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Developing nanoprobes to detect neurotransmitters in the brain

Researchers synthesize fluorescent molecularly imprinted polymer nanoparticles to sense small neurotransmitter molecules and understand how they govern brain activity

March 3, 2023 Read more

DNA repair discovery could improve biotechnology (w/video)

Scientists have uncovered a previously unknown aspect of how DNA double-stranded breaks are repaired.

March 2, 2023 Read more

Getting drugs across the blood-brain barrier using nanoparticles

The nanoparticles target a protein on tumor blood vessel cells called P-selectin and result in improved treatment of a model of aggressive pediatric brain cancer.

March 2, 2023 Read more

Using light to connect molecules

Researchers observe abiotic peptide bond formation triggered by UV light.

March 2, 2023 Read more

Scientists use new optical tweezer technology to study DNA repair

Researchers have developed a novel system to greatly improve visualization of how DNA repair proteins identify and bind to DNA damage.

March 2, 2023 Read more

Lipid nanoparticles highly effective in gene therapy

Lipid nanoparticles have been used to encapsulate CRISPR-Cas9 and deliver it to cells in mice, where it was highly effective at knocking down expression of a target protein.

March 2, 2023 Read more

New purification method with specialized nanoparticles could make protein drugs cheaper

Researchers find specialized nanoparticles can quickly and inexpensively isolate proteins from a bioreactor.

February 28, 2023 Read more

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.

February 28, 2023 Read more

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.

February 28, 2023 Read more

Using RNA origami to build more ideal and functional RNA particles (w/video)

RNA nanosatellite leads researchers to the discovery of rules and mechanisms for RNA folding that will make it possible to build more ideal and functional RNA particles for use in RNA-based medicine.

February 27, 2023 Read more

World's fastest laser camera films combustion in real time

By illuminating a sample surface with short laser beam pulses, it is possible to film sequences of various chemical and physical reactions. A research team has now developed the world's fastest single-shot laser camera, which is at least a thousand times faster than today's most modern equipment for combustion diagnostics.

February 27, 2023 Read more

Electrodes 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.

February 23, 2023 Read more

Researchers create E. coli-based water monitoring technology

Bacterium used as a live sensor to detect heavy metal contamination.

February 23, 2023 Read more

3D printing with bacteria-loaded ink produces bone-like composites

Researchers have developed a method for 3D-printing an ink that contains calcium carbonate-producing bacteria. The 3D-printed mineralized bio-composite is unprecedently strong, light, and environmentally friendlly.

February 23, 2023 Read more

Superhydrophobic biosensor could measure sweat vapors on the body

A newly developed biosensor features superhydrophobic material that measures sweat vapor without absorbing water.

February 23, 2023 Read more

Technique creates greater fidelity in bioprinting functional human tissues (w/video)

Engineers take on the light-scattering problem in a leading form of 3D-bioprinting.

February 23, 2023 Read more

Learning 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.

February 23, 2023 Read more

Bacteria-growen nanowires can 'smell' a vast array of chemical tracers

Scientists invented a nanowire that can be cheaply grown by common bacteria and tuned to 'smell' a vast array of chemical tracers - including those given off by people afflicted with a wide range of medical conditions, such as asthma and kidney disease.

February 23, 2023 Read more