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Researchers used double-sided tape - basically the same as you might have at home - to assemble a low-cost version of advanced chip devices for simulating the functions of human organs. The technique could dramatically lower cost barriers for labs that test new drugs and analyze how the body reacts to them.
Mar 26th, 2020
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Before scientists develop the bioengineered tissue of tomorrow for treating pulmonary diseases, they need to identify the best methods for growing tissue for artificial trachea and lungs in experiments today.
Mar 26th, 2020
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Scientists have found a way to turn pollen, one of the hardest materials in the plant kingdom, into a soft and flexible material, with the potential to serve as 'building blocks' for the design of new categories of eco-friendly materials.
Mar 19th, 2020
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Researchers have created a new technique that utilizes photolithography and programmable DNA to rapidly 'print' two-dimensional arrays of cells and proteins that mimic a wide variety of cellular environments in the body.
Mar 19th, 2020
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New genetic screening platform using CRISPR technology for targeting thousands of genes in a massively-parallel fashion; accurate and fast method of finding best guides to detect, target, and knockdown specific RNA targets.
Mar 16th, 2020
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Multi-level implants aim to improve regeneration of complex tissues.
Mar 16th, 2020
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Scientists have characterized a new optogenetic tool, the protein parapinopsin, which can be switched on and off with very weak and short light signals.
Mar 2nd, 2020
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A low-cost approach improves cell-free biotechnology's utility for bio-manufacturing and portability for field applications.
Feb 27th, 2020
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For this project, scientists are analysing fluorescent protein structures from nature and testing how thet need to modify them so that they bind different fluorescent organic molecules.
Feb 25th, 2020
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Scientists uncover a novel and generic mechanism for the division of artificial cells into two daughter cells.
Feb 24th, 2020
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Researchers have developed a new synthetic bioplastic that, unlike traditional carbon-based plastics or other bioplastics, provides protection from the sun?s ultraviolet radiation.
Feb 20th, 2020
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Electrospun synthetic cell scaffolds are not only more consistent than animal cells for cancer research, they hold the potential to replace animal testing.
Feb 11th, 2020
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Bioengineers are developing 'human textiles' from collagen in order to repair damaged blood vessels.
Feb 10th, 2020
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A team of engineers and biologists have developed a 'brain-on-a-chip' device capable of recording the neural activity of living brain cell cultures in three-dimensions, a significant advancement in the realistic modeling of the human brain outside of the body.
Feb 5th, 2020
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A team of chemical engineers has developed a new way to produce medicines and chemicals on demand and preserve them using portable 'biofactories' embedded in water-based gels called hydrogels.
Feb 4th, 2020
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Researchers have designed a new type of organic compound that could be used as an effective photothermal therapeutic agent.
Feb 3rd, 2020
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