Innovative smartphone-camera adaptation images melanoma and non-melanoma
Innovative research published in SPIE's Journal of Biomedical Optics suggests low-cost, accessible diagnostic tool for skin cancerCredit: SPIE BELLINGHAM, Washington, ...
Tag: Biomechanics/Biophysics
Virtually captured
Biomechanical analyses and computer simulations reveal the Venus flytrap snapping mechanismsCredit: Photo: Plant Biomechanics Group Freiburg biologists Dr. Anna Westermeier, ...
This enigmatic protein sculpts DNA to repair harmful damage
Scientists have determined how a protein called XPG binds to and reshapes damaged DNA, illuminating its role in averting genetic ...
Cell removal as the result of a mechanical instability
Credit: Kanazawa University The outer or inner boundaries of organs in the human body are lined with so-called epithelial sheets. ...
Using tiny electrodes to measure electrical activity in bacteria
Organic microbial electrochemical transistor monitoring extracellular electron transferCredit: Thor Balkhed Scientists at Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Linköping University, have developed ...
How the giant sequoia protects itself
Credit: Photo: Plant Biomechanics Group Freiburg The giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) has developed effective strategies to protect itself against external ...
‘Relaxed’ T cells critical to immune response
Rice University researchers model how cells handle invaders, ignore impostersCredit: Hamid Teimouri/Rice University HOUSTON - (June 16, 2020) - Like ...
Flushing toilets create clouds of virus-containing particles
Coronavirus could be transmitted through a long-lasting cloud of virus-containing aerosol droplets ejected from a flushing toilet.Credit: J.-X. Wang WASHINGTON, ...
Clearer understanding of disordered protein could aid ALS, Alzheimer’s treatment search
NIH awards $3.3 million grant to Lehigh, Brown university researchers studying atomistic structure and mechanisms of TDP-43, which has been ...
Elasticity key to plants and animals’ ability to sting
A new study explains for the very first time the principles behind the design of stings, needles, and spikes in ...
Diabetic mice improve with retrievable millimeter-thick cell-laden hydrogel fiber
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) results from an ...
Transient increase in blood pressure promotes some blood vessel growth
Finding has implications for combating tumor growth and diseaseCredit: Daisuke Yoshino, TUAT Blood vessels are the body's transportation system, carrying ...
Unlocking PNA’s superpowers for self-assembling nanostructures
Credit: College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a method for self-assembling nanostructures with ...
An ion channel senses cell swelling and helps cells to choose a response
Mechanosensitive channel transporting ions induces program of cell suicideCredit: (Washington University in St. Louis) After a dry spell, a rainy ...
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