3-D engineered bone marrow makes functioning platelets
Scalable model supports patient-specific treatments, advanced study of blood disorders.
Feb 18th, 2015
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Synthetic biology yields new approach to gene therapy
Bioengineers have created a novel gene-delivery system that shuttles a gene into a cell, but only for a temporary stay, providing a potential new gene-therapy strategy for treating disease.
Feb 18th, 2015
Read moreAn entirely new approach to tissue engineering
Researchers present an entirely new approach to tissue engineering that uses the interfacial forces between aqueous solutions of phase-separating polymers to confine cells and promote their assembly into interconnected, macroscopic tissue constructs. This simple and inexpensive general procedure creates free-standing, centimeter-scale constructs from cell suspensions in as little as 2 hours.
Feb 18th, 2015
Read moreUsing fungi to catch algae
Fungal waste biomass from biotechnology applications could be used to harvest microalgae for fuels and chemicals production.
Feb 18th, 2015
Read more3D-architectured hydrogels guide regeneration of critically sized bone defects
Scientists report a purely polymeric 3D-architectured hydrogel (ArcGel), which successfully guided the in vivo bone regeneration in rats.
Feb 16th, 2015
Read moreNovel non-stick material joins portfolio of slippery surface technologies
Infusing liquids into polymers makes long lasting, self-replenishing material that repels deadly bacterial build-up.
Feb 10th, 2015
Read moreArachnid Rapunzel: Researchers spin spider silk proteins into artificial silk
New research on the structure of spider silk is advancing the development of artificial alternatives.
Feb 10th, 2015
Read moreBenzodiazepines, the ring of power
Benzodiazepine's introduction into clinical revolutionized the treatment of psychiatric disorders. Now, a research group of experts in preliminary drug discovery, has developed a succinct and efficient multicomponent-assisted synthetic methodology assembling unexplored benzodiazepine collections, thus, enabling to examine new areas of biological applications.
Feb 10th, 2015
Read moreComputer model of blood development could speed up search for new leukaemia drugs
The first comprehensive computer model to simulate the development of blood cells could help in the development of new treatments for leukaemia and lymphoma, say researchers at the University of Cambridge and Microsoft Research.
Feb 10th, 2015
Read moreEngineered insulin could offer better diabetes control
Molecule stays in the bloodstream and is turned on when blood sugar levels are too high.
Feb 10th, 2015
Read moreCollaborative research team to restore touch to amputees
DARPA recently selected a collaborative research team that intends to build the world's first neural system to enable naturalistic feeling and movements in prosthetic hands.
Feb 9th, 2015
Read moreAntibodies in the lab: Higher quality through DNA technology
Antibodies are now established as therapeutics and indispensable in the research lab. In contrast to high-quality therapeutics, commercial antibodies used in research often do not properly function. Researchers demand that antibodies used in research should be made by recombinant DNA technology - just like therapeutic antibodies.
Feb 4th, 2015
Read moreScientists discover viral 'Enigma machine'
Researchers have cracked a code that governs infections by a major group of viruses including the common cold and polio.
Feb 4th, 2015
Read moreNew microscopy technique allows mapping protein synthesis in living tissues and animals
Researchers develop an optical imaging platform to visualize protein synthesis, degradation and trafficking in living tissues and animals.
Feb 4th, 2015
Read moreBioengineered miniature structures could prevent heart failure
Researchers bioengineered the microstructures to be the same size, shape and stiffness as adult heart muscle cells, or cardiomyocytes, with the goal of releasing biologically active peptides that act as cardioprotective agents.
Feb 4th, 2015
Read moreTransparent soft PDMS eggshell created as step towards embryo lab on a chip
Lab-on-a-chip (LOC) systems have registered tremendous progress over the past 20 years. Myriad 'chip' schemes have already emerged, ranging from the lung-on-a-chip and heart-on-a-chip to the liver-on-a-chip and kidney-on-a-chip. However, until now, an ideal embryo-on-a-chip has not yet been developed due to challenges in condensing so many life factors inside a conventional LOC.
Feb 3rd, 2015
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