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Getting glued in the sea

New bio-inspired hydrogels can act like superglue in highly ionic environments such as seawater, overcoming issues in currently available marine adhesives.

Nov 12th, 2019

DNA is only one among millions of possible genetic molecules

Scientists computed a zoo of millions of alternate genetic polymer molecular structures, giving context for why biology encodes information how it does, and providing potential leads for new drugs and a guide to searches for extraterrestrial biology.

Nov 11th, 2019

Synthetic DNA technology applied as a novel strategy for delivery of anti-HIV antibodies

Synthetic DNA-encoded monoclonal antibodies (DMAbs) allow for in vivo production of broadly neutralizing antibodies in preclinical studies.

Nov 10th, 2019

Researchers develop Micro-Electro-Fluidic Probe (MeFP) to isolate and pattern cells

A team of researchers have developed a dielectrophoresis enabled MicroelectroFluidic Probe (MeFP) that has the ability to sequentially separate and pattern mammalian cells in an open microfluidic system.

Nov 4th, 2019

New approach uses light to stabilize proteins for study

Researchers report they have developed a new technique that uses light to control the lifetime of a protein inside the cell. This method will allow scientists to better observe how specific proteins contribute to health, development and disease.

Nov 4th, 2019

3D-printed device finds 'needle in a haystack' cancer cells by removing the hay

Finding a handful of cancer cells hiding among billions of blood cells in a patient sample can be like finding a needle in a haystack. In a new approach enabled by 3D-printed cell traps, researchers are removing the hay to expose the cancer cells.

Oct 29th, 2019

Turning a dangerous toxin into a biosensor

Some bacteria release a toxin that forms pores on other cells. Scientists have studied the pore-forming toxin aerolysin and genetically engineered it to be used as a high-resolution sensor for biological molecules like DNA and proteins.

Oct 29th, 2019

New generation of intelligent bio-interfaces could overcome aspects of spinal cord injury

Envisioned technologies would integrate injury stabilization, regenerative therapy, and functional restoration to support new standard of care for spinal cord injury.

Oct 21st, 2019

Real texture for lab-grown meat

Researchers grow muscle cells on edible fibers.

Oct 21st, 2019

Brain tissue kept alive for weeks on an artificial membrane

This novel new system uses a microfluidic device that can keep tissue from both drying out and from drowning in fluid. A proof-of-concept experiment showed that tissue explanted from the mouse brain remained viable after almost one month in culture, much longer than is possible with other microfluidic culturing methods, and also much simpler.

Oct 18th, 2019

Bioelectronic implant could prevent opioid deaths

Researchers are developing a novel, implantable device that can sense the effects of a potentially fatal level of ingested opioids and then automatically and immediately deliver a life-saving dose of naloxone.

Oct 15th, 2019

Scientists develop assembly of microbial swarmbot platform by cell-material feedback

Scientists developed a concise platform to achieve versatile production together with analysis and purification of diverse proteins and protein complexes by exploiting cell-material feedback.

Oct 14th, 2019

Synthetic cells make long-distance calls

Synthetic biologists have designed a set of transcriptional circuits that, when added to (and expressed by) the genomes of single-cell microbes, allows them to quickly form a network of local interactions to spur collective action, even in large communities.