Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a new platform to create biologic drugs using specially engineered bacteria that burst […]
Gene editing tool gets sharpened by WFIRM team
Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine scientists have fine-tuned their delivery system to deliver a DNA editing tool to alter […]
Catalyst renders nerve agents harmless
A team of scientists including researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has studied a catalyst […]
Determining what binds to mucus
The human body is full of mucus. This viscous goo isn’t just a nuisance that gets coughed up or sneezed […]
Cultivating 4D tissues: The self-curving cornea
Scientists at Newcastle University have developed a biological system which lets cells form a desired shape by moulding their surrounding […]
Chemists create circular fluorescent dyes for biological imaging
University of Oregon chemists have created a new class of fluorescent dyes that function in water and emit colors based […]
Neutrophil nanosponges soak up proteins that promote rheumatoid arthritis
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed neutrophil “nanosponges” that can safely absorb and neutralize a variety […]
Biophysics: Self-centered
Essential biological processes, such as cell division, must be tightly regulated. For example, correct localization of the plane of cell […]
Advanced microscope technology reveals novel side to cell signaling complex
Sometimes it pays to take a closer look — especially when it means seeing double. The Hedgehog signaling pathway transmits […]
Researchers report unraveling the immune recognition of nucleic acid nanoparticles: Particle-specific immune responses may be ‘an alphabet for talking to the immune system’
An extensive experiment testing the immune effects of a broad group of lab-designed nucleic acid nanoparticles did not find a […]