Bioengineers grow functional human cartilage in lab
Researchers at Columbia Engineering announced today that they have successfully grown fully functional human cartilage in vitro from human stem cells derived from bone marrow...
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The DNA sat nav: find your ancestor’s home from 1,000 years ago
Tracing where your DNA was formed over 1,000 years ago is now possible due to a revolutionary technique developed by a team of international scientists...
Coming soon: A brain implant to restore memory
In the next few months, highly secretive US military researchers say they will unveil new advances toward developing a brain implant that could one day...
Research shows brain’s predictive nature when listening
Our brain activity is more similar to that of speakers we are listening to when we can predict what they are going to say, a...
Scientists create circuit board modeled on the human brain
Scientists have developed faster, more energy-efficient microchips based on the human brain – 9,000 times faster and using significantly less power than a typical PC....
First disease-specific human embryonic stem cell line by nuclear transfer
Using somatic cell nuclear transfer, a team of scientists led by Dr. Dieter Egli at the New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute and...
Researchers identify potential new strategy to treat ovarian cancer
Scientists studying cancerous tumour tissues in a laboratory believe they have identified a potential new strategy to treat ovarian cancer. Recently developed drugs have increased...
Biotech to the rescue
“It’s about the impact we can have on patient care,” says Sasisekharan, the Alfred H. Caspary Professor of Biological Engineering and Health Sciences and Technology....
Bioengineering to Switch off Neurons
Researchers discovered how to switch brain cells on or off with light pulses by using special proteins from microbes to pass electrical current into neurons....
Researchers Generate Immunity Against Tumor Vessel Protein
Sometimes a full-on assault isn't the best approach when dealing with a powerful enemy. A more effective approach, in the long run, may be to...
Biologists discover a key regulator in the pacemakers of our brain and heart
Biologists have discovered how an outer shield over T-type channels change the electrochemical signaling of heart and brain cells. Understanding how these shields work will...
Skin layer grown from human stem cells could replace animals in drug and cosmetics testing
An international team led by King's College London and the San Francisco Veteran Affairs Medical Center (SFVAMC) has developed the first lab-grown epidermis – the...
Researchers trace HIV evolution in North America
A study tracing the evolution of HIV in North America involving researchers at Simon Fraser University has found evidence that the virus is slowly adapting...
3D printing cancer tumors
Drexel’s Wei Sun, PhD, Albert Soffa chair professor in the College of Engineering, has devised a method for 3D printing tumors that could soon be...
Hearing Quality Restored With Bionic Ear Tech
Researchers at UNSW Australia have for the first time used electrical pulses delivered from a cochlear implant to deliver gene therapy, thereby successfully regrowing auditory...
