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By reproducing in the laboratory the complex interactions that cause human genes to turn on inside cells, Duke University bioengineers have created a system they...

A team of researchers from Scotland has used a novel 3D printing technique to arrange human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) for the very first time.

Scientists report that they have developed a method that cuts down the time it takes to make new ‘parts’ for microscopic biological factories from 2...

Scientists are learning how to turn neurons on and off at will by shining light into caverns of the mind, a technique that someday might...

  Anew finding by Harvard stem cell biologists turns one of the basics of neurobiology on its head by demonstrating that it is possible to...

Researchers at MIT, the Broad Institute and Rockefeller University have developed a new technique for precisely altering the genomes of living cells by adding or...

Protein engineers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have tapped into a hidden talent of one of nature's most versatile catalysts. The enzyme cytochrome...

The human body contains immune cells programmed to fight cancer and viral infections, but they often have short lifespans and are not numerous enough to...

UC San Diego bioengineers have dashed the hopes of scientists looking for an easy way to determine how genes are turned off and on by...

A five-year grant from the National Science Foundation to Tufts University will help launch an interdisciplinary graduate program to enable scientists and engineers to create...

  Bioengineers at ETH Zurich developed a new synthesis procedure for a catalyst. This procedure may be used for the large-scale production of, for instance,...

If you ever need to isolate a single bacterial cell, why not build it a prison cell? This is the approach that Bryan Kaehr and...

Genetic tests can offer deep insights into your future health. But would you really want to know?

The University of Exeter has announced plans to build a research centre to develop strategies for diagnosing and treating diseases. It is hoped that the...

Some people dress up their pets in clothes so that they will look more like their human owners. Turns out, a similar thing happens in...