NIH-funded scientists create adult-like cardiac model for drug testing

New discovery could have important implications for food safety

BioIVT now offers unique and proprietary bioengineered micro-liver platforms for use in environmental testing, preventive care, and product development in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical, diagnostic, cosmetics, and chemical industries

JBEI enzyme discovery enables first-time microbial production of an aromatic biofuel

The research lays the foundations for futuristic soft active matter with highly distributed and tightly integrated sensing, actuation, computation, and control

The light-activated genetic switch could be used to turn genes on and off in gene therapies

A new combination of chemical compounds could lead the way to more cost-effective stem cell cultures

The study paves the way for research to understand which types of microbe—such as bacteria—are best at helping cattle to extract energy from their food, experts say

Research team hopes to apply the same strategy to increase grain production in related plants that are vital in the global food supply, such as rice, corn, and wheat

These structures are embedded in an ink which is similar to their native environment and opens the possibility to make them behave as they would in the body