneously by a holographic method and monitor cell activity after the stimulation using 3D measurements based on fluorescence holography.
Jan 28th, 2019
Read moreResearchers have developed a novel, fast approach to regulate human cell response, endowing cells to respond to extracellular stimuli in minutes instead of hours.
Jan 27th, 2019
Read moreThe 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
Read moreScientists report on how cyanobacteria finesse one of the most wasteful steps in photosynthesis.
Jan 24th, 2019
Read moreThe new method, known as the deep count auto-encoder, learns to simplify the presentation of complex data by compressing them and reconstructing them afterwards.
Jan 24th, 2019
Read moreLab-on-a-chip technology could transform medicine in ways comparable with how microprocessors have changed our everyday lives - that is once it can be manufactured in a scalable cost-effective way. Researchers now report a development that could speed this revolution up.
Jan 22nd, 2019
Read moreResearchers have developed a biological system which lets cells form a desired shape by moulding their surrounding material - in the first instance creating a self-curving cornea.
Jan 17th, 2019
Read moreResearchers have for the first time created artificial cell assemblies that can communicate with each other. The cells, separated by fatty membranes, exchange small chemical signaling molecules to trigger more complex reactions, such as the production of RNA and other proteins.
Jan 17th, 2019
Read moreScientists discovered a molecular approach preventing rejection of the transplanted graft while simultaneously maintaining the ability to fight against infections.
Jan 15th, 2019
Read moreResearchers engineer cellular adhesion receptors that can be controlled with light.
Jan 15th, 2019
Read moreMicrobes screened with a new microfluidic process might be used in power generation or environmental cleanup.
Jan 14th, 2019
Read moreThe sensor monitors the flow of blood through an artery. It is biodegradable, battery-free and wireless, so it is compact and doesn't need to be removed and it can warn a patient's doctor if there is a blockage.
Jan 8th, 2019
Read moreResearchers have developed new bioinspired material that interacts with surrounding tissues to promote healing.
Jan 7th, 2019
Read moreAn innovative new technology - the first solution of its kind - will use electron beams to produce inactivated vaccines quickly, reproducibly and without the use of chemicals.
Jan 3rd, 2019
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