UC Davis team “spikes” stem cells to generate myelin
Stem cell technology has long offered the hope of regenerating tissue to repair broken or damaged neural tissue. Findings from...
One gene lets mice smell danger
When a mouse smells a cat, it instinctively avoids the feline or risks becoming dinner. How? A Northwestern University study...
Epigenetic factors play a role in senescence
Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have found that epigenetic factors play a role...
Bioengineers invent portable device for common kidney tests
A lightweight and field-portable device invented at UCLA that conducts kidney tests and transmits data through a smartphone attachment may...
Scientists have grown a tiny brain in a dish
Scientists at the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology in Vienna, Austria, have grown three-dimensional human brain tissues from stem cells. The...
Human brain-to-brain interface
University of Washington researchers have performed what they believe is the first noninvasive human-to-human brain interface, with one researcher able...
‘Cyborg’: Growing Artificial Tissues With Embedded Nanoscale Sensors
A multi-institutional research team has developed a method for embedding networks of biocompatible nanoscale wires within engineered tissues. These networks...
Researchers Report Breakthrough in DNA Editing Technology
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found a way to apply a powerful new DNA-editing technology more broadly...
Detecting early-stage malarial infection
New prototype device recognizes electrical properties of infected cells as signatures of disease. Researchers at MIT have found a way...
Brainwaves Through the Ear
Neuroscientists often use electroencephalography (EEG) as an inexpensive way to record electrical signals in the brain. Though it would be...
Digital Taste Interface
Several interactive systems can be found in the literature for simulating taste sensations, especially in the area of Human-Computer Interaction...
Harvard Stem Cell researchers create cells that line blood vessels
In a scientific first, Harvard Stem Cell Institute scientists have successfully grown the cells that line the blood vessels—called vascular...
Building Better Brain Implants
On August 20, JoVE, the Journal of Visualized Experiments will publish a technique from the Capadona Lab at Case Western...
Computer can read letters directly from the brain
By analysing MRI images of the brain with an elegant mathematical model, it is possible to reconstruct thoughts more accurately...
Nanoparticles reprogram immune cells to fight cancer
Researchers at the University of Georgia are developing a new treatment technique that uses nanoparticles to reprogram immune cells so...
Bioengineers closer to viable organ implants
Researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) have developed a simple method of organizing cells and their microenvironments...
New Possibilities for Efficient Biofuel Production
Limited availability of fossil fuels stimulates the search for different energy resources. The use of biofuels is one of the...
17 Year-Old Creates a 3D-Printed Robotic Prosthetic Arm for $500
A Colorado teenager has used 3D printing to create a robotic prosthetic arm that costs less than $500 and is...
Cancer’s Origins Revealed
Researchers have provided the first comprehensive compendium of mutational processes that drive tumour development. Together, these mutational processes explain most...
Printing Out a Biological Machine
Not all bioengineers who are using printers in the lab are trying to create tissues or organs. Some are intent...