Your gut's microbiome, on a chip
Organ-on-a-chip devices simulate the gastrointestinal system to examine food and drug metabolism without clinical trials or animal models.
Feb 28th, 2023
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Scientists unveil plan to create biocomputers powered by human brain cells
Scientists unveil a revolutionary path to drive computing forward: organoid intelligence, where lab-grown brain organoids act as biological hardware.
Feb 28th, 2023
Read moreElectrodes grown in the brain - paving the way for future therapies for neurological disorder
The boundaries between biology and technology are becoming blurred. Researchers have successfully grown electrodes in living tissue using the body's molecules as triggers. The result paves the way for the formation of fully integrated electronic circuits in living organisms.
Feb 23rd, 2023
Read moreLearning from mushrooms could help to replace plastics in new high-performance ultra-light materials
Svcientists have unlocked the secret behind the extraordinary mechanical properties and ultra-light weight of certain fungi. The complex architectural design of mushrooms could be mimicked and used to create new materials to replace plastics.
Feb 23rd, 2023
Read moreFirst transient electronic bandage speeds healing by 30%
Researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind small, flexible, stretchable bandage that accelerates healing by delivering electrotherapy directly to the wound site. The bandage also actively monitors the healing process and then harmlessly dissolves into the body after it is no longer needed.
Feb 22nd, 2023
Read moreA new model offers an explanation for the huge variety of sizes of DNA in nature
A new model offers a possible solution to the scientific question of why neutral sequences, sometimes referred to as 'junk DNA', are not eliminated from the genome of living creatures in nature and continue to exist within it even millions of years later.
Feb 22nd, 2023
Read moreNew software assembles complete genome sequences on-demand
Researchers have developed and released an innovative software tool to assemble truly complete (i.e., gapless) genome sequences from a variety of species.
Feb 18th, 2023
Read moreNew antibiotic cures superbugs without bacterial resistance
In a potential game changer for the treatment of superbugs, a new class of antibiotics was developed that cured mice infected with bacteria deemed nearly 'untreatable' in humans - and resistance to the drug was virtually undetectable.
Feb 16th, 2023
Read moreDiscovery dramatically reduces time it takes to build molecules
With a big assist from artificial intelligence and a heavy dose of human touch, researchers made a discovery that dramatically speeds up the time-consuming chemical process of building molecules that will be tomorrow's medicines, agrichemicals or materials.
Feb 9th, 2023
Read moreWhen editing bacteria with CRISPR, less is more
Research team develops approach that increases efficiency of genome editing.
Feb 9th, 2023
Read moreBiosensor could lead to new drugs, sensory organs on a chip
A synthetic biosensor that mimics properties found in cell membranes and provides an electronic readout of activity could lead to a better understanding of cell biology, development of new drugs, and the creation of sensory organs on a chip capable of detecting chemicals, similar to how noses and tongues work.
Feb 8th, 2023
Read moreArtificial intelligence improves efficiency of genome editing
Researchers have developed a new tool that uses artificial intelligence to predict the efficacy of various genome-editing repair options. Unintentional errors in the correction of DNA mutations of genetic diseases can thus be reduced.
Feb 2nd, 2023
Read moreUsing CRISPR to detect cancer biomarkers
Researchers have developed an easy-to-use method that can detect small amounts of cancer-related molecules in exosomes in plasma and effectively distinguish between malignant and benign samples.
Feb 1st, 2023
Read moreTransforming the way cancer vaccines are designed and made
'Rational vaccinology' increases potency by changing the structural location of antigens, adjuvants.
Jan 31st, 2023
Read moreResearchers present a fundamental technology to remove metastatic traits from lung cancer cells?
Scientists succeeded in using systems biology research to change the properties of carcinogenic cells in the lungs and eliminate both drug resistance and their ability to proliferate out to other areas of the body.
Jan 30th, 2023
Read moreThe protein wears Prada
A new computational method that tracks multiple protein modifications promises to shed new light on unsolved biomedical problems.
Jan 28th, 2023
Read moreAI technology generates original proteins from scratch
Natural language model jumpstarts protein design with creation of active enzymes.
Jan 27th, 2023
Read moreNew spray fights infections and antibiotic resistance
Researchers have developed a new spray that can kill even antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and that can be used for wound care and directly on implants and other medical devices.
Jan 26th, 2023
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