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Artificial Cells Act More like the Real Thing

December 6, 2019

Living cells are difficult to grow in the laboratory, so researchers sometimes work with synthetic cells, but these have had ...

Tiny Swimming Donuts May Bridge the Gap Between Biological and Synthetic Microorganisms

October 30, 2019

These micro swimmers mimic biological behavior and might one day deliver targeted drugs or stir samples in labs-on-a-chip...

Chameleon's Tongue Strike Inspires Fast-Acting Robots

October 29, 2019

Robots can catch live insects in the blink of an eye

Using Artificial Intelligence to Predict Risk of Thyroid Cancer on Ultrasound

October 25, 2019

New study uses machine learning on ultrasound images of thyroid nodules to predict risk of malignancy

CNIO Uses Organoid Technology and Single-Cell Sequencing to Advance the Study of Bladder Cancer

October 7, 2019

Research group's work will usher in a new era in the study of diseases of the urinary system

Scientists Create Brain-Mimicking Environment to Grow 3D Tissue Models of Brain Tumors

October 4, 2019

Use of brain-like extracellular matrix allows cell growth and treatment to more closely replicate physiological response...

Toward Safer, More Effective Cancer Radiation Therapy Using X-Rays and Nanoparticles

October 2, 2019

X-rays could be tuned to deliver a more effective punch that destroys cancer cells and not harm the body

An Artificial Skin That Can Help Rehabilitation and Enhance Virtual Reality

September 27, 2019

Scientists have teamed up to develop a soft, flexible artificial skin made of silicone and electrodes

Technique Can Image Individual Proteins within Synapses

September 26, 2019

Rapid imaging method could help reveal how conditions such as autism affect brain cells

Saving Lives Faster: Scientists Develop World-First Laser Incubator for Blood

September 20, 2019

Recent study shows that laser incubation can improve pre-transfusion testing for millions of patients undergoing blood transf...

Programmable Swarmbots Make Flexible Biological Tools

September 18, 2019

The biomanufacturing platform uses bursting bacteria and a shrinking capsule to produce targeted proteins

Researchers Build Microscopic Biohybrid Robots Propelled by Muscles, Nerves

September 17, 2019

Scientists demonstrate a new generation of two-tailed bots powered by skeletal muscle tissue stimulated by on-board motor neu...

Can a DNA Construction Kit Replace Expensive Antibody Medication?

September 11, 2019

A study in animals similar in size to humans brings us a step closer to the clinical use of antibody gene therapy

Osteoarthritis: A Chip 'Mimics' the Disease to Devise Effective Drugs

August 27, 2019

The study, published in Nature Biomedical Engineering, is led by the Politecnico di Milano alongside the University Hospital ...

Bioprinting Complex Living Tissue in Just a Few Seconds

August 26, 2019

Using an new optical technique, labs could mass-produce artificial tissues or organs at unprecedented speed

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