Engineered liver tissue expands after transplant
Tiny implantable 'seeds' of tissue produce fully functional livers.
Posted: Jul 20th, 2017
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Protein produced with electricity and carbon dioxide
A batch of single-cell protein has been produced by using electricity and carbon dioxide. Protein produced in this way can be further developed for use as food and animal feed.
Posted: Jul 19th, 2017
Read moreSilk 'micrococoons' could be used in biotechnology and medicine
Researchers have manufactured microscopic versions of the cocoons spun by silkworms, which could be used to store sensitive proteins and other molecules for a wide range of uses.
Posted: Jul 19th, 2017
Read moreSteering an enzyme's 'scissors' shows potential for stopping Alzheimer's disease
How one amino acid can spell difference between a healthy aging brain and early onset Alzheimer's disease.
Posted: Jul 19th, 2017
Read moreControl of the unfolded protein response in health and disease
A new review article analyzes the recent literature and review the impact of unfolded protein response (UPR) in health and disease.
Posted: Jul 19th, 2017
Read moreAntibiotic-releasing polymer may help eradicate joint implant infection
Newly developed implant material could speed, simplify treatment, reduce complication risk.
Posted: Jul 18th, 2017
Read moreStudy reveals ways in which cells feel their surroundings
Researchers used computer modeling to show how cells can feel their way through their surroundings, for example, when a tumor cell invades a new tissue or organ.
Posted: Jul 18th, 2017
Read moreMaterial from shellfish delivers a boost to bioassays and medical tests
Scientists have discovered a simple way to raise the accuracy of diagnostic tests for medicine and common assays for laboratory research.
Posted: Jul 17th, 2017
Read moreResearchers look inside dangerous blood clots with optical clearing technique
Imaging 3-D structures of clots could lead to a better understanding of heart attacks and stroke.
Posted: Jul 17th, 2017
Read moreA new ligand extends the half-life of peptide drugs from minutes to days
Scientists have developed a ligand molecule that connects peptide drugs to blood-serum albumin and keeps them from being cleared out by the kidneys too soon. The ligand is easy to synthesize and can extend the half-life of therapeutic peptides from minutes to several days.
Posted: Jul 17th, 2017
Read moreScientists use DNA to store digital movies inside living cells (w/video)
Researchers show in proof-of-principle experiments that the CRISPR system, developed further as a first-of-its-kind approach, is able to encode in living cells information as complex as a digitized image of a human hand.
Posted: Jul 14th, 2017
Read moreResearchers identify potentially safer substitutes for BPA
Scientists have identified a group of potential substitutes for bisphenol A (BPA) that lack the adverse effects typically associated with BPA.
Posted: Jul 14th, 2017
Read moreFeedback from thousands of designs could transform protein engineering
Synthetic DNA technology and high throughput screening permit large-scale testing of structural stability of multitudes of computationally designed proteins.
Posted: Jul 13th, 2017
Read moreOn the way to a biological alternative for key industrial processes
A research group's long term goal is to make nitrogenase biotechnologcially useful in order to develop alternatives to industrial chemical processes.
Posted: Jul 13th, 2017
Read moreAccessing DNA in the cell's powerhouse to treat disease
A new molecule that reads mitochondrial DNA could pave the way to treat some genetic nerve and muscle diseases.
Posted: Jul 11th, 2017
Read moreEngineering arteries
Stem cell advance brings bioengineered arteries closer to reality.
Posted: Jul 11th, 2017
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