Teams Engineer Complex Human Vascular Tissues – Win Top Prizes in NASA Challenge
Two teams of scientists from the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, have won first and second place in NASA’s…
Biotechnology
Rhino Anti-poaching Campaign Goes Nuclear
The innovative anti-poaching Rhisotope Project aims to significantly reduce demand for rhino horns through the safe application of radioisotopes and radiation research. From 2010 to…
Scientists Make Big Progress in Building Mini-Kidneys – “Essential Milestone Towards Building a Functional Organ”
The organoids, which resemble a kidney’s uretic buds, provide a way to study kidney disease that could lead to new treatments and regenerative approaches for…
Bio-Inspired Hydrogel Protects the Heart From Adhering to Surrounding Tissue After Surgery
A hydrogel that forms a barrier to keep heart tissue from adhering to surrounding tissue after surgery was developed and successfully tested in rodents by…
“Wonder Material” Can Be Used to Detect COVID-19 Virus Quickly and Accurately
Researchers show a graphene-based sensor can detect SARS-CoV-2. Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have successfully used graphene — one of the strongest, thinnest…
New Insight Into Biosynthesis: How Cyanobacteria Evolve Their Photosynthetic Machinery
A new study conducted by the researchers at the University of Liverpool reveals how the ancient photosynthetic organisms – cyanobacteria – evolve their photosynthetic machinery…
Coloring Tumors Reveals Their Bad Influence: Detecting the Very Initial Steps That Lead to Cancer Development
Red2Onco, an innovative genetic mouse model, allows to detect the very initial steps that lead to cancer development. Red2Onco’s multi-color labeling system allows to trace…
Breakthrough Understanding of Limb and Organ Regeneration – Closer to the Development of Regenerative Medicine Therapies
Discovery in Salamanders by James W. Godwin, Ph.D., brings science closer to the development of regenerative medicine therapies. Many salamanders can readily regenerate a lost…
DENSe: New Twist on DNA Data Storage Lets Users Preview Stored Files
Researchers from North Carolina State University have turned a longstanding challenge in DNA data storage into a tool, using it to offer users previews of…
Major Scientific Leap: Quantum Microscope Created That Can See the Impossible
In a major scientific leap, University of Queensland researchers have created a quantum microscope that can reveal biological structures that would otherwise be impossible to…
Cell Factories: Genetically “Switching On” Bacteria to Produce High-Value Chemicals
Most high-value chemicals are currently produced using fossil fuels – industrial chemistry’s use of petroleum accounts for 14% of all greenhouse gas emissions. An exciting…
Virus Variants: A Vital Tool to Study Viral Evolution in the Test Tube
Variants of viruses, such as that causing COVID-19, can now be quickly studied in the laboratory, even before they emerge in nature and become a…
Dr. Katalin Karikó Awarded $100,000 Vilcek Prize for Research That Led to Development of mRNA Vaccines for COVID-19
Dr. Katalin Karikó is the recipient of the 2022 Vilcek Prize for Excellence in Biotechnology recognizing her scientific contributions that directly led to the development…
Activating Genes With a Smartwatch to Control Insulin Production
Many modern fitness trackers and smartwatches feature integrated LEDs. The green light emitted, whether continuous or pulsed, penetrates the skin and can be used to…
Artificial Intelligence Helps Design Better Antibody Drugs
Antibodies are not only produced by our immune cells to fight viruses and other pathogens in the body. For a few decades now, medicine has…
Bowl-Shaped Nanoparticles Help Untangle Alzheimer’s Disease Amyloid Beta Plaques
New research shows that the protein that causes Alzheimer’s Disease’s hallmark brain plaques clings to certain bowl-shaped nanoparticles, allowing researchers to better understand the disease…
Neuromorphic Chip: Artificial Neurons Recognize Biosignals in Real Time
Researchers from Zurich have developed a compact, energy-efficient device made from artificial neurons that is capable of decoding brainwaves. The chip uses data recorded from…
Next Generation Swimming Biobots Can Self-Train, Showing Striking Speed and Strength
Robotics field aims at mimicking what natural biological entities have achieved throughout millennia of evolution — actions like moving, adapting to the environment, or sensing….