Building materials come alive with help from bacteria
Researchers have developed a new approach to designing more sustainable buildings with help from some of the tiniest contractors out there.
Jan 15th, 2020
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Artificial muscle sheets transform stem cells into bone
Programmable biomaterials for bone regeneration introduced.
Jan 14th, 2020
Read moreThe wild world of microbe-made products - Skis now included
There is a long and growing list of products currently being made from chemicals and compounds produced by specially engineered microbes - a field known as biomanufacturing.
Jan 9th, 2020
Read more'Bilingual' molecule connects two basic codes for life
Synthesized molecule holds potential for biomedical applications.
Jan 9th, 2020
Read moreNew 'tooth-on-a-chip' could lead to more personalized dentistry
Miniature dental device gives up-close, real-time view into how teeth respond to dental materials.
Dec 19th, 2019
Read moreArtificial 'inclusion bodies' created for controlled drug release
A new study describes the development of a new biomaterial with sustained drug release. The results describe the creation of artificial inclusion bodies for uses in precision biotechnology and nanomedicine. The structures contain functional proteins released similarly to how human hormones are released by the endocrine system.
Dec 19th, 2019
Read moreSingle-molecule detection of cancer markers brings liquid biopsy closer to clinic
A fast, inexpensive yet sensitive technique to detect cancer markers is bringing researchers closer to a 'liquid biopsy' -- a test using a small sample of blood or serum to detect cancer, rather than the invasive tissue sampling routinely used for diagnosis. The method captures and counts cancer-associated microRNAs, or tiny bits of messenger molecules that are exuded from cells and can be detected in blood or serum, with single-molecule resolution.
Dec 19th, 2019
Read moreHydrogels control inflammation to help healing
Scientists model how synthetic gels can tune body's inflammatory response.
Dec 16th, 2019
Read moreTracking lab-grown tissue with light
New proof-of-concept photonic pH sensor could advance studies of tissue regeneration.
Dec 12th, 2019
Read moreTeam develops first of a kind in-vitro 3D neural tissue model
Researchers have successfully used stem cells to engineer living biohybrid nerve tissue to develop 3D models of neural networks with the hopes of gaining a better understanding of how the brain and these networks work.
Dec 11th, 2019
Read moreOrganic packaging to protect enzymes
Encapsulins - a kind of hollow protein balls - have the potential to protect enzymes and other proteins that are used as medicines until they reach their destination.
Dec 9th, 2019
Read moreArtificial cells act more like the real thing
Protocells -- artificial cells -- that are active and mimic living cells by moving independently and that are biocompatible and enzymatically active are now possible.
Dec 6th, 2019
Read moreComputer-generated antibiotics, biosensor Band-Aids, and the quest to beat antibiotic resistance
For synthetic biologists these concepts aren't some far-off ideal. They are projects already in progress, and they have huge real-world implications should they succeed.
Dec 6th, 2019
Read moreYour food may help make stickier, safer glues for laptops, packaging, furniture
You cannot make glue out of a ham sandwich - but you may be able to use the components of that food to create a strong adhesive.
Dec 5th, 2019
Read moreCell-free synthetic biology comes of age
Cell-free systems stand to dramatically impact society, from the environment to medicine to education.
Dec 2nd, 2019
Read moreHarnessing the power of CRISPR in space and time
Scientists have developed a revolutionary CRISPR technology called 'CRISPR-Switch', which enables unprecedented control of the CRISPR technique in both space and time.
Nov 29th, 2019
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