Growing a thick skin
Lab-grown skin sprouts hair and grows glands, paving the way for burn, scar and hair-loss therapies.
May 20th, 2016
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Luminous proteins offer new method to discover viral infections
Scientists have developed a new method to directly follow viral infections in living organisms. This method can make infected cells produce fluorescent proteins, which means that they light up and become easier to identify.
May 18th, 2016
Read moreHarnessing engineered slippery surfaces for tissue repair (w/video)
A new method could facilitate the transfer of intact regenerating cell sheets from the culture dish to damaged tissues in patients.
May 18th, 2016
Read moreScientists develop bio-mimicry method for preparing and labeling stem cells
Method allows researchers to prepare mesenchymal stem cells and monitor them using MRI.
May 18th, 2016
Read moreResearchers show that four-stranded DNA is formed and unfolded
Researchers have discovered that specific DNA sequences that are rich in the DNA building block guanine in the yeast species, Schizosaccharomyces pombe, can form four-stranded DNA.
May 16th, 2016
Read moreBioengineered blood vessel is safe for dialysis patients, study finds
The man-made vessels appeared to be both safe and more durable than commonly used synthetic versions, said the investigators.
May 13th, 2016
Read moreNew bio-glass could make it possible to re-grow or replace cartilage
Scientists have developed a material that can mimic cartilage and potentially encourage it to re-grow.
May 12th, 2016
Read moreResearchers unveil new, detailed images of initial stages of DNA transcription
Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), a technique that studies samples at cryogenic temperatures, combined with state-of-the-art computational modeling, allowed researchers to visualize large transcription pre-initiation complexes (PIC) at near-atomic resolution.
May 11th, 2016
Read moreExploring the mystery of how enzymes work via simulations
Researchers determine that dynamics has little to do with accelerating enzyme-catalyzed reaction rates, and shed light on the 100-year-old puzzle of how enzymes really do and don't work.
May 10th, 2016
Read moreBioengineers show why lab-made stem cells might fail: Errors in DNA folding
Researchers have discovered that the reversion process does not always fully capture the way a cell's genome is folded up inside its nucleus. This folding configuration directly influences gene expression and therefore the functionality of the cell.
May 10th, 2016
Read moreScientists digitally mimic evolution to create novel proteins
Researchers offer a new route to design the cellular 'machines' needed to understand and battle diseases.
May 10th, 2016
Read moreScientists brew jet biofuel in one-pot recipe
Researchers use engineered bacteria to simplify biofuels production, potentially lowering cost.
May 10th, 2016
Read moreSquished cells could shape design of synthetic materials
Scientists are trying to recreate aspects of those broad design principles in synthetic systems comprised of simple membranes and complex fluids.
May 4th, 2016
Read moreScientists pioneer synthetic derivatives of 'game-changing' new antibiotic
Scientists have successfully produced two synthetic derivatives of Teixobactin - the world's first known antibiotic capable of destroying drug-resistant bacteria.
Apr 27th, 2016
Read moreControlling RNA in living cells
Modular, programmable proteins can be used to track or manipulate gene expression.
Apr 26th, 2016
Read moreMicro heart muscle created from stem cells (w/video)
New technique offers cheaper, faster method to create heart tissue for testing drugs and modeling disease.
Apr 21st, 2016
Read moreThe contrarian dance of DNA
Have a close-up look at DNA; you'll see it wiggles in the oddest way.
Apr 21st, 2016
Read moreOptogenetics reveals new insights into circuits of the brain
Researchers show how neural wiring works in the visual system.
Apr 20th, 2016
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