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Miniaturized organs on a chip enable drug tests prior to application to humans. Researchers have developed such an organ-on-a-chip system with accurately modeled blood vessels.
Posted: Nov 30th, 2017
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Microscopic data recorder takes advantage of CRISPR to monitor biological surroundings.
Posted: Nov 23rd, 2017
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Findings may lead to therapies to repair ischemic tissue.
Posted: Nov 23rd, 2017
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Human genome editing, 3D-printed replacement organs and artificial photosynthesis - the field of bioengineering offers great promise for tackling the major challenges that face our society. But as a new article highlights, these developments provide both opportunities and risks in the short and long term.
Posted: Nov 21st, 2017
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Scientists present a novel method to directly and rapidly destroy any protein in any kind of cell.
Posted: Nov 16th, 2017
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Finding could help speed drug development, benefit lab-on-a-chip technology.
Posted: Nov 16th, 2017
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A new technique may have broken the barrier to rapid assembly of pure protein synthesis machinery outside of living cells.
Posted: Nov 15th, 2017
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Interwoven crystal structure is key to coral-crunching ability.
Posted: Nov 15th, 2017
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Focused laser beam could help scientists map connections among neurons that underlie behavior.
Posted: Nov 14th, 2017
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New study unveils new source of robust cellulases in compost.
Posted: Nov 14th, 2017
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Scientists have identified new mechanisms used by bacteria to resist infection-fighting antibiotics.
Posted: Nov 13th, 2017
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Researchers report the visualization of the dynamics of 'molecular scissors' - the main mechanism of the CRISPR-Cas9 genetic-engineering technique.
Posted: Nov 10th, 2017
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New research elucidating how blood clots contract could help in the development of new treatments for heart attack and stroke.
Posted: Nov 9th, 2017
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Reconstituted silk can be several times stronger than the natural fiber and made in different forms.
Posted: Nov 9th, 2017
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New microscopy method makes dimerization of membrane receptors visible.
Posted: Nov 3rd, 2017
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Discovery could help tens of thousands of kidney dialysis patients each year.
Posted: Nov 1st, 2017
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