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Google Maps for tissues

Modern light microscopic techniques provide extremely detailed insights into organs, but the terabytes of data they produce are usually nearly impossible to process. New software is helping researchers make sense of these reams of data.

Aug 9th, 2019

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Living components

Programmable structural dynamics successful for first time in self-organizing fiber structures.

Jul 22nd, 2019

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Synthesizing chemical-sensing cells from scratch

Scientists have found a way to make artificial cells interact with a wide range of chemicals. They developed a riboswitch - a gene switch that senses chemical signals- that can respond to histamine, a chemical compound that is naturally produced in the body.

Jul 2nd, 2019

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Helping the body's ability to grow bone

For the first time, scientists have been able to study how well synthetic bone grafts stand up to the rigors and 'strains' of life, and how quickly they help bone re-grow and repair.

Jun 24th, 2019

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A microscopic topographic map of cellular function

The flow of traffic through our nation's highways and byways is meticulously mapped and studied, but less is known about how materials in cells travel. Now, a team of researchers is challenging prior theories about how material leaves the inside of an E.coli cell. This discovery could have important implications for how we treat diseases.

Jun 13th, 2019

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Biotechnology construction kit for custom-designed products

Microorganisms often assemble natural products similar to product assembly lines. Certain enzymes, non-ribosomal peptide synthetases, play a key role in this process. Biotechnologists have now succeeded in changing these enzymes so that entirely new natural products, or even libraries of natural products, can be produced by microorganisms.

Jun 12th, 2019

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