Tag: Biomechanics/Biophysics

Researchers at Harvard's Wyss Institute developed a method to multiplex imaging of specific and rare molecules in samples, which offers ...

New high-throughput method to study gene splicing at an unprecedented scale

A new technique to follow the splicing of thousands of genes shows that it may occur far more often than ...

Highly sensitive sensors show promise in enhancing human touch

Ultrathin crack-based sensors operate on a principle similar to a spider's sense organ and display remarkable sensitivity to movementCredit: Rongrong ...

What induces sleep? For fruit flies it’s stress at the cellular level

Researchers reveal that fruit fly sleep is induced by cellular oxidative stress, which may explain why chronic lack of sleep ...

A new way to monitor cancer radiation therapy doses

A new gel-based nanosensor for radiation dose monitoring can be used on skin and is relatively inexpensiveCredit: Image credit Subhadeep ...

CDI laboratory explores pathway to open up blood cancer treatments

The paper in Nature Communications could mean better treatment for leukemia, among other cancersCredit: Hackensack Meridian Health February 12, 2020, ...

Science snapshots: Dinosaur blood vessels, giant viruses, and antibiotic-building enzymes

Credit: Boatman et al. and Smithsonian Institute Berkeley Lab Helps Reveal How Dinosaur Blood Vessels Can Preserve Through the Ages ...

Computer simulations visualize how DNA is recognized to convert cells into stem cells

Credit: Jan Huertas and Vlad Cojocaru, ©MPI Münster, ©Hubrecht Institute Researchers of the Hubrecht Institute (KNAW - The Netherlands) and ...

Research reveals unique reproductive trait for seagrass

Wing interacts with currents to hold seed in place for rootingCredit: © A. Rossen. Seagrasses have long been known as ...

DGIST increased the possibility of early diagnosis for neuro-developmental disorders

DGIST Professor Cheil Moon's research team identified the molecular mechanism of innate olfactory behaviorsCredit: DGIST DGIST identified causes of hypersensitivity ...

Tiny, erratic protein motor movements revealed

Credit: NINS/IMS The smallest proteins travel in our cells, completing deeply important tasks to keep our molecular mechanisms moving. They ...

Mechanism of controlling autophagy by liquid-liquid phase separation revealed

Research of autophagy is stepping into the next phaseCredit: Institute of Microbial Chemistry Under JST's Strategic Basic Research Programs, Noda ...

Blood and sweat: Wearable medical sensors will get major sensitivity boost

Credit: Kirill Voronin et al./Sensors Biosensors integrated into smartphones, smart watches, and other gadgets are about to become a reality. ...

Mending a broken heart — the bioengineering way

Credit: Dr Gillian Hendy Bioengineers from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, have developed a prototype patch that does the same job ...

Autophagy degrades liquid droplets, but not aggregates, of proteins

Credit: Institute of Microbial Chemistry Under JST's Strategic Basic Research Programs, Noda Nobuo (Laboratory Head) and Yamasaki Akinori, Postdoctoral Fellow ...

Studying sweat, the small stuff

A team of University of Arizona scientists is developing new methods to collect and analyze sweat for clues about how ...

The Open Wearables Initiative expands founding team; begins soliciting algorithms and datasets for wearable and connected health technologies

OWEAR Founders Shimmer, GGIR software and algorithms author Dr. Vincent van Hees, and Nextbridge Health are now joined by non-profits ...

IncludeHealth launches equipment-agnostic digital musculoskeletal platform

IncludeConnect provides a single digital platform configurable with all strength and cardio equipment, regardless of brand or location, to enable ...

Lane change in the cytoskeleton

February 12, 2020

Transport proteins can switch between microtubule network and actin networkCredit: Fabian Vogl / TUM Many amphibians and fish are able ...

How roots find their way to water