A robotic material inspired by science fiction, able to shapeshift and carry many times its own weight has been brought to ...

A breakthrough in bioprinting of living tissues could soon lead to 3D-printing of blood vessels and human organs, ushering in ...

Imagine a breakthrough in cancer treatment where only malignant cells are targeted, sparing healthy host cells; or patients with abnormal protein synthesis are treated to produce a healthy protein.

Stanford scientists discovered that a harmless skin bacterium triggers a powerful immune response. By tweaking a bacterial ...

A new study published in the journal Neuroscience has found that long-term exposure to high-altitude conditions can slow down ...

Discover the power of hydrogel: researchers at Penn State mimic tissue behaviors using special hydrogels for potential ...

Nanotube bridge networks grow between the most abundant photosynthetic bacteria in the oceans, suggesting that the world is ...

People living with sickle cell say they're "apprehensive" following news of a revolutionary new one-off treatment that has just been approved for use on the NHS. While there is plenty of ...

Neuronal networks in dissociated culture combined with cell engineering technology offer a pivotal platform to constructively explore the relationship between structure and function in living neuronal ...

Similarly, functionalized monosaccharides can be introduced into cell surface glycans ... particularly in living organisms. Even subtle perturbations to the structure of a protein, glycan or ...

The most complex engineering of human cell lines ever has been achieved ... Structural variation is a change in the structure of an organism's genome, such as deletions, duplications and ...

Researchers have shown that patches of muscle grown from stem cells can help to repair a failing ... An estimated 60 million people worldwide are living with heart failure, and more than half ...