New lung 'organoids' in a dish mimic features of full-size lung (w/video)
'Mini organs' may aid in understanding, treating respiratory diseases.
May 12th, 2017
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'Mini organs' may aid in understanding, treating respiratory diseases.
May 12th, 2017
Read moreResearchers are developing structures that can be used as scaffolding in the regeneration of bone defects and which also release growth factors.
May 12th, 2017
Read moreResearchers have demonstrated that a small molecule can transport iron in human cells and live animals when proteins that normally do the same job are missing, a condition that often causes severe anemia in patients.
May 11th, 2017
Read moreNew understanding of structural details could be key to using viruses for gene therapies.
May 11th, 2017
Read moreThrough 'heart-on-a-chip' technology - modeling a human heart on an engineered chip and measuring the effects of compound exposure using microelectrodes - researchers hope to ensure potentially lifesaving new drugs are safe and effective while reducing the need for human and animal testing.
May 11th, 2017
Read moreA glomerulus-on-a-chip lined by human stem cell-derived kidney cells could help model patient-specific kidney diseases and guide therapeutic discovery.
May 10th, 2017
Read moreA team of researchers develops a new method that enables the identification of proteins imported into mitochondria.
May 9th, 2017
Read moreResearchers hope that the stem cells will possibly form new disc cartilage once injected into a damaged disc. A new study on three sick German shepherds demonstrates that a treatment with the body's own stem cells are well tolerated - an important first step.
May 9th, 2017
Read moreEngineers have developed biomimetic bone tissues that could one day provide new bone marrow for patients needing transplants.
May 8th, 2017
Read moreTool brings mathematical predictability to multicircuit optogenetic tests.
May 8th, 2017
Read moreNew technology adds methyl groups at specific positions on DNA, allowing targeted gene correction of aberrant epigenetic disorders.
May 5th, 2017
Read moreExperiment pushes toward the promise of algae as a clean, renewable food and fuel source.
May 4th, 2017
Read moreScientists have inserted fungus genes into a yeast cell to make it produce penicillin molecules.
May 4th, 2017
Read moreResearchers have developed statistical models that rank chemotherapy treatment options for patients based on the gene expression profile of the tumor.
May 4th, 2017
Read moreScientists present in atomic detail how specific bacterial enzymes, known as kinases, confer resistance to macrolide antibiotics, a widely used class of antibiotics and an alternative medication for patients with penicillin allergies. The study shows for the first time how these kinases recognize and chemically destroy macrolide antibiotics.
May 4th, 2017
Read moreUsing fluorescence probes, researchers designed a technique that shows mRNA when it comes in contact with ribosomes. They used this method to record the synthesis of proteins and to measure cellular responses to iron.
May 3rd, 2017
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