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Lab-Grown, Virus-Free Stem Cells Repair Retinal Tissue in Mice
Investigators at Johns Hopkins report they have developed human induced-pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) capable of repairing damaged retinal vascular tissue...
How the Brain Links Memories of Sequential Events
MIT neuroscientists have now discovered how two neural circuits in the brain work together to control the formation of such...
Researchers Develop Fast Biosensor for Pathogens in Food
The novel biosensor developed by scientists at Rice University in collaboration with colleagues in Thailand and Ireland may make the...
3-D Imaging Provides Window into Living Cells, No Dye Required
Living cells are ready for their close-ups, thanks to a new imaging technique that needs no dyes or other chemicals,...
Bio-hybrid Machines
The alien world of aquatic micro-organisms just got new residents: synthetic self-propelled swimming bio-bots. A team of engineers has developed...
The symphony of life
Like the strings on a violin or the pipes of an organ, the proteins in the human body vibrate in...
First Plastic Cell With Working Organelle
For the first time, chemists have successfully produced an artificial cell containing organelles capable of carrying out the various steps...
T-Cell Research Sheds Light On Why HIV Can Persist Despite Treatment
Ryan Zurakowski, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Delaware, is co-author of a paper appearing...
Researchers Develop Bioengineered Bone Marrow
Artificial bone marrow may be used to reproduce hematopoietic stem cells. A prototype has now been developed by scientists of...
Bio-Inspired Glue Keeps Hearts Securely Sealed
The waterproof, light-activated glue developed by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital and Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
Protein motors to create novel nanomachines
Inside our cells, proteins known as myosins can act as a delivery service for biological materials. To better understand how...
Odor receptors discovered in lungs
Your nose is not the only organ in your body that can sense cigarette smoke wafting through the air. Scientists...
Researcher turns sights on prostate cancer, tissue engineering, blood vessel repair
When biology and materials science converge, the results can be new materials that can be used to deliver targeted drugs,...
Epigenetics enigma resolved
Scientists have obtained the first detailed molecular structure of a member of the Tet family of enzymes.The finding is important...
DNA Clamp to Grab Cancer Before It Develops
As part of an international research project, a team of researchers has developed a DNA clamp that can detect mutations...
The Origin of Flowers
The newly sequenced genome of the Amborella plant addresses Darwin's "abominable mystery" -- the question of why flowers suddenly proliferated...
Researcher to Grow Human Stem Cells in Space
Abba Zubair, M.D., Ph.D, believes that cells grown in the International Space Station (ISS) could help patients recover from a...
DNA motor ‘walks’ along nanotube, transports tiny particle
Researchers have created a new type of molecular motor made of DNA and demonstrated its potential by using it to...
First Drug to Target Important Cancer Gene
In the field of drug design, the protein K-Ras is legendary. It’s been on everyone’s “target” list for more than...
Bioengineers Make Strides Toward Artificial Cartilage
A Duke research team has developed a better recipe for synthetic replacement cartilage in joints, according to a report from...