Researchers have invented new tools for decoding and controlling signalling circuits in living cells with flashes of light. In principle, any cellular circuit can now be targeted with the new method.
May 17th, 2017
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Scientists develop a quick, cheap and portable test for diagnosing tuberculosis.
May 17th, 2017
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Scientists have now been able to show how such biofilms adapt their surface texture to repel water - similar to leaves.
May 16th, 2017
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Researchers develop a more precise and controlled method of engineering tissues from stem cells.
May 15th, 2017
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Synthetic biologist have d iscovered that a minimalist approach can be applied to complex biological systems, such as the type III secretion system.
May 15th, 2017
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'Mini organs' may aid in understanding, treating respiratory diseases.
May 12th, 2017
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Researchers are developing structures that can be used as scaffolding in the regeneration of bone defects and which also release growth factors.
May 12th, 2017
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Researchers have demonstrated that a small molecule can transport iron in human cells and live animals when proteins that normally do the same job are missing, a condition that often causes severe anemia in patients.
May 11th, 2017
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New understanding of structural details could be key to using viruses for gene therapies.
May 11th, 2017
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Through 'heart-on-a-chip' technology - modeling a human heart on an engineered chip and measuring the effects of compound exposure using microelectrodes - researchers hope to ensure potentially lifesaving new drugs are safe and effective while reducing the need for human and animal testing.
May 11th, 2017
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A glomerulus-on-a-chip lined by human stem cell-derived kidney cells could help model patient-specific kidney diseases and guide therapeutic discovery.
May 10th, 2017
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A team of researchers develops a new method that enables the identification of proteins imported into mitochondria.
May 9th, 2017
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Researchers hope that the stem cells will possibly form new disc cartilage once injected into a damaged disc. A new study on three sick German shepherds demonstrates that a treatment with the body's own stem cells are well tolerated - an important first step.
May 9th, 2017
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Engineers have developed biomimetic bone tissues that could one day provide new bone marrow for patients needing transplants.
May 8th, 2017
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Tool brings mathematical predictability to multicircuit optogenetic tests.
May 8th, 2017
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New technology adds methyl groups at specific positions on DNA, allowing targeted gene correction of aberrant epigenetic disorders.
May 5th, 2017
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Experiment pushes toward the promise of algae as a clean, renewable food and fuel source.
May 4th, 2017
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Scientists have inserted fungus genes into a yeast cell to make it produce penicillin molecules.
May 4th, 2017
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