From meadow to plate: The cultured meat that replaces animals with grass
An affordable lab system that uses grass blades to turn cells into cultured meat has been developed at the University ...
Tag: Biotechnology
New approach can add diversity to crop species without breeding GMOs
Genetic technique edits every chloroplast in a plant, but does not change nuclear DNA of offspringCredit: Image by Hiroko Uchida ...
Human stem cells enable model to test drug impact on brain’s blood barrier
Credit: Saskia Ludwig Using an experimental model to simulate the blood-brain barrier, scientists in Sweden reported in unprecedented detail how ...
Pumped to assist the heart with an artificial aorta
Credit: © 2021 EPFL / Yoan Civet. In January of this year, EPFL engineers announced in Advanced Science their concept ...
Human molecule blocking toxic forms of Parkinson’s-related protein identified
Credit: Irantzu Pallarès, IBB-UAB The death of neurons specialised in the synthesis of dopamine, one of the brain's main neurotransmissors, ...
New corona mass test up to 100 times more sensitive than rapid antigen tests
Credit: Felix Heyder / University Hospital Bonn A new corona test developed at the University Hospital Bonn can analyze a ...
Microfilter device capable of detecting trace amounts of cancer cells in one mL of blood
Top: The device is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. A microfilter device that can easily ...
Carl F. Ware receives ICIS Honorary Lifetime Membership Award
Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys LA JOLLA, CALIF. - June 29, 2021 - Carl F. Ware, Ph.D., director of the Inflammatory ...
Sleeper cells: Newly discovered stem cell resting phase could put brain tumors to sleep
ASU engineering researchers discover and explore new neural stem cell state that gives insight into cancerCredit: Christopher Plaisier/ASU Christopher Plaisier, ...
Test distinguishes SARS-CoV-2 from other coronaviruses with 100% accuracy
Platform could also predict COVID-19 case severity and immunity against variantsCredit: Jake Heggestad DURHAM, N.C. - Biomedical engineers at Duke ...
Stopping the onset and progression of intractable immune diseases
Credit: POSTECH The development of therapeutic drugs for inflammatory bowel disease, an intractable immune disease, and multiple sclerosis - an ...
Small-scale engineering could bring big progress in medical care
Credit: Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University Effective diagnostics, therapies and treatments for diseases and infections ...
UC San Diego scientists develop the first CRISPR/Cas9-based gene drive in plants
New technology designed to breed more robust crops to improve agricultural yield and resist the effects of climate changeCredit: Zhao ...
Versatile, fast and reliable SARS-CoV-2 antibody assay
Automated microarray rapid test for detecting SARS-CoV-2 antibodiesCredit: Sebastian Kissel / TUM During the continued progression of the Corona pandemic, ...
South Korean team to develop nanofilm-based “cell cage” technology
Credit: seoul national university A research team, led by Prof. Nathaniel S. Hwang and Prof. Byung-gee Kim, from Seoul National ...
Sneeze cam reveals best fabric combos for cloth masks (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society During the COVID-19 pandemic, cloth face masks became a way to help protect yourself and others ...
Low-cost method for finding new coronavirus variants
Credit: Stefan Zimmerman Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed a technology for cost-effective surveillance of the global spread ...
Sound-induced electric fields control the tiniest particles
Acoustoelectronic tweezers gently manipulate biological nanoparticles just a few nanometers wideCredit: Peiran Zhang, Duke University Engineers at Duke University have ...
Insilico Medicine gets $255 million to boost AI-powered R&D, announces a collaboration
Credit: Insilco June 22, 2021, New York / Hong Kong -- Insilico Medicine, a global leader in end-to-end artificial intelligence ...
Insilico collaborates with Teva on AI system for target discovery
Insilico enters into a collaboration with Teva to apply novel generative artificial intelligence for the discovery of potential therapeutic targetsCredit: ...
