Scientists have developed a method by which certain enzymes can be coaxed into facilitating useful reactions that were never previously observed in the biological world, thereby widening their repertoire and opening possibilities for processes never before conducted by enzymes.
Jan 6th, 2022
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Engineered living materials (ELMs) can act as functional materials recapitulating the desirable properties of natural living systems.
Jan 6th, 2022
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Using a new robotic platform, researchers can simultaneously track hundreds of microbial populations as they evolve new proteins or other molecules.
Jan 3rd, 2022
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Researchers invented a technique that combines bioprinting with cryopreservation to construct frozen, cell-laden structures that can be used in tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and drug discovery.
Dec 31st, 2021
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A new study helps explain why mRNA vaccines have been so successful at preventing severe disease.
Dec 23rd, 2021
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To solve the mysteries of how learning and memory occur, scientists have created a system to track millions of connections among brain cells in mice - all at the same time - when the animals' whiskers are tweaked, an indicator for learning.
Dec 21st, 2021
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In a new study, researchers demonstrate how to transform silica into a self-assembling, dynamic and resilient material.
Dec 20th, 2021
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A chance change of pH resulted in a more sustainable means of manufacturing car tires using glucose and genetically modified bacteria.
Dec 20th, 2021
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The method could help speed genetic discovery in the study of obesity.
Dec 16th, 2021
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A new white paper describes the challenges of working with 3D cell cultures and how optical coherence tomography (OCT) can be used to reliably visualize 3D cell cultures.
Dec 14th, 2021
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Detecting the activity of CRISPR gene editing tools in organisms with the naked eye and an ultraviolet flashlight is now possible.
Dec 10th, 2021
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Scientists have demonstrated an innovative chemical method for engineering diverse layered hydrogels with wet and slippery features at room temperature.
Dec 9th, 2021
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Scientists have optimised a special X-ray process - known as soft X-ray tomography - to deliver high-resolution three-dimensional images of entire cells and their molecular structure in just a few minutes.
Dec 6th, 2021
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Material mimics all three layers of the skin, allows for complex printing structures.
Dec 3rd, 2021
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A team of researchers has developed an analytical tool designed to improve the biomanufacturing process of advanced cell-based therapies.
Dec 3rd, 2021
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Scientists are pursuing the biological aspects of extracellular vesicle-cell communication, to expand exosome-based delivery of growth factors that could potentially help in regenerative medicine and in controlling diseases such as cancer.
Dec 2nd, 2021
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Wireless implantable devices and IoT could manipulate the brains of animals from anywhere around the world due to their minimalistic hardware, low setup cost, ease of use, and customizable versatility.
Dec 2nd, 2021
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Researchers show that a neural network trained exclusively to predict protein shapes can also generate new ones.
Dec 1st, 2021
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