DARPA funds project to build wireless yeast DNA printer
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has tasked scientists with developing a system that can receive instructions…
Harvard engineers develop smartphone app to aid navigation for people with blindness
For people with blindness or who have low vision, moving around independently is a daily challenge. Harvard researchers…
Localized biochemical halo of IL-10 suppresses immune rejection of pancreatic beta cells
A protein known as interleukin 10 (IL-10) is the lynchpin of a new method to protect transplanted cells…
New drug candidate improves Parkinson’s treatment in animal models
For many people with Parkinson’s disease, the body stops moving the way it used to. A hand may…
New genetic reference map accelerates human stem cell research
A team led by bioengineers at the University of California San Diego has developed a genome-scale reference map…
Advanced brain interfacing technology for both touch and vision restoration
Patients with untreatable conditions such as sight loss or loss of motor-function could be closer to a viable…
New project aims to systematically map billion cellular interactions
Multicellular life depends on remarkable acts of cooperation. Every cell in the human body must sense what is…
Scientists Just Turned Silkworm Silk Into a Near-Kevlar Supermaterial
Spider silk is reportedly five times stronger than steel. With some genetic adjustments, silkworm silk can get even…
MIDAS platform accelerates protein engineering through rapid PCR-based screening
Proteins are critical to life – and to industry. There are countless proteins that could be engineered to…
Scientists Bioengineer Photosynthesis in the Eyes to Treat Dry Eye Disease
AI-generated image. Photosynthesis is one of the most astonishing processes on Earth. Without it, we wouldn’t have plants.…
Hand-held wireless probe helps surgeons identify breast cancer tumors
Breast cancer impacts over 2 million women around the world each year. Following radiotherapy or chemotherapy, breast-conserving surgery…
UCLA researchers build programmable artificial organelles using RNA
Just as the human body relies on organs such as the heart or liver for essential functions, cells…