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Using artificial intelligence for error correction in single cell analyses

The new method, known as the deep count auto-encoder, learns to simplify the presentation of complex data by compressing them and reconstructing them afterwards.

January 24, 2019 Read more

This small tube could help compress entire laboratories into a computer chip

Lab-on-a-chip technology could transform medicine in ways comparable with how microprocessors have changed our everyday lives - that is once it can be manufactured in a scalable cost-effective way. Researchers now report a development that could speed this revolution up.

January 22, 2019 Read more

Cultivating 4D tissues - the self-curving cornea

Researchers have developed a biological system which lets cells form a desired shape by moulding their surrounding material - in the first instance creating a self-curving cornea.

January 17, 2019 Read more

Artificially produced cells communicate with each other: Models of life

Researchers have for the first time created artificial cell assemblies that can communicate with each other. The cells, separated by fatty membranes, exchange small chemical signaling molecules to trigger more complex reactions, such as the production of RNA and other proteins.

January 17, 2019 Read more

Engineered T cells promote long-term organ transplant acceptance

Scientists discovered a molecular approach preventing rejection of the transplanted graft while simultaneously maintaining the ability to fight against infections.

January 15, 2019 Read more

Velcro for human cells

Researchers engineer cellular adhesion receptors that can be controlled with light.

January 15, 2019 Read more

Technique identifies electricity-producing bacteria

Microbes screened with a new microfluidic process might be used in power generation or environmental cleanup.

January 14, 2019 Read more

Researchers create a wireless, battery-free, biodegradable blood flow sensor

The sensor monitors the flow of blood through an artery. It is biodegradable, battery-free and wireless, so it is compact and doesn't need to be removed and it can warn a patient's doctor if there is a blockage.

January 8, 2019 Read more

New materials could 'drive wound healing' by harnessing natural healing methods

Researchers have developed new bioinspired material that interacts with surrounding tissues to promote healing.

January 7, 2019 Read more

Producing vaccines without the use of chemicals

An innovative new technology - the first solution of its kind - will use electron beams to produce inactivated vaccines quickly, reproducibly and without the use of chemicals.

January 3, 2019 Read more

Micropores let oxygen and nutrients inside biofabricated tissues

Micropores in fabricated tissues such as bone and cartilage allow nutrient and oxygen diffusion into the core, and this novel approach may eventually allow lab-grown tissue to contain blood vessels.

December 20, 2018 Read more

Bacterial protein could help find materials for your next smartphone

A newly discovered protein could help detect, target, and collect from the environment the rare-earth metals used in smartphones.

December 19, 2018 Read more

It's a stretch: Giving direction to blood vessels

Scientists reveal the mechanical forces that influence the spatial organization of blood vessels. The findings could advance methods of growing artificial tissue for transplant.

December 14, 2018 Read more

Researchers peel off slimy biofilms like old stickers

Slimy, hard-to-clean bacterial mats called biofilms cause problems ranging from medical infections to clogged drains and fouled industrial equipment. Now, researchers have found a way to cleanly and completely peel off these notorious sludges.

December 14, 2018 Read more

Biologists turn eavesdropping viruses into bacterial assassins

How cross-kingdom communication led to a breakthrough phage therapy.

December 13, 2018 Read more

Using water molecules to unlock neurons' secrets

Researchers have developed a method to observe the electrical activity of neurons by analyzing the behavior of surrounding water molecules. This simple and non-invasive method, which could eliminate the need for electrodes and fluorophores, can be used to monitor the activity within a single neuron or potentially on an entire region of the brain.

December 11, 2018 Read more

Cancer cells distinguished by artificial intelligence-based system

Researchers have developed a system using artificial intelligence that can automatically differentiate between different types of cancer cell.

December 10, 2018 Read more

Using machine learning to design peptides

New algorithm incorporates experimental data to find best sequences for peptides.

December 10, 2018 Read more