The researchers have devised a computational analysis method to detect and distinguish the functional impacts of somatic structural variations. Cancer is a complex and diverse…
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Shortcomings of current metagenomic analyses. Credit: Serrano-Antón et al., CC-BY 4.0 Research study of simulated microbial communities shows analyses are flawed by incomplete DNADNA, or…
An illustration of viruses called phages infecting a bacterial cell. Researchers have developed a modified strain of Escherichia coli bacteria that is resistant to natural…
In the study, 12 cyanobacterial strains were examined for their ability to biosorb rare earth elements, as a sustainable alternative for bioremediation and metal recovery.…
Researchers from John Hopkins University and Cortical Labs suggest that it’s time to create a new type of computer that uses biological components. They believe…
Scientists are collaborating across multiple fields to create biocomputers that utilize three-dimensional cultures of brain cells, called brain organoids, as biological hardware. They have outlined…
The Static Droplet Microfluidic device is able to rapidly detect circulating tumor cells that have broken away from a primary tumor and entered the bloodstream.…
MIT engineers are hoping to help doctors tailor treatments to patients’ specific heart form and function, with a custom robotic heart. The team has developed…
According to the researchers, this new technology has the potential to surpass directed evolution and could energize the field of protein engineering by hastening the…
In microfluidic devices like this, Bumsoo Han’s team observes how cancer cells behave in a simulated biological environment. Credit: Purdue University photo/Jared Pike Cancer cells…
Bionic artificial penile Tunica albuginea. Credit: Matter/Chai et al. Scientists have developed a synthetic tissue that repairs injuries and restores normal erectile function in a…
Nanoparticles entering neural retina. Credit: Image provided by Gaurav Sahay, OSU College of Pharmacy Scientists from the Oregon State University College of Pharmacy have demonstrated…
Expansion microscopy (ExM) provides unprecedented views of cell interiors. The emerging super-resolution imaging technique relies on physical — rather than optical — magnification. Advancements by…
Optrodes have the potential to make future prosthetics as functional as the limb they replace. A multidisciplinary UNSW team has discovered a method to transform…
Artist’s impression of the ‘living blood vessel’, featuring the new material Credit: Designed by Ziyu Wang and illustrated by Ella Maru Studio This is the…
In this series of illustrations, the immune cell does not initially recognize the cancer cell. After BiTN particles (red), which include the “eat me” signal…
Pucklike bioelectronics designed at Rice University contain programmable bacteria and are attached to an electrode that delivers a signal when they detect a target contaminant,…
New biotechnology combines targeted and immune therapies to kill treatment-resistant cancer cells. Targeted therapies specifically attach to and inhibit cancer-causing proteins, but cancer cells can…
The microfluidic device that emulated an embryo’s heartbeat and blood circulation. The cell seeding channels are indicated by red food dye, while the heart ventricular…
Illustration of organ perfusion and cellular recovery with OrganEx technology. The cell-saving blood analog is delivered to vital organs one hour after death. Credit: Marin…