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Precision nanoscale 3D printing creates biodegradable particles for single-dose vaccines
Researchers develop nanoscale 3D printing method to create biodegradable vaccine carriers with controlled release.
March 4, 2025 Read more
Living fungal fibers form adaptable materials that grow, self-repair, and break down waste
Scientists develop fungal-based materials that grow, self-repair, and replace synthetic fibers with a sustainable alternative.
March 3, 2025 Read more
New x-ray technology captures proteins in motion
Scientists have perfected a new technique for creating experimental movies of proteins in motion.
February 28, 2025 Read more
Researchers switch bacterial mini-factories into turbo mode
Scientists enhanced a soilbacterium's metabolism, accelerating growth for efficient bioplastic and chemical production.
February 27, 2025 Read more
Using nanoparticles to transport microRNAs against Muscular Dystrophy to muscle stem cells
The scientists demonstrate that it is possible to specifically deliver the treatment to the muscle stem cells, avoiding accumulation in other organs.
February 25, 2025 Read more
DNA origami suggests route to reusable, multifunctional biosensors
Using an approach called DNA origami, scientists have developed a technique that could lead to cheaper, reusable biomarker sensors for quickly detecting proteins in bodily fluids, eliminating the need to send samples out to lab centers for testing.
February 25, 2025 Read more
For success in bioelectronics, build with nature-inspired design
Researchers have 3D printed bioelectronic scaffolds that have the properties cells need to form new tissue.
February 19, 2025 Read more
Biomedicine shows the way to future food crops
Scientists have for the first time introduced genetic material into plants via their roots via nanoparticles, opening a potential pathway for rapid crop improvement.
February 18, 2025 Read more
Refining the CRISPR scissors
Scientists unveil novel anti-CRISPR protein mechanism for precise control of genome editing technologies.
February 17, 2025 Read more
New lipid nanoparticle platform delivers mRNA to the brain through the blood-brain barrier
The findings, demonstrated in mouse models and isolated human brain tissue, could expand treatment options for neurological and psychiatric diseases.
February 17, 2025 Read more
Graphene-based membranes improve dialysis efficiency with protein-stabilizing design
Researchers develop graphene-based dialysis membranes that enhance filtration efficiency while reducing protein loss for improved treatment.
February 14, 2025 Read more
Nanotechnology shows the way to future food crops
Nanoparticle technology could help fine-tune plant genes to increase crop yield and improve food quality.
February 14, 2025 Read more
Scientists discover mechanism driving molecular network formation
Scientists have identified a new property, interface flexibility, that controls how certain molecules naturally self-organize into crystalline supramolecular networks.
February 13, 2025 Read more
Scientists develop innovative DNA hydrogels for sustained drug release (w/video)
Researchers develop optimized DNA hydrogels using minimized Takumi-shaped DNA nanostructures with potential biomedical applications.
February 13, 2025 Read more
Researchers discover new way to customize living materials for tissue engineering, drug delivery and 3D printing
Researchers have revealed novel sequence-structure-property relationships for customizing engineered living materials (ELMs), enabling more precise control over their structure and how they respond to deformation forces like stretching or compression.
February 5, 2025 Read more
Nature-inspired nanotechnology uses genetic drugs as immunotherapy
Scientists rebuild the body's own proteins and fats into nano delivery vans that get genetic medicines to exactly the right place in the body.
February 3, 2025 Read more
Individual cells can be connected to plastic electrodes
Researchers have succeeded in creating a close connection between individual cells and organic electronics. The study lays the foundation for future treatment of neurological and other diseases with very high precision.
January 28, 2025 Read more
New method enables protein labeling of tens of millions of densely packed cells in organ-scale tissues (w/video)
Tissue processing advance can label proteins at the level of individual cells across whole, intact rodent brains and other large samples just as fast and uniformly as in dissociated single cells.
January 24, 2025 Read more