Evolution
Nov 27, 2019
Researchers show how feathers propel birds through air and history
Birds of a feather may flock together, but the feathers of birds differ altogether.
Search results for bone tissue engineering
Biochemistry
Nov 12, 2019
Mechanisms of soft tissue and protein preservation in Tyrannosaurus rex
The existing notion that soft tissue architectures and native proteins can be preserved across geological time is controversial since methods of such preservation remain to be investigated and well-defined. In a new study, ...
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 7, 2019
New X-ray technology could revolutionize how doctors identify abnormalities
Using ground-breaking technology, researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and University of Baltimore (UMB) are testing a new method of X-ray imaging that uses color to identify microfractures in ...
Bio & Medicine
Nov 1, 2019
A new material for regenerative medicine capable of controlling cell immune response
Scientists at Tomsk Polytechnic University jointly with the University of Montana (USA) proposed a promising new material for regenerative medicine for recovery of damaged tissues and blood vessels. This is a 3-D scaffold, ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 25, 2019
The salamander that eats its siblings' arms could one day help you grow a new one
Imagine you're a smiley-faced, feathery-gilled Mexican salamander called an axolotl. You've just been born, along with hundreds of brothers and sisters. But salamanders like you live in the wild only in one lake near Mexico ...
Other
Oct 11, 2019
Artificial meat is now made in space, coming to a supermarket near you
Creating meat from cells is no longer the realm of science fiction: a Russian cosmonaut did it aboard the International Space Station, and it is just a matter of time before these products arrive in supermarkets.
Materials Science
Oct 2, 2019
New 3-D printing technique for biomaterials
A new way of 3-D printing soft materials such as gels and collagens offers a major step forward in the manufacture of artificial medical implants.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 1, 2019
Collagen fibers encourage cell streaming through balancing act
Collagen is the most abundant protein in mammals, making up skin, bone, tendons and other soft tissues. Its fibrous nature helps cells to move throughout the body, but until now, it wasn't clear how the length of fibers influences ...
Biochemistry
Sep 27, 2019
'Just clicking' a molecule to a biomolecule for another function
Researchers have reported a material that controls the behavior of cells in a dynamic way, just as happens in biology. A new technique uses functional components that can be 'clicked' to a material using vitamin H. Researchers ...
Materials Science
Sep 27, 2019
Detailed picture reveals how tooth enamel is strong enough to last a lifetime
Break any bone in the human body, and the body can repair the tissue and fix the damage. Yet tooth enamel—the strongest tissue in the human body—cannot repair itself. Still, our teeth last a lifetime.
