Bioengineering
Bioengineering
Identification of an Enzyme’s Function
Scientists have sequenced the genomes of nearly 6,900 organisms, but they know the functions of only about half of the...
Scientists Develop New Process to Create Artificial Cell Membranes
The membranes surrounding and inside cells are involved in every aspect of biological function. They separate the cell's various metabolic...
Better Protein Creation
Naked mole rats have what any animal would want. They live long lives -- about 30 years -- and stay...
Human-on-a-chip technology
Army scientists at the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) and academic collaborators are conducting research on organoids (small swatches of...
Biongineers Invent Programming Language to Build Synthetic DNA
Similar to using Python or Java to write code for a computer, chemists soon could be able to use a...
Accelerator on a Chip
In an advance that could dramatically shrink particle accelerators for science and medicine, researchers used a laser to accelerate electrons...
Novel Technology to Produce Gasoline by a Metabolically-Engineered Microorganism
Scientists succeeded in producing 580 mg of gasoline per litre of cultured broth by converting in vivo generated fatty acid....
Hidden Genetic Code for Better Designer Genes
Scientists routinely seek to reprogram bacteria to produce proteins for drugs, biofuels and more, but they have struggled to get...
Brain May Rely On Computer-Like Mechanism
Our brains give us the remarkable ability to make sense of situations we've never encountered before -- a familiar person...
Catalyst Splits DNA Molecule for First Time
Chemists from Nijmegen have developed a catalyst that binds to DNA, slides over it and splits the molecule in particular...
Researchers erase human brain tumor cells in mice
Working with mice, Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered that weeks of treatment with a repurposed FDA-approved drug halted the growth...
Bioengineers Create Smartphone ‘Microscope’ That Can Detect a Single Virus, Nanoparticles
Your smartphone now can see what the naked eye cannot: A single virus and bits of material less than one-thousandth...
Researchers envision switching a heart beat on and off with light
With a few flicks of a light switch--on-off-on-off--Stanford University's Oscar Abilez is one step closer to changing the lives of...
Stem Cell Reprogramming Made Easier
Weizmann Institute scientists show that removing one protein from adult cells enables them to efficiently turn back the clock to...
Toxoplasma Changes Brain
The toxoplasma parasite can be deadly, causing spontaneous abortion in pregnant women or killing immune-compromised patients, but it has even...
Lens Combines Human and Insect Vision to Focus Wide-Angle Views
A lens invented at The Ohio State University combines the focusing ability of a human eye with the wide-angle view...
Calico project
Google has launched a mysterious new project called Calico. It's "a new company focused on health and well-being, in particular...
Nanoscale Neuronal Activity Measured for First Time
A new technique that allows scientists to measure the electrical activity in the communication junctions of the nervous systems has...
Novel Gene Discovery Could Lead to New HIV Treatments
A team of researchers led by King's College London has for the first time identified a new gene which may...
Revolutionary Method for Discovering Antibiotics
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have developed a revolutionary new method for identifying and characterizing antibiotics, an...