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Building materials come alive with help from bacteria

Researchers have developed a new approach to designing more sustainable buildings with help from some of the tiniest contractors out there.

January 15, 2020 Read more

Artificial muscle sheets transform stem cells into bone

Programmable biomaterials for bone regeneration introduced.

January 14, 2020 Read more

The wild world of microbe-made products - Skis now included

There is a long and growing list of products currently being made from chemicals and compounds produced by specially engineered microbes - a field known as biomanufacturing.

January 9, 2020 Read more

'Bilingual' molecule connects two basic codes for life

Synthesized molecule holds potential for biomedical applications.

January 9, 2020 Read more

New 'tooth-on-a-chip' could lead to more personalized dentistry

Miniature dental device gives up-close, real-time view into how teeth respond to dental materials.

December 19, 2019 Read more

Artificial 'inclusion bodies' created for controlled drug release

A new study describes the development of a new biomaterial with sustained drug release. The results describe the creation of artificial inclusion bodies for uses in precision biotechnology and nanomedicine. The structures contain functional proteins released similarly to how human hormones are released by the endocrine system.

December 19, 2019 Read more

Single-molecule detection of cancer markers brings liquid biopsy closer to clinic

A fast, inexpensive yet sensitive technique to detect cancer markers is bringing researchers closer to a 'liquid biopsy' -- a test using a small sample of blood or serum to detect cancer, rather than the invasive tissue sampling routinely used for diagnosis. The method captures and counts cancer-associated microRNAs, or tiny bits of messenger molecules that are exuded from cells and can be detected in blood or serum, with single-molecule resolution.

December 19, 2019 Read more

Hydrogels control inflammation to help healing

Scientists model how synthetic gels can tune body's inflammatory response.

December 16, 2019 Read more

Tracking lab-grown tissue with light

New proof-of-concept photonic pH sensor could advance studies of tissue regeneration.

December 12, 2019 Read more

Team develops first of a kind in-vitro 3D neural tissue model

Researchers have successfully used stem cells to engineer living biohybrid nerve tissue to develop 3D models of neural networks with the hopes of gaining a better understanding of how the brain and these networks work.

December 11, 2019 Read more

Organic packaging to protect enzymes

Encapsulins - a kind of hollow protein balls - have the potential to protect enzymes and other proteins that are used as medicines until they reach their destination.

December 9, 2019 Read more

Artificial cells act more like the real thing

Protocells -- artificial cells -- that are active and mimic living cells by moving independently and that are biocompatible and enzymatically active are now possible.

December 6, 2019 Read more

Computer-generated antibiotics, biosensor Band-Aids, and the quest to beat antibiotic resistance

For synthetic biologists these concepts aren't some far-off ideal. They are projects already in progress, and they have huge real-world implications should they succeed.

December 6, 2019 Read more

Your food may help make stickier, safer glues for laptops, packaging, furniture

You cannot make glue out of a ham sandwich - but you may be able to use the components of that food to create a strong adhesive.

December 5, 2019 Read more

Cell-free synthetic biology comes of age

Cell-free systems stand to dramatically impact society, from the environment to medicine to education.

December 2, 2019 Read more

Harnessing the power of CRISPR in space and time

Scientists have developed a revolutionary CRISPR technology called 'CRISPR-Switch', which enables unprecedented control of the CRISPR technique in both space and time.

November 29, 2019 Read more

Structural changes of proteins help design shape-morphing material

New method gives protein-based hydrogels shape-memory capabilities.

November 29, 2019 Read more

'Smart' surfaces help synthetic blood-vessel grafts knit better and more safely

Researchers have created a new coating to prevent clotting and infection in synthetic vascular grafts, while also accelerating the body?s own process for integrating the grafted vessels.

November 27, 2019 Read more