USC Stem Cell scientists make big progress in building mini-kidneys
The organoids, which resemble a kidney's uretic buds, provide a way to study kidney disease that could lead to new ...
Tag: Biotechnology
New AI model helps understand virus spread from animals to humans
A new model that applies artificial intelligence to carbohydrates improves the understanding of the infection process and could help predict ...
Regenerating damaged eyes with mussel protein and amniotic membrane
The eye is the first sensory organ that recognizes the presence or shape of an object. The conjunctiva is a ...
Does zinc inhibit or promote growth of kidney stones? Well, both
First study to validate conflicting theories A funny thing happened on the way to discovering how zinc impacts kidney stones ...
Stents inspired by paper-cutting art can deliver drugs to the GI tract
MIT engineers used kirigami-style etching to design a stent that can temporarily lodge in tubular organs to release drugs. CAMBRIDGE, ...
Kurome Therapeutics closes $15 million Series A financing
Funding to develop targeted kinase inhibitors for treatment of hematopoietic cancers Kurome Therapeutics, a preclinical stage company dedicated to developing ...
Cells construct living composite polymers for biomedical applications
Initial demonstration builds drug delivery system that protects the gut microbiome from antibiotics DURHAM, N.C. - Biomedical engineers at Duke ...
Ion and lipid transporters specialize for their niche
Many bacteria export intracellular calcium using active transporters homologous to the well-described mammalian Ca2+-ATPases such as plasma-membrane Ca2+-ATPase and sarco-endoplasmic ...
‘Vegan spider silk’ provides sustainable alternative to single-use plastics
Researchers have created a plant-based, sustainable, scalable material that could replace single-use plastics in many consumer products. The researchers, from ...
New insight into biosynthesis and architecture of photosynthetic membranes in bacteria
A new study conducted by the researchers at the University of Liverpool reveals how the ancient photosynthetic organisms - cyanobacteria ...
The Indiana Biosciences Research Institute deploys Insilico PandaOmics AI for target discovery
Insilico Medicine collaborates with the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute to apply novel artificial intelligence-powered approaches to multi-omics data analysis and ...
New adaptable nanoparticle platform enables enhanced delivery of gene therapies
Scientists have developed polypeptide-based materials that act as effective vectors for delivering gene therapies. The first-of-its-kind platform enables the vectors ...
Sleep Number presents new data from its 360® Smart Beds at SLEEP 2021 Annual Meeting
Real-world data from Sleep Number® smart bed sleepers shows a potential model for predicting and tracking COVID-19 infection using sleep ...
Localized the gene for blue plum skin
Researchers from CRAG and IRTA find the gene that determines Japanese plum skin colour due to the presence or absence ...
Drone improves odor management in water treatment plants
The bad odors produced by the Waste Water Treatment Plants, known as WWTPs, have become a growing concern in the ...
Control over water friction with 2D materials points to ‘smart membranes’
Dramatic decrease in friction when water is passed through nanoscale capillaries made of graphene The speed of water flow is ...
Microgel coating gives donor cells a boost in reversing pulmonary fibrosis
Single cell encapsulation in gel can optimize cell-based therapy Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have shown that even ...
Efficiently “switching on” bacteria to produce high-value chemicals
- Most high-value chemicals are currently produced using fossil fuels - industrial chemistry's use of petroleum accounts for 14% of ...
UIC research paves way for next-generation of crystalline material screening devices
Chemical engineer teams up with a pharmaceutical industry consortium for better drug screening Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago ...
Study shows how taking short breaks may help our brains learn new skills
NIH scientists discover that the resting brain repeatedly replays compressed memories of what was just practiced In a study of ...
