Two-organ chip to answer fatty liver questions
A tiny platform empowers scientists to examine how gut and liver cells interact in health and disease.
Apr 7th, 2023
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Simple but revolutionary modular organoids (w/video)
Researchers have developed an ingenious device, using layers of hydrogels in a cube-like structure, that allows researchers to construct complex 3D organoids without using elaborate techniques.
Apr 7th, 2023
Read moreHuman tissue models instead of animal experiments?
A new research project aims to develop scientific principles and biomaterials for the standardized production of valid tissue models.
Apr 4th, 2023
Read moreA patient-friendly hydrogel platform for administering lifesaving biologics
Researchers developed hydrogel platform for delivering monoclonal antibodies (MABs) through subcutaneous injection.
Apr 3rd, 2023
Read moreA new model predicts the flexibility of DNA movement at the molecular scale
This work is a milestone in the mesoscopic simulation of DNA. It presents a systematic and comprehensive study of DNA movement correlations and a new method to capture them.
Mar 31st, 2023
Read moreNew RNA-based toolkit to regulate gene activity could advance regenerative medicine, gene therapy and biotechnology
Turning genes on and off as easily and predictably as flicking a switch could be a powerful tool in medicine and biotech. A type of technology called a riboswitch might be the key.
Mar 30th, 2023
Read moreNanoencapsulation strategy to protect bioactive compounds from food during digestion
Scientists combined substances extracted from fruit residues and egg white to package nanoparticles of anthocyanin, a plant pigment with antioxidant action.
Mar 29th, 2023
Read more'Chemical cube' tools for building new drugs and agrochemicals
In an ongoing discovery program, a chemical-creation platform is being unearthed - based on cubic molecules - that could help breathe new life into tired drugs and agrochemicals.
Mar 29th, 2023
Read moreThe powerhouse of the future: Artificial cells
Assessing how energy-generating synthetic organelles could sustain artificial cells.
Mar 28th, 2023
Read moreTackling counterfeit seeds with 'unclonable' labels
Fake seeds can cost farmers more than two-thirds of expected crop yields and threaten food security. Trackable silk labels could help.
Mar 23rd, 2023
Read moreTurning crab shell into optics
Diffraction gratings made from seafood waste could enable disposable spectrometers that don't harm the environment.
Mar 22nd, 2023
Read morePhysicists investigate the dynamics of active protein droplets in cells
Scientists investigated the behavior of enzymatic droplets and predicted that they can show directed self-propulsion in the cell.
Mar 22nd, 2023
Read moreCan synthetic polymers replace the body's natural proteins?
Using AI, synthesized random heteropolymers mimic proteins in blood serum, cell's cytosol.
Mar 20th, 2023
Read moreBreaking bonds: Double-helix unzipping reveals DNA physics
Using previously developed theoretical and mathematical models, researchers used information on the speed of the process of DNA unzipping through a nanopore to accurately retrieve the thermodynamics of double helix formation and breaking.
Mar 17th, 2023
Read moreNew gene-editing technique reverses vision loss in mice
Researchers have successfully restored the vision of mice with retinitis pigmentosa, one of the major causes of blindness in humans. The study uses a new, highly versatile form of CRISPR-based genome editing with the potential to correct a wide variety of disease-causing genetic mutations.
Mar 17th, 2023
Read moreUnderstanding how methanogenic bacteria 'bio-mine' minerals advances biotechnology
Certain single-celled microorganisms can dissolve pyrite in the absence of oxygen. These microorganisms mine iron and sulfur from the pyrite to build biocatalysts needed for growth.
Mar 17th, 2023
Read moreA new control switch could make RNA therapies easier to program
Using this approach, researchers hope to deliver therapeutic RNA molecules selectively to cancer cells or other target cells.
Mar 16th, 2023
Read moreDesigning more useful bacteria
In a step forward for genetic engineering and synthetic biology, researchers have modified a strain of Escherichia coli bacteria to be immune to natural viral infections while also minimizing the potential for the bacteria or their modified genes to escape into the wild.
Mar 15th, 2023
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