This soft, stretchy patch can monitor the wearer’s blood pressure and biochemical levels at the same time. Credit: Wang lab/UC San Diego Engineers at the…
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Electron microscopy image of DNA origami rotor arms, which are the faint orange “L’s” attached to the purple tracking particles. Credit: Image courtesy of Julene…
Evidence That Earth’s First Cells – 3.8 Billion Years Ago – Could Have Made Specialized Compartments
“Protocells” containing bubble-like compartments formed spontaneously on a mineral-like and encapsulated fluorescent dye. This could have been what happened 3.8 billion years ago when cells…
Structural interaction of SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein and ACE2 receptor. Graphic generated using ChimeraX software and published protein structure. Credit: Ohio State University Scientists develop peptides…
Researchers are studying the ways biomaterials can be used both to strengthen vaccines to fight viruses in the body and to build surfaces that would…
Setting up soil microcosms for herbicide exposure experiment. Credit: Liao Hanpeng The use of weed killers can increase the prevalence of antibiotic resistant bacteria in…
Researchers placed more than 3,000 glowing moon-shaped nanoscale molecular devices into a flower-shaped instrument for indicating the polarization of light. The “moons” in each of…
Researchers aim to reduce the gluten content in wheat to make it less allergenic for individuals with Celiac disease and gluten sensitivity. Credit: Jonathan Windham…
The nanocellulose fibers created by the bacteria are about a thousand times thinner than the width of a human hair. Credit: Luiz Greca Technique creates…
A: Bioreactor Atmos (“Atmosphere Tester for Mars-bound Organic Systems”). B: A single vessel within Atmos. C: Design schematic. Credit: C. Verseux / ZARM New method…
Fresh 3D-Printing Platform: Advanced Tissue Fabrication Paves Way for Bioprinting Tissues and Organs
In APL Bioengineering, researchers provide perspective on the Freefrom Reversible Embedding of Suspended Hydrogels 3D bioprinting approach, which solves the issue of gravity and distortion…
Physiological release of chemically-modified glycans from titanium implants suppresses inflammation for better bone healing. Credit: Dr. Zhenzhen Wang, University of Macau Osteoporosis is a leading…
Natural compounds found in apples and other fruits may help stimulate the production of new brain cells, which may have implications for learning and memory,…
Tian’s research reveals a novel winner-takes-all resource competition between synthetic gene circuits within one host cell. Credit: Graphic created by Xiaojun Tian/ASU Division of synthetic…
Engineers at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a microneedle patch that can be applied to the skin,…
An illustration of a new biosensor binding to a targeted molecule and emitting light. The creation of the biosensor was led by the UW Medicine…
MIT researchers have developed an “organs-on-a-chip” system that replicates interactions between the brain, liver, and colon. Credit: Martin Trapecar, MIT ‘Organs-on-a-chip’ system sheds light on…
University of Arizona researchers image a sample using a smartphone microscope. Credit: UArizona Biosensors Lab The method analyzes saliva samples and delivers results in about…
An illustration of the chain-reaction process that underlies the photon avalanching mechanism Columbia Engineering researchers have realized in their nanoparticles. In this process, the absorption…
Fluorescent micrograph, above, shows the new nanomaterial in sheet form. The white scale bar is 4 micrometers in the main photo and 2 micrometers in…