Scientists are exploring that futuristic vision by using special 3-D printers to make living body parts. Called bioprinters, these machines use human cells as “ink.” A standard 3-D printer ...

A biomaterial that can mimic certain behaviors within biological tissues could advance regenerative medicine, disease modeling, soft robotics and more, according to researchers at Penn State.

In living things, diffusion allows substances to move in and out of cells. It's how red blood cells distribute oxygen through the body. When empty blood cells enter the lungs, which have an ...

For days Cedric has endured walloping doses of chemotherapy and radiation in a last-ditch effort to kill every cancer cell in his body. Such powerful therapy has the dangerous side-effect of ...

More information: Jun Zhang et al, Modular Photoswitchable Molecular Glues for Chemo‐Optogenetic Control of Protein Function in Living Cells, Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2025). DOI ...

"Cell therapy is a living drug that responds to the environment in the body," said lead author Andrew Frisch, graduate student in the Department of Immunology at Pitt's School of Medicine.

New bioprinting development may lead to 3D printed human organs. Northeastern University researchers have designed a new elastic material.