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'Bone in a Dish' Opens New Window on Cancer Initiation, Metastasis, Bone Healing

August 6, 2019

Like real bone, the material developed at Oregon Health & Science University has a 3D mineral structure populated with li...

Expanding Functions of Conducting Microbial Nanowires for Chemical, Biological Sensors

August 1, 2019

UMass Amherst researchers tune nanowire properties with peptide 'decorations'

Artificial Throat Could Someday Help Mute People 'Speak'

July 25, 2019

Researchers say that, in the future, mute people could be trained to generate signals with their throats that the device woul...

New CRISPR Platform Expands RNA Editing Capabilities

July 15, 2019

The new system, dubbed RESCUE, allows RNA edits to be made that were not previously possible

An 'EpiPen' for Spinal Cord Injuries

July 12, 2019

Using nanoparticles, researchers demonstrate that instead of overcoming an immune response, they can co-opt the immune r...

A Painless Adhesive

December 17, 2018

Adhesives for biomedical applications can be detached with light

Rutgers Researchers Develop Automated Robotic Device For Faster Blood Testing

June 14, 2018

New technology could speed hospital work and enhance health care

Scientists Use Nanotechnology to Detect Molecular Biomarker for Osteoarthritis

March 13, 2018

Recent preclinical study used a solid-state nanopore sensor as a tool for the analysis of hyaluronic acid

Engineers Make Drug Testing More Efficient and Affordable

February 9, 2018

McMaster researchers have created a printed paper-based device that can speed up and improve the accuracy of the drug sc...

Agilent Announces Scientific Collaboration with the University of Southern California

January 29, 2018

Collaboration aims to facilitate transformational biomedical science and engineering research

With These Special Bacteria, a Broccoli a Day Can Keep the Cancer Doctor Away

January 11, 2018

Engineered probiotics can target and kill colorectal cancer cells in the presence of a substance found in some vegetables...

Engineering Research Center Will Help Expand Use of Therapies Based on Living Cells

September 14, 2017

Led by the Georgia Institute of Technology, the NSF Engineering Research Center for Cell Manufacturing Technologies could hel...

Researchers Develop DNA Sunscreen That Gets Better the Longer You Wear It

July 27, 2017

Researchers at Binghamton University have developed a coating made out of DNA that gets better at protecting skin from ultrav...

Hijacking Human Proteins to Better Deliver Anti-Cancer Drugs

July 26, 2017

Their research gives oncologists a better shot at overcoming the problems of drug resistance, toxicity to patients, and a hos...

Mind-Controlled Device Helps Stroke Patients Retrain Brains to Move Paralyzed Hands

May 31, 2017

Device reads brain signals, converts them into motion

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