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
Bioengineering
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
Replacing Patients' Damaged Blood Vessels with Lab-Produced Ones
Researchers describe how they have cultivated human cells in the laboratory to obtain extracellular matrix deposits high in collagen
Opening up DNA to Delete Disease
Custom-built molecules enable editing of genes previously obscured by DNA's innately protective structure
The Ultimate Non-Stick Coating
Inspired by the water-repellent lotus leaf, the new surface works through a combination of nano-scale surface engineering and chemistry