Illuminating the mechanism behind how plants regulate starch synthesis
Credit: Modified Fig. 9 of Fukayama et al. Plant, Cell & Environment (2021) These research results were published in the ...
Tag: Biotechnology
Mechanical engineer receives NSF CAREER award to pioneer robot-assisted rehabilitation
Project outcomes have potential to transform treatment of walking disabilities across wide range of conditions Zach Lerner, an assistant professor ...
RegeneratOR Test Bed to Launch Start Ups, Advance Regenerative Medicine Ecosystem
Test Bed Accelerates Solutions to Commercial Marketplace to Improve Patient Care WINSTON-SALEM, NC, Monday, June 21, 2021 - The RegeneratOR ...
Researchers discover how the intestinal epithelium folds and moves by measuring forces
The human intestine is made up of more than 40 square meters of tissue, with a multitude of folds on ...
Capturing the huge impacts of tiny organisms
Pitt chemical engineer receives $315K from NSF to replicate microbial systems One of the main reasons the multitude of bacteria ...
RedHill announces presentation of positive oral opaganib phase 2 data in COVID-19
Opaganib was associated with a reduction in the need for supplemental oxygen support, earlier time to discharge from hospital and ...
Extracellular mRNA transported to the nucleus shows translation-independent function
A research group led by Professor Sachie Hiratsuka, Institute for Biomedical Research, Shinshu University, has found that a specific sequence ...
Adjuvant-free avian influenza vaccines in the works
Professor Inhwan Hwang and Ph.D. candidate Shi-Jian Song of the Department of Life Science at POSTECH - in joint research ...
NTU and global nonprofit The Good Food Institute Asia Pacific launch new undergraduate course
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and The Good Food Institute Asia Pacific (GFI APAC), a global nonprofit headquartered in ...
Plant probes make sense for sustainable farming
A method for making ultrathin sensors for monitoring the health of crops could help farmers grow more food without putting ...
Cells optimised to produce substance that holds potential to improve ‘healthy ageing’
The population on Earth is increasingly growing and people are expected to live longer in the future. Thus, better and ...
Controlling brain states with a ray of light
The brain presents different states depending on the communication between billions of neurons, and this network is the basis of ...
Printable Purdue biosensor simultaneously records, makes images of tissues and organs
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Surgeons may soon be able to localize critical regions in tissues and organs during a surgical ...
Lesley Chow honored with national Early-Career Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award
CUR award recognizes Lehigh bioengineering and materials science and engineering assistant professor for commitment to undergraduate-student research, scholarship, and experiential ...
Mutant genes can promote genetic transfer across taxonomic kingdoms
Bacteria do not sexually reproduce, but that does not stop them from exchanging genetic information as it evolves and adapts. ...
Pioneering chemistry approach could lead to more robust soft electronics
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- A new approach to studying conjugated polymers made it possible for an Army-funded research team ...
‘Wonder material’ can be used to detect COVID-19 quickly, accurately
Researchers show a graphene-based sensor can detect SARS-CoV-2 Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have successfully used graphene -- ...
Bruisable artificial skin could help prosthetics, robots sense injuries
Credit: Adapted from ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c04911 When someone bumps their elbow against a wall, they ...
Harnessing the power of nature through productive microbial consortia in biotechnology
The deliberate control of complex microbiomes is notoriously difficult and current approaches are often guided by simple trial-and-error. The new ...
Keeping strawberries fresh using bioactive packaging
Films made of shellfish shells, essential oils, and nanoparticles to protect fruit from microbes Québec produces more strawberries than any ...
