Engineering arteries
Stem cell advance brings bioengineered arteries closer to reality.
Jul 11th, 2017
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Stem cell advance brings bioengineered arteries closer to reality.
Jul 11th, 2017
Read moreBy taking a series of near-atomic resolution snapshots, scientists have observed step-by-step how bacteria defend against foreign invaders such as bacteriophage, a virus that infects bacteria.
Jul 10th, 2017
Read moreResearchers have invented a new method for controlling gene expression across bacterial colonies. The method involves engineering dynamic DNA copy number changes in a synchronized fashion.
Jul 10th, 2017
Read moreDNA strands in materials act like traffic signals to start, stop cell activity or regenerate tissue.
Jul 10th, 2017
Read moreThe findings may be a key step toward greater understanding of the evolution of sexual behavior and also have important biotechnology implications.
Jul 8th, 2017
Read moreScientists have developed a method to visualize cancer metastasis in whole organs at the single-cell level.
Jul 7th, 2017
Read moreScientists explore DNA folding, cellular packing with supercomputer simulations.
Jul 6th, 2017
Read moreThe direct assembly of stimuli-responsive proteins into hydrogels represents a versatile solution for designing 'smart' materials and opens up enormous opportunities for future material biology.
Jul 6th, 2017
Read moreResearchers have discovered how Cpf1, a new molecular scissors unzip and cleave DNA. This member of the CRISPR-Cas family displays a high accuracy, capable of acting like a GPS in order to identify its destination within the intricate map of the genome.
Jul 6th, 2017
Read moreResearchers develop new agents for the localisation and treatment of multi-resistant bacteria.
Jul 5th, 2017
Read moreResearchers describe new cryo-EM method to facilitate a better understanding of proteins involved in disease.
Jul 3rd, 2017
Read moreA recent study has developed a new method to target the mitochondria of a cancer cell. The research team expects that their study could pave way for new generation of anti-cancer drugs.
Jul 3rd, 2017
Read moreA new portable device can quickly find markers of deadly, unpredictable sepsis infection from a single drop of blood.
Jul 3rd, 2017
Read moreResearchers have now succeeded in developing a new method that makes it possible to determine the complex structure in detail, down to the atomic level.
Jul 3rd, 2017
Read moreHow DNA is 'packaged' in cells influences the activity of our genes and our risk for disease. Elucidating this process will help researchers in all areas of health care, from cancer and heart disease, to muscular dystrophy and osteoarthritis.
Jun 29th, 2017
Read moreUsing a novel molecular dynamics method capable of capturing the motion of gyrating proteins at time intervals up to one thousand times greater than previous efforts, researchers have identified, for the first time, the myriad structural changes that activate and drive CRISPR-Cas9, the innovative gene-splicing technology that's transforming the field of genetic engineering.
Jun 29th, 2017
Read moreEngineered opsonin protein captures circulating tumor cells in the bloodstream with high efficiency.
Jun 28th, 2017
Read moreResearchers have developed a cell culture method that generates three-dimensional bone-like tissues from mouse pluripotent stem cells using only small molecules, in given conditions, as inducers.
Jun 28th, 2017
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