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This Bacterium Can Do Division, Compute Logarithms And Take Square Roots
MIT engineers have transformed bacterial cells into living calculators that can compute logarithms, divide, and take square roots, using three...
Paper-Thin Flexible ‘Skin’ Monitors Heart Health
Zhenan Bao, a professor of chemical engineering at Stanford, has developed a heart monitor thinner than a dollar bill and...
The artificial pancreas that keeps tabs on sugar
Development of a sophisticated artificial pancreas holds potential to transform the lives of patients with Type 1 diabetes.Type 1 diabetes...
Josep Samitier named new director of Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia
The Board of Trustees of the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) has chosen Dr. Josep Samitier as the center’s...
Human stem cells created by cloning
Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University and the Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC) have successfully reprogrammed human skin...
Bioengineered biomaterial could improve success of medical implants
It’s a familiar scenario – a patient receives a medical implant and days later, the body attacks the artificial valve...
A new way to kill cancer cells
When cells suffer too much DNA damage, they are usually forced to undergo programmed cell death, or apoptosis. However, cancer...
Brain catches grammar errors even when you don’t realize it
Your brain often works on autopilot when it comes to grammar. That theory has been around for years, but University...
Carnivorous Plant Throws out ‘Junk’ DNA
Genes make up about 2 percent of the human genome. The rest consists of a genetic material known as noncoding...
Organic Computer
The US team fitted two rats with devices called brain-to-brain interfaces that let the animals collaborate on simple tasks to...
Making old hearts younger
Two Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) researchers — a stem cell biologist and a practicing cardiologist at Brigham and Women’s...
Bioengineered Functional Ovarian Tissue in Lab
Although there are medications that can compensate for the loss of female sex hormone production, the drugs are often not...
Ancient DNA Found Hidden Below Sea Floor
In the middle of the South Atlantic, there’s a patch of sea almost devoid of life. There are no birds,...
Engineered Biomaterial for Cell Transplantation
Georgia Tech engineers and Emory University clinicians have successfully engrafted insulin-producing cells into a diabetic mouse model, reversing diabetic symptoms...
Harvest Electricity Directly from Plants
The sun provides the most abundant source of energy on the planet. However, only a tiny fraction of the solar...
Researchers make case for HIV diagnosis by DVD
Researchers have turned conventional DVDs into portable and cheap diagnostic tools for developing countries, and are now adapting their prototype...
David Murdock donates $50M to research institute
The David H. Murdock Research Institute in Kannapolis received a $50 million gift Wednesday from its founder, David Murdock. The...
Bioengineered Spider Toxin Could Be the Future of Anti-Venom Vaccines
Bioengineered spider protein could be the start of a new generation of anti-venom vaccines, potentially saving thousands of lives worldwide....
Atul Butte discusses why big data is a big deal in biomedicine
Society is increasingly becoming more data-driven. Noting the power of vast reservoirs of public information, the federal government launched the...
New device can extract human DNA with full genetic data in minutes
University of Washington engineers and NanoFacture, a Bellevue, Wash., company, have created a device that can extract human DNA from...