Scientists create successful mass production system for bioengineered livers
Technology overcomes hurdles to making human liver tissues for patient transplant.
Dec 5th, 2017
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Researchers generate electricity from low-cost biomaterial
Researchers squeeze low-cost electricity from sustainable biomaterial.
Dec 4th, 2017
Read moreComputer analysis fills gaps in antibody blueprint
Antibodies consist of proteins with attached sugars. However, the blueprint directing the processing of these sugars on the protein was not well understood until now. Scientists used computer analysis to complete this blueprint and confirmed their findings in the laboratory.
Nov 30th, 2017
Read moreOrgans on microchips for safe drug testing
Miniaturized organs on a chip enable drug tests prior to application to humans. Researchers have developed such an organ-on-a-chip system with accurately modeled blood vessels.
Nov 30th, 2017
Read moreWorld's smallest tape recorder is built from microbes (w/video)
Microscopic data recorder takes advantage of CRISPR to monitor biological surroundings.
Nov 23rd, 2017
Read moreScientists find key to regenerating blood vessels
Findings may lead to therapies to repair ischemic tissue.
Nov 23rd, 2017
Read moreReport highlights opportunities and risks associated with synthetic biology and bioengineering
Human genome editing, 3D-printed replacement organs and artificial photosynthesis - the field of bioengineering offers great promise for tackling the major challenges that face our society. But as a new article highlights, these developments provide both opportunities and risks in the short and long term.
Nov 21st, 2017
Read moreTo trim away a protein
Scientists present a novel method to directly and rapidly destroy any protein in any kind of cell.
Nov 16th, 2017
Read moreScientists discover how to switch liver cancer cell growth from 2-D to 3-D structures
Finding could help speed drug development, benefit lab-on-a-chip technology.
Nov 16th, 2017
Read moreProtein synthesis machinery from bacterial consortia in one shot
A new technique may have broken the barrier to rapid assembly of pure protein synthesis machinery outside of living cells.
Nov 15th, 2017
Read moreX-rays reveal the biting truth about parrotfish teeth
Interwoven crystal structure is key to coral-crunching ability.
Nov 15th, 2017
Read moreNext-generation optogenetic molecules control single neurons
Focused laser beam could help scientists map connections among neurons that underlie behavior.
Nov 14th, 2017
Read moreTo find new biofuel enzymes, it can take a microbial village
New study unveils new source of robust cellulases in compost.
Nov 14th, 2017
Read moreScientists discover new mechanisms bacteria use to guard themselves from antibiotics
Scientists have identified new mechanisms used by bacteria to resist infection-fighting antibiotics.
Nov 13th, 2017
Read moreGenetic engineering mechanism visualized
Researchers report the visualization of the dynamics of 'molecular scissors' - the main mechanism of the CRISPR-Cas9 genetic-engineering technique.
Nov 10th, 2017
Read moreHow and why blood clots shrink
New research elucidating how blood clots contract could help in the development of new treatments for heart attack and stroke.
Nov 9th, 2017
Read moreHow to build better silk
Reconstituted silk can be several times stronger than the natural fiber and made in different forms.
Nov 9th, 2017
Read moreZooming-in on protein teamwork
New microscopy method makes dimerization of membrane receptors visible.
Nov 3rd, 2017
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