Bioengineering

The latest DNA nanodevices created at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) - including a robot with movable arms, a book...

Traditionally, to understand how a gene functions, a scientist would breed an organism that lacks that gene — “knocking it...

Human lung organoids may help scientists learn more about lung diseases, test new drugs The panel on the left is...

A group of 18 scientists and ethicists today warned that a revolutionary new tool to cut and splice DNA should...

UC Berkeley researchers, led by bioengineering professor Kevin Healy, have been able to test heart drugs on human cardiac muscle...

When it comes to gene expression - the process by which our DNA provides the recipe used to direct the...

Modern biology has attained deep knowledge of how cells work, but the mechanisms by which cellular structures assemble and grow...

How can a humpback whale and a device that works on the same principle as the clicker that starts your...

When diagnosing a case of Ebola, time is of the essence. However, existing diagnostic tests take at least a day...

Plastic waste is one of today's major environmental concerns. Most types of plastic do not biodegrade but break up into...

A team led by researchers at Tufts University School of Engineering and the University of Pavia has reported development of...

Scrolls thousands of years old provide us with a glimpse into long-forgotten cultures and the knowledge of our ancestors. In...

A two-part water-based gel made of synthetic DNA could bring the Heriot-Watt inventors of a 3D bio printer closer to...

Harvesting sunlight is a trick plants mastered more than a billion years ago, using solar energy to feed themselves from...