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
In January of this year, EPFL engineers announced in Advanced Science their concept of a novel cardiac assist device that ...
Human molecule blocking toxic forms of Parkinson’s-related protein identified
The death of neurons specialised in the synthesis of dopamine, one of the brain's main neurotransmissors, deteriorates the motor and ...
New corona mass test up to 100 times more sensitive than rapid antigen tests
A new corona test developed at the University Hospital Bonn can analyze a large number of swabs simultaneously using sequencing ...
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
LA JOLLA, CALIF. - June 29, 2021 - Carl F. Ware, Ph.D., director of the Inflammatory Diseases Center at Sanford ...
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 cancer Christopher Plaisier, an assistant ...
Test distinguishes SARS-CoV-2 from other coronaviruses with 100% accuracy
Platform could also predict COVID-19 case severity and immunity against variants DURHAM, N.C. - Biomedical engineers at Duke University have ...
Stopping the onset and progression of intractable immune diseases
The development of therapeutic drugs for inflammatory bowel disease, an intractable immune disease, and multiple sclerosis - an autoimmune disorder ...
Small-scale engineering could bring big progress in medical care
Effective diagnostics, therapies and treatments for diseases and infections could increasingly involve re-engineering the body's internal biomechanisms at their most ...
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 change With ...
Versatile, fast and reliable SARS-CoV-2 antibody assay
Automated microarray rapid test for detecting SARS-CoV-2 antibodies During the continued progression of the Corona pandemic, rapid, inexpensive, and reliable ...
South Korean team to develop nanofilm-based “cell cage” technology
A research team, led by Prof. Nathaniel S. Hwang and Prof. Byung-gee Kim, from Seoul National University (SNU) and Prof. ...
Sneeze cam reveals best fabric combos for cloth masks (video)
During the COVID-19 pandemic, cloth face masks became a way to help protect yourself and others from the virus. And ...
Low-cost method for finding new coronavirus variants
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed a technology for cost-effective surveillance of the global spread of new SARS-CoV-2 ...
Sound-induced electric fields control the tiniest particles
Acoustoelectronic tweezers gently manipulate biological nanoparticles just a few nanometers wide Engineers at Duke University have devised a system for ...
Insilico Medicine gets $255 million to boost AI-powered R&D, announces a collaboration
June 22, 2021, New York / Hong Kong -- Insilico Medicine, a global leader in end-to-end artificial intelligence for target ...
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 targets ...
