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Paper pumps power portable microfluidics, biomedical devices

Biomedical engineering researchers have developed inexpensive paper pumps that use capillary action to power portable microfluidic devices, opening the door to a range of biomedical tools.

Mar 8th, 2017

Researchers push the limits of organic synthesis

Researchers achieved a new understanding of dendritic molecules which could play a role in drug and gene delivery and antimicrobial resistance.

Mar 7th, 2017

World-first synthetic receptor mimics how cells 'talk' to the world around them

Researchers have found a way to mimic the way cells in living organisms 'talk' to the world around them by creating a world-first synthetic receptor which can respond to chemical signals just like its natural equivalent.

Mar 6th, 2017

Biophysicists propose new approach for membrane protein crystallization

For the first time, the scientists showed that membrane proteins trapped in synthetic patches of cell membrane called 'nanodiscs' can be transferred into the lipidic cubic phase and crystallized.

Mar 6th, 2017

Researchers uncover mechanisms of biofuel production in microalgae

Biofuel produced by microalgae: The perimeter of lipid droplet in their cells is an important place for oil synthesis.

Mar 3rd, 2017

A better way to measure the stiffness of cancer cells

Laser technique peers through individual cells to gauge stiffness with unprecedented speed.

Mar 1st, 2017

Super plants need super ROOTS

A new program hopes to develop better crops - super plants that are drought-resistant, use less fertilizer and remove more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Feb 28th, 2017

Computing with biochemical circuits made easy

Researchers are working to create circuits using not the usual silicon transistors but strands of DNA.

Feb 23rd, 2017

Organ-on-a-chip mimics heart's biomechanical properties (w/video)

The human heart beats more than 2.5 billion times in an average lifetime. Now scientists have created a three-dimensional organ-on-a-chip that can mimic the heart's amazing biomechanical properties.

Feb 23rd, 2017

In a possible step forward for gene therapy, researchers made mice glow like fireflies

A collaboration between chemists and gene therapy experts produced a new way of inserting the code for modified proteins into the cells of mice. If successful in humans, the technique could be useful for vaccines or cancer therapies.

Feb 21st, 2017

Unlocking peptide potential

New computational methods may enable custom-designed drugs.

Feb 20th, 2017

Researchers are first to see DNA 'blink'

Powerful optical imaging technology catches DNA naturally fluorescing.

Feb 17th, 2017

In-mouse catalysis

Organ-targeted metal-complex catalysis within living biological systems.

Feb 17th, 2017

DNA computer brings 'intelligent drugs' a step closer

Researchers present a new method that should enable controlled drug delivery into the bloodstream using DNA computers.

Feb 17th, 2017

Closer look at atomic motion in molecules may benefit biotechnology researchers

Every molecule holds a complex landscape of moving atoms - and the ability to single out and examine individual nuclear vibrations may unlock to the secret to predicting and controlling chemical reactions. Now a new method enables biotechnology researchers to do just that.