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Scientists develop novel way to inject healthy human nerve cells into the brain. The technology involves converting adult tissue-derived stem cells into human neurons on 3-D scaffolds, or tiny islands, of fibers.
Mar 17th, 2016
Read moreScientists have developed a 3D micro-scaffold technology that promotes reprogramming of stem cells into neurons, and supports growth of neuronal connections capable of transmitting electrical signals. The injection of these networks of functioning human neural cells - compared to injecting individual cells - dramatically improved their survival following transplantation into mouse brains.
Mar 17th, 2016
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Researchers show that pausing occurs frequently when proteins are being synthesized.
Mar 17th, 2016
Read moreRemember those colorful 'grow capsules' that blossom into animal-shaped sponges in water? Using a similar idea, scientists have developed biodegradable polymer grafts that, when surgically placed in damaged vertebrae, should grow to be just the right size and shape to fix the spinal column.
Mar 14th, 2016
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Scientists have been awarded more than $3 million in federal and foundation grants to turn common plant viruses into cancer sleuths and search-and-destroy emissaries.
Mar 9th, 2016
Read moreA new study has revealed how a synthetic protein revives E. coli cells that lack a life-sustaining gene, offering insight into how life can adapt to survive and potentially be reinvented.
Mar 8th, 2016
Read moreChemists created a nonpermanent adhesive from a natural chemical reaction that can be used in the biomedical field. This discovery may benefit tissue repair or drug delivery.
Mar 8th, 2016
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Researchers recently demonstrated the design of softwood lignin-based polymers with potential application as alternatives to petroleum-based polystyrene. These softwood materials can be obtained from sources such as pine, cedar, spruce, and cypress trees.
Mar 8th, 2016
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Scientists have for the first time shown that it is possible to derive from a human embryo so-called 'naïve' pluripotent stem cells - one of the most flexible types of stem cell, which can develop into all human tissue other than the placenta.
Mar 4th, 2016
Read moreResearchers have created a hydrogel scaffold replicating the environment found within the human breast. The scaffold supports the growth of human mammary tissue from patient-derived cells and can be used to study normal breast development as well as breast cancer initiation and progression.
Mar 2nd, 2016
Read moreNew research suggests that combining bone marrow or stem cell transplant technology with genetic engineering could result in tailor made fat storing cells with desirable functions.
Mar 2nd, 2016
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Researchers in Japan are developing methods to improve the efficiency of biorefinery systems.
Mar 1st, 2016
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Researchers systematically find molecules that help regulate and protect DNA.
Mar 1st, 2016
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Bioengineers have engineered microbes that can't run away from home; those that do will quickly die without protective proteins produced by their peers.
Feb 29th, 2016
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Researchers have shown that there is an anti-correlation between the number of aggregation prone regions (APRs) in a protein's sequence and its solubility, suggesting that mutational suppression of APRs could provide a simple strategy to increase protein solubility.
Feb 29th, 2016
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Using a new microfluidic device called the 'IVF chip', scientists obtain the first images with both high spatial and temporal resolution of the initial steps of fertilization.
Feb 29th, 2016
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