Biochemistry
Mar 4, 2019
Conducting research: Exploring charge flow through proteins
Among the zoo of biomolecules essential to life, proteins are the most startlingly varied and versatile.
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Materials Science
Mar 4, 2019
Plasma protein may hold promise for wound scaffolds
Researchers in Germany have employed a plasma protein found in blood to develop a new method for making wound-healing tissue scaffolds.
Polymers
Feb 27, 2019
Semi-flexible model-based analysis of cell adhesion to hydrogels
Hydrogels are commonly used as biomaterials for applications in biomedicine due to their biocompatibility. However, the relationship between biological cells and the hydrogel surface is still unclear and the existing parameters ...
Nanomaterials
Feb 21, 2019
New paper provides design principles for disease-sensing nanomaterials
Scientists have long sought to develop drug therapies that can more precisely diagnose, target and effectively treat life-threatening illness such as cancer, cardiovascular and autoimmune diseases. One promising approach ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 15, 2019
In zebrafish eggs, most rapidly growing cell inhibits neighbors through mechanical signals
"The winner takes it all, the loser standing small"—that's not just true in the famous ABBA song, but also in animal development. Frequently, a group of cells starts out all being the same. But then one cell puts the brake ...
Materials Science
Feb 7, 2019
Bioplotting bone-mimetic 3-D tissue scaffolds with osteogenic effects
In bone tissue engineering (BTE), 3-D printing is a reliable and customizable method used to repair bone defects by producing biomimetic tissue scaffolds. In a recent study published online on Tissue Engineering Part A (Mary ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 17, 2019
3-D culturing hepatocytes on a liver-on-a-chip device
Liver-on-a-chip cell culture devices are attractive biomimetic models in drug discovery, toxicology and tissue engineering research. To maintain specific liver cell functions on a chip in the lab, adequate cell types and ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 16, 2019
Velcro for human cells
The ability of cells to adhere to each other and to their environment is the basis for multicellular life. Adhesion occurs via diverse receptors at the surface of cells that bind to specific ligands in their surroundings. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 14, 2019
A new mechanism helps explain differences between eukaryotic and bacterial proteomes
Why do distinct species have different proteins? Is there a key that allows eukaryotic cells to produce proteins involved in multicellularity that are mostly absent in prokaryotes? These are some of the questions addressed ...
Biotechnology
Dec 13, 2018
Protein involved in nematode stress response identified
When humans experience stress, their inner turmoil may not be apparent to an outside observer. But many animals deal with stressful circumstances—overcrowded conditions, not enough food—by completely remodeling their ...
