Repairing damaged nerves and tissue with spider threads
Initial studies have shown in an animal model that the threads spun by the golden orb-weaver spider from Tanzania have great potential for nerve and tissue repair.
Jul 28th, 2017
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Initial studies have shown in an animal model that the threads spun by the golden orb-weaver spider from Tanzania have great potential for nerve and tissue repair.
Jul 28th, 2017
Read moreComputer simulations expose the mechanisms underlying the disassembly and reassembly of a complex cellular organelle.
Jul 28th, 2017
Read moreScientists have developed a coating made out of DNA that gets better at protecting skin from ultraviolet light the more you expose it to the sun, and it also keeps your skin hydrated.
Jul 26th, 2017
Read moreHydrogel-based capsules could expand and reside in the GI tract for days, slowly releasing medication.
Jul 25th, 2017
Read moreA novel material may improve the safety of drug-delivery systems that reside in the stomach.
Jul 25th, 2017
Read moreCommunities of cells communicate to coordinate their actions, but how do they coordinate with other communities? Scientists are preparing to find out.
Jul 20th, 2017
Read moreScientists have learned how to re-engineer macrophages, the 'first responders' of the immune system, so that they can distinguish between healthy and cancerous cells.
Jul 20th, 2017
Read moreTiny implantable 'seeds' of tissue produce fully functional livers.
Jul 20th, 2017
Read moreA batch of single-cell protein has been produced by using electricity and carbon dioxide. Protein produced in this way can be further developed for use as food and animal feed.
Jul 19th, 2017
Read moreResearchers have manufactured microscopic versions of the cocoons spun by silkworms, which could be used to store sensitive proteins and other molecules for a wide range of uses.
Jul 19th, 2017
Read moreHow one amino acid can spell difference between a healthy aging brain and early onset Alzheimer's disease.
Jul 19th, 2017
Read moreA new review article analyzes the recent literature and review the impact of unfolded protein response (UPR) in health and disease.
Jul 19th, 2017
Read moreNewly developed implant material could speed, simplify treatment, reduce complication risk.
Jul 18th, 2017
Read moreResearchers used computer modeling to show how cells can feel their way through their surroundings, for example, when a tumor cell invades a new tissue or organ.
Jul 18th, 2017
Read moreScientists have discovered a simple way to raise the accuracy of diagnostic tests for medicine and common assays for laboratory research.
Jul 17th, 2017
Read moreImaging 3-D structures of clots could lead to a better understanding of heart attacks and stroke.
Jul 17th, 2017
Read moreScientists have developed a ligand molecule that connects peptide drugs to blood-serum albumin and keeps them from being cleared out by the kidneys too soon. The ligand is easy to synthesize and can extend the half-life of therapeutic peptides from minutes to several days.
Jul 17th, 2017
Read moreResearchers show in proof-of-principle experiments that the CRISPR system, developed further as a first-of-its-kind approach, is able to encode in living cells information as complex as a digitized image of a human hand.
Jul 14th, 2017
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