Lehigh Engineering PhD students earn prestigious STEM research fellowships from NSF, DoD
Credit: Courtesy of Nicole Malofsky and Mari-Therese Burton / Lehigh University Rossin College PhD students Mari-Therese Burton (materials science and ...
Tag: Biotechnology
Finer touch for tuning stem cell “fate” with substrates of varying stiffness
Quantitative control over localization of key proteins in mesenchymal stem cellsCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo ...
New research will unveil the future for natural preservation of food products
With a grant of DKK 10 million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, researchers from Aarhus University are aiming to find ...
A tripartite-chromosome E. coli strain allows the chromosome isolation and implantation
The technology for genome installation in model organismsCredit: Rikkyo University The issue of concern was that the Escherichia coli (E. ...
Global acceleration in rates of vegetation change
Credit: Artwork by Milan Teunissen van Manen (@MilanTvM). Wherever ecologists look, from tropical forests to tundra, ecosystems are being transformed ...
Opening up possibilities with open-top optofluidic device
Co-planar optoelectrowetting device allows for droplet access from above that increases microfluidic input/output system integration configurations while achieving faster droplet ...
Cardioids — heartbeat, heartbreak and recovery in a dish
Credit: ©Mendjan/IMBA Self-organizing heart organoids developed at IMBA - Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences - ...
Long search finds grain of hope in the glume
Credit: John Innes Centre Researchers have found the elusive genetic element controlling the elongated grains and glumes of a wheat ...
Carbohydrate ‘cage’ allows precise drug delivery to the gastrointestinal tract
A GlycoCage technology developed by GlycoNet researchers aims to improve current treatments for inflammatory bowel diseaseCredit: UBC, Michael Smith Laboratories ...
Alzheimer protein APP regulates learning and social behavior in the healthy brain
Beyond plaques: Heidelberg scientists unravel the natural functions of the APP protein familyCredit: Susanne Klein, Prof. Müller's research group, Heidelberg ...
Magnetically propelled cilia power climbing soft robots and microfluidic pumps (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society The rhythmic motions of hair-like cilia move liquids around cells or propel the cells themselves. In ...
New, biological, and safer soaps
An international research team could revolutionize the biosurfactant marketCredit: Christian Fleury An international research team led by Professor Charles Gauthier ...
When one become two: Separating DNA for more accurate nanopore analysis
Credit: Earlham Institute A new software tool developed by Earlham Institute researchers will help bioinformaticians improve the quality and accuracy ...
Four Maryland engineers receive CAREER awards
Credit: University of Maryland Four faculty members of the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering -- Shelby ...
Longenesis partners with Medtronic to launch a new patient-centric engagement mechanism
Credit: Longenesis Longenesis, co-founded by Insilico Medicine and other biotech top-tier players, partners with medical device company Medtronic and diabetic ...
Forsyth Institute and Sherlock Biosciences partner to advance research and technology of human biomarkers in the oral cavity
Credit: Photo by Matthew Modoono for Forsyth Institute The Forsyth Institute has entered into a strategic collaboration with Sherlock Biosciences, ...
Gut hormone triggers craving for more proteins
Revelations from a fly study could improve our understanding of protein malnutrition in humans. -Credit: Professor Greg Seong-Bae Suh, KAIST ...
Engineered organism could diagnose Crohn’s disease flareups
Bioengineers create pH-sensing gut bacteria to diagnose inflammatory bowel diseaseCredit: Image courtesy of Jeff Tabor/Rice University HOUSTON - (May 17, ...
Compound may prevent risk of a form of arrhythmia from common medications
Multi-institutional team combined expertise to make discoveryCredit: University of Missouri Dozens of commonly used drugs, including antibiotics, antinausea and anticancer ...
Scientists rewrite the genesis of mosquito-borne viruses
Better designed vaccines for insect-spread viruses like dengue and Zika now possibleCredit: Associate Professor Fasseli Coulibaly Better designed vaccines for ...
