Plants & Animals
Sep 26, 2019
Scientists first to analyze proteins in squid skeletal structure
Writers know the power of the pen, but scientists are just discovering its secrets.
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Biotechnology
Sep 19, 2019
Reimagining eggshells and other everyday items to grow human tissues and organs
Imagine you wanted to grow a blood vessel or kidney or liver outside the body. How would you get all the cells to stick together and form the correct three-dimensional structure?
Biotechnology
Sep 18, 2019
Using unconventional materials, like ice and eggshells, as scaffolds to grow tissues
As the global demand for tissue and organ transplants significantly outstrips supply, tissue engineering might provide a potential solution. But one of the significant challenges in tissue engineering is growing tissue in ...
General Â鶹ÒùÔºics
Sep 17, 2019
Novel approach to ultrasound raises possibility of new medical applications
A new ultrasound technique provides a non-invasive way of assessing bone structure on the microscale. Researchers hope to fine-tune the technique for use in assessing osteoporosis risk and treatment.
General Â鶹ÒùÔºics
Sep 4, 2019
Remora-inspired suction disk mimics fish's adhesion ability, offers evolutionary insight
Remora fishes are famed hitchhikers of the marine world, possessing high-powered suction disks on the back of their head for attaching themselves in torpedo-like fashion to larger hosts that can provide food and safety—from ...
Biochemistry
Aug 20, 2019
New hydrogels show promise in treating bone defects
Bioengineers and dentists from the UCLA School of Dentistry have developed a new hydrogel that is more porous and effective in promoting tissue repair and regeneration compared to hydrogels that are currently available. Once ...
Archaeology
Aug 15, 2019
54 million year-old fossil flies yield new insight into the evolution of sight
Fossilised flies that lived 54 million years ago have revealed a surprising twist to the tale of how insects' eyes evolved. These craneflies, unveiled in Nature today, show that insect eyes trap light the same way as human ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 30, 2019
Electrifying insights into how bodies form
At first glance, Mike Levin's lab looks like any standard biology lab with its shelves of petri dishes containing small, brown, semitransparent flatworms called planaria, one of the organisms his lab studies. Look more closely ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 30, 2019
Bone tissue engineering—nano-glue polymer membranes for robust bone regeneration
In a new study now published on NPG Asia Materials, bioengineers report the development of a new fibrous membrane with stem cells to repair bone defects in the skulls of mice. For this, they incorporated mussel-inspired polydopamine ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 17, 2019
Bioengineered cell walls open new medical, research possibilities
Biomedical engineers at Penn State have developed a process to build protective, synthetic plant cell walls around animal cells. The work, published in Nature Communications, could hold significant potential for a variety ...
