DNA-Built Nanostructures Safely Target, Image Cancer Tumors
A team of researchers at the University of Toronto has discovered a method of assembling "building blocks" of gold nanoparticles as the vehicle to deliver...
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The scent of cancer
Researchers of the University of Konstanz the first to detect cancer cells using the olfactory senses of fruit flies A research unit in an international...
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 in mice. The stem cells,...
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 time-linked memories. This is a...
Live Feed into Our Bodies
A device that can monitor the levels of specific drugs as they flow through the bloodstream may soon take the guesswork out of drug dosing...
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 detection of pathogens much faster...
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, yet renders high-resolution, three-dimensional, quantitative...
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 a class of tiny bio-hybrid...
11th IEEE EMBS International Summer School on Biomedical Imaging
The spirit of this Summer School is inspired by the most prestigious school ever founded in France, Saint Flour, the influence of which has spread...
The symphony of life
Like the strings on a violin or the pipes of an organ, the proteins in the human body vibrate in different patterns, scientists have long...
NIH-funded summer program introduces pediatric bioengineering to undergraduates
A new summer training program at Emory University will introduce undergraduate students to research in the field of pediatric bioengineering. The program is funded by...
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 of a chemical reaction. This...
Researchers Develop Smart Gels That Can Deliver Medicine On Demand
Researchers at the University of Delaware have developed a "smart" hydrogel that can deliver medicine on demand, in response to mechanical force. Over the past...
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 in Nature Medicine on Jan....
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 KIT, the Max Planck Institute...