A polymerization front marked by heat gradients (red, higher temperature) allows spontaneous patterning of polymers with variable textures, colors and stiffness. Scale bar, 1 cm.…
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New DNA sequencing technologies and assembly methods let researchers read the entire genomes of 25 species: pale spear-nosed bat, greater horseshoe bat, Egyptian fruit bat,…
Existing drugs for Hepatitis C multiply the effect of the COVID-19 antiviral remdesivir. Credit: Jenna Leucke/U. of Texas at Austin When combined with drugs currently…
Researchers developed an experimentally validated advanced computer model that reproduces the shapes and positions of millions of nerve cells in the eye, as well as…
A colony of Acropora tenuis grown in a natural sea environment and transferred to an aquarium to induce spawning. Credit: OIST The ability to culture…
Human chromosome 8 sequencing researcher Glennis Logsdon at work in a genome science lab at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle. She…
Photograph of the sheet-type piezoelectric system. Accurate biomonitoring is possible without being noticed; the ultrathin and soft sheet system realizes attachment of the device to…
With the new iVAX biomanufacturing platform, healthcare professionals can simply add water to a test tube with freeze-dried vaccine components. The water sets off a…
Credit: Caltech A good way to find out what a cell is doing—whether it is growing out of control as in cancers, or is under…
Jessica Xu, a senior studying mechanical engineering, has combined her passion for art and engineering through her work on medical devices. Credit: John Freidah Everything…
New research reveals how cancer cells endure stress and survive. Publishing in Molecular Cell, an international research team identified mechanisms that human and mouse cells…
The S protein has a highly flexible stalk that is composed of two independent joints. The flexible motions of the S proteins enable the receptor…
Fluorescence microscopy image of protein condensates forming inside living cells. Credit: Weitz lab, Harvard University Artificial Intelligence can ‘predict’ the biological language of cancer and…
Gold nanoparticles embedded in a porous hydrogel can be implanted under the skin and used as medical sensors. The sensor is like an invisible tattoo…
Like the layers of a Russian doll, using multi-level regulation in an engineered cell ensures gene expression only switches on precisely when needed. Credit: Thomas…
Findings debunk dozens of prominent published papers claiming to read minds with EEG. Is it possible to read a person’s mind by analyzing the electric…
The NIRVANA field-test kit. Credit: Mo Li/KAUST The field test, called NIRVANA, can simultaneously detect and sequence SARS-CoV-2, influenza and other viruses. Clinicians using a…
The resonance of ions in nanocrystals creates a strong optical trapping force. Credit: Dr. Fan Wang A significant advance in optical tweezer technology, developed by…
A nanopore and image recognition software can sequence a sulfated glycosaminoglycan in real-time. Credit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Research demonstrates potential for rapid, accurate glycan sequencing.…
Researchers at The University of Tokyo develop a method of culturing meat in the laboratory in the form of millimeter-scale contractile beef muscle that closely…