Making Biodegradable Plastics from Sewage Sludge and Wastewater
Using a bacterial strain found in mangroves, Texas A&M researchers have uncovered a low-cost, sustainable method for producing bioplastics
Bioengineering
Scientists Prove Bioengineered Uteri Support Pregnancy
Approach may someday provide a regenerative medicine solution for women with the inability to get pregnant due to uterine dysfunctional infertility
Scientists Engineer Human Cells with Squid-Like Transparency
Bio-inspired research project a first step toward intrinsically translucent tissue
Heat-Friendly Microbes Provide Fast Way to Biodegrade Plastic
Researchers in China aimed to create a strain of the bacteria called Clostridium thermocellum that would degrade PET more efficiently than current industry bio-methods
A Technique for Biomanufacturing Medicines during Space Flights
Research simulating instrument aboard International Space Station nurtures E. coli bacteria
Researchers Move Closer to Producing Heparin in the Lab
Heparin is a potent anti-coagulant and the most prescribed drug in hospitals, yet cell-culture-based production of heparin is currently not possible
Harnessing the Power of Electricity-Producing Bacteria
Programmable 'biohybrids' could one day be used in fuel cells, biosensors, and bioreactors
Hybrid Microscope Creates Digital Biopsies
Infrared-optical hybrid “sees” molecular signatures of cancer biopsies
Machine Sucks up Tiny Tissue Spheroids and Prints Them Precisely
Aspiration-assisted bioprinting uses the power of suction to move tiny microscopic spheroids
Mending a Broken Heart—the Bioengineering Way
Work by Trinity College Dublin scientists essentially takes us one step closer to a functional design that could mend a broken heart