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Scientists develop a new platform technology for personalized cancer therapy
Scientists have developed an innovative approach called CINDELA (Cancer-specific INDEL Attacker), which attacks cancer-specific mutations and causes multiple DNA double-strand breaks to specifically induce cancer cell death. It is hoped that CINDELA can become a potential approach for personalized cancer treatments in most tumors.
February 22, 2022 Read more
How sound waves could help regrow bones
Researchers have used sound waves to turn stem cells into bone cells, in a tissue engineering advance that could one day help patients regrow bone lost to cancer or degenerative disease.
February 21, 2022 Read more
New DNA computer assesses water quality
Synthetic biologists have developed a low-cost, easy-to-use, hand-held device that can let users know - within mere minutes - if their water is safe to drink.
February 17, 2022 Read more
Researchers 'tune' gel-forming protein molecules to boost their versatility for biomedical applications
Researchers found, among other findings, that using a pH near the isoelectric point of the protein results in the electrostatic repulsions being minimized, which allows for self-assembly and gelation. They found that the same effect can be induced by increasing the ionic strength to screen any electrostatic repulsions that are present.
February 15, 2022 Read more
Scientists show how artificial intelligence can help to study protein complexes
Scientists have developed a new method for studying proteins by developing an AI-based method for analysing cryo-electron microscopy data.
February 15, 2022 Read more
Reducing animal testing with 3D bioprinting
The European project BRIGHTER is developing a new technology to produce functional human tissues as an alternative to animal experimentation in the field of biomedical research. This light-based 3D bioprinting technology fabricates tissues by patterning three-dimensional cell cultures.
February 14, 2022 Read more
New computer vision system designed to analyse cells in microscopy videos
Researchers have developed a system based on computer vision techniques that allows automatic analysis of biomedical videos captured by microscopy in order to characterise and describe the behaviour of the cells that appear in the images.
February 11, 2022 Read more
Healing nerves on spider silk
Spider silk Janus fibers could attract nerve cells and stimulate their growth.
February 11, 2022 Read more
Simplifying RNA editing for treating genetic diseases
New research could make it much simpler to repair disease-causing mutations in RNA without compromising precision or efficiency.
February 11, 2022 Read more
Cellular tornadoes sculpt our organs (w/video)
Scientists have demonstrated that cells self-organise to generate forces that model the shapes of our tissues.
February 11, 2022 Read more
Researchers reveal largest catalogue of gene activators
Researchers have created a first-in-class functional catalogue of proteins that activate gene expression, with implications for tailored therapy for cancer and other diseases that occur when wrong genes are switched on.
February 11, 2022 Read more
Scientists create a global repository for cell engineering
A cloud-based repository that creates a digital fingerprint of engineered microorganisms has been successfully trialled.
February 9, 2022 Read more
Predicting cell fates: Researchers develop AI solutions for next-gen medical research
Scientists are using artificial intelligence and machine learning to discover solutions to biomedical research problems, thus enabling medical innovations for a healthier society.
February 3, 2022 Read more
Tracking multiple genes with flying colors
A new method for mapping gene expression deep in the body could one day be used to track stem cells or cancer therapy.
February 3, 2022 Read more
CRISPR-Cas9 can generate unexpected, heritable mutations
In a new study, researchers have discovered that the method can give rise to unforeseen changes in DNA that can be inherited by the next generation. These scientists therefore urge caution and meticulous validation before using CRISPR-Cas9 for medical purposes.
February 2, 2022 Read more
Scientists regrow frog's lost leg
Regrowth of legs and arms remains the province of salamanders and superheroes. But in a new study, scientists have brought us a step closer to the goal of regenerative medicine.
February 2, 2022 Read more
Complex three-dimensional kidney tissue generated in the lab from scratch
Researchers have created complex 3D kidney tissue in the lab solely from cultured mouse embryonic stem cells. These organoids could lead the way to better kidney research and, eventually, artificial kidneys for human transplant.
February 1, 2022 Read more
Artificial intelligence system rapidly predicts how two proteins will attach
The machine-learning model could help scientists speed the development of new medicines.
February 1, 2022 Read more