Reconstructing skin on a chip
A microfluidic organ-on-a-chip device combines skin culture and testing capabilities to offer a substitute to animal testing.
Aug 16th, 2018
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Light-engineered bacterial shapes could hold key to future labs-on-a-chip
Scientists suggest genetically modified bacteria that respond to light could be used as 'microbricks' for building the next generation of microscopic devices.
Aug 14th, 2018
Read moreModels give synthetic biologists a head start
Synthetic biologists have the tools to build complex, computer-like DNA circuits that sense or trigger activities in cells.
Aug 14th, 2018
Read moreBacteria-fighting polymers created with light
Synthetic reproductions of antimicrobial peptides can be used as alternative antimicrobials - from disease treatment, to food and cosmetics.
Aug 14th, 2018
Read moreWearable 'microbrewery' saves human body from radiation damage (w/video)
The same way that yeast yields beer and bread can help hospital lab workers better track their daily radiation exposure, enabling a faster assessment of tissue damage that could lead to cancer.
Aug 10th, 2018
Read moreCRISPR diversifies: Cut, paste, on, off, and now - evolve
Scientists describe yet another creative application for CRISPR: a platform to spur evolution of specific genes inside cells. Their inventive new system, 'EvolvR', lets scientists shake up the DNA letters in their gene of choice until they find the variation that?s just right.
Aug 2nd, 2018
Read moreResearchers turn powerful, viscous disinfectants into breathable mist for the first time
A team of engineers and physicians have developed a device that diffuses potent disinfectants for airborne delivery. Notably, the device works on a range of disinfectants that have never been atomized before, such as Triethylene glycol, or TEG.
Aug 1st, 2018
Read moreResearch into cell-to-cell signalling mechanism may lead to new cancer treatments
Pioneering new research into the way in which cells communicate with each other could hold the key to unlocking new, improved treatment for life-threatening diseases, including cancer.
Jul 31st, 2018
Read moreTeam shatters theoretical limit on bio-hydrogen production
Method increases yield of clean, renewable energy source.
Jul 25th, 2018
Read moreScientists develop proteins that self-assemble into supramolecular complexes
Researchers have designed new proteins that can self-assemble into the complex structures underlying biological organisms, laying the groundwork for leading-edge applications in biotechnology.
Jul 19th, 2018
Read moreInfrared sensor as new method for drug discovery
Using an infrared sensor, biophysicists have succeeded in analysing quickly and easily which active agents affect the structure of proteins and how long that effect lasts.
Jul 19th, 2018
Read moreA novel bioengineering technique for personalized bone grafts
Scientists optimize a procedure toward regenerative medicine for bone defects.
Jul 18th, 2018
Read moreBiological signalling processes in intelligent materials
Researchers are developing innovative biohybrid systems with information processing functionality.
Jul 18th, 2018
Read moreNew research may help validate organ-on-a-chip devices
A new study in which scientists compared drug responses in the brains of rodents to drug responses of brain cells cultured in Lab-developed 'brain-on-a-chip' devices, may be a critical first step to validating chip-based brain platforms.
Jul 17th, 2018
Read moreNew tools to characterise physical properties of biofilms
Scientists have developed non-invasive biophysical techniques to quantify oxygen concentration and micromechanical properties in bacterial biofilms and understand their real-time responses to environmental changes.
Jul 16th, 2018
Read moreBioengineers create pathway to personalized medicine
New biotechnology work could provide sustainable ways to make chemicals, medicines and biomaterials.
Jul 12th, 2018
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