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Algal biofuels face diverse pathogens

Added: 24 Jul 2019

DNA analysis of a predatory bacterium has revealed a much higher level of genetic diversity than pr…

Lab-grown insect meat

Added: 6 Jun 2019

Researchers have outlined proposals for lab-grown insect meat as an alternative to harmful livestoc…

3D printed implant repairs spinal cords

qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 23 Jan 2019

A 3D-printed implant loaded with neural stem cells has been used to repair severe spinal cord injur…

First interactive model of human cell division

qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 17 Oct 2018

A team from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory have created a protein map using a 4D compute…

UK aims high for organ on a chip technology

qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 11 Jun 2018

Several academic, industrial and regulatory biomedical research centres came together last month to…

Molecular printing tech recreates complex biology

qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 19 Jan 2018

A new fabrication technology which could allow researchers to recreate complex biological environme…

Bacterial nano-scaffold hails biofuel breakthrough

qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 16 Jan 2018

Cell biologists have built a miniature scaffold inside bacteria that they say can be used to bolste…

Tissue regeneration method created

qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 15 Dec 2017

Researchers from the University of Birmingham have found a way to successfully mimic the body’s nat…

New cocktail encourages stem cell diversification

qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 18 Apr 2017

A team of international scientists have discovered a chemical cocktail that enables stem cells to r…

Cartilage grown using algae scaffold

qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 13 Jul 2016

Cartilage has been created by a team of engineers using a 3D printer and bioink — a material made f…

Scissor protein responsible for spread of cancer

qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 19 Apr 2016

Aggressive cancer cells have been found to express higher amounts of a certain protein by scientist…

Human cardiac cells grown on heart ‘scaffold’

qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 30 Mar 2016

Heart cells have been successfully grown in a human heart stripped of all cellular components by sc…

Step taken closer to creating personalised organs

qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 29 Jan 2016

MIT researchers have developed a new way to programme human stem cells to produce specific tissue t…

Anti-virus derived from Hep C shows promise

qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 19 Jan 2016

A peptide taken from the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has been found to kill a wide range of viruses whi…

Treatment to limit brain damage created

qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 18 Jan 2016

A method to aid patient’s recovery from brain damage, minimising life threatening infections has be…

Antibiotic resistance could hold key for treating amyloid diseases

qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 14 Jan 2016

Researchers have discovered a method of using antibiotic resistance to find chemicals that stop amy…

Antidepressants show effect on lifespan

qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 6 Jan 2016

Scientists have begun to understand more about the effects of ageing through experiments on the lif…

Umbilical stem cells help retinal neurons grow

qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 4 Jan 2016

Cells found in human umbilical cord tissue could be used in future treatment of degenerative eye di…