Mimicking Living Cells: Synthesizing Ribosomes
Synthetic biology researchers at Northwestern University, working with partners at Harvard Medical School, have for the first time synthesized ribosomes – cell structures responsible for...
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Mouse cloned from drop of blood
Circulating blood cells collected from the tail of a donor mouse were used to produce the clone, a team at the Riken BioResource Center reports...
Congrats Dr. Ugur OZVEREN
Uğur ÖZVEREN, who is founder of the bioengineering society in 2002, received his doctorate degree in chemical engineering. Congrats Dr. Uğur ÖZVEREN Wish you prosper...
Past Brain Activation Revealed in Scans
What if experts could dig into the brain, like archaeologists, and uncover the history of past experiences? This ability might reveal what makes each of...
Video Game Tech Used to Steer Roaches On Autopilot
North Carolina State University researchers are using video game technology to remotely control cockroaches on autopilot, with a computer steering the cockroach through a controlled...
Fire with Fire : HIV used to Fight Cancer
The HIV virus may be about to become a new weapon in the fight against cancer as initial tests have shown it can drastically minimize...
New nerve and muscle interfaces
The Reliable Neural-Interface Technology (RE-NET) program from DARPA, the Pentagon’s advanced research group, has a vision: direct, reliable connections between prosthetic limbs and the brain,...
Bionic Contact Lenses
Researchers at Washington University in Seattle are developing a contact lens that could project text and images before your very eyes. It remains somewhat speculative,...
Researchers explain how neural stem cells create new and varied neurons
A new study examining the brains of fruit flies reveals a novel stem cell mechanism that may help explain how neurons form in humans. A...
DNA Antenna for Solar Energy
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have found an effective solution for collecting sunlight for artificial photosynthesis. By combining self-assembling DNA molecules with simple dye...
MIT Researchers have Printed Artificial Bone
MIT researchers have printed an artificial bone that is twenty-two times as strong as its component materials. Researchers working to design new materials that are...
Lab-grown body parts
NEW YORK (AP) — By the time 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan finally got a lung transplant last week, she'd been waiting for months, and her parents...
Stem Cells May Be Secret to Regenerating Fingers and Toes
Mammals can regenerate the very tips of their fingers and toes after amputation, and now new research shows how stem cells in the nail play...
Memory-Boosting Chemical Identified
Memory improved in mice injected with a small, drug-like molecule discovered by UCSF San Francisco researchers studying how cells respond to biological stress. The same...
Brain-Computer Interfaces: Just Wave a Hand
Small electrodes placed on or inside the brain allow patients to interact with computers or control robotic limbs simply by thinking about how to execute...