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Bioprinted Neural Networks Mimic Brain Circuitsdani

Researchers from Monash University’s Engineering Department have achieved a significant breakthrough by using “bioinks” that include living nerve cells (neurons) to 3D print nerve networks.

22 Sep 2023

Kanazawa University Research: Researchers Define a Nanopipette Fabrication Protocol for High Resolution Cell Imaging

Researchers at Kanazawa University report in Analytical Chemistry how to produce nanopipettes that reliably provide nanoscale resolution scanning ion conductance microscopy images of living cells.

12 Sep 2023

Kanazawa University Research: Researchers Define a Protocol for Narrow Cantilever Fabrication and High-Resolution Imaging of Living Cells Using AFM

Researchers at Kanazawa University report in STAR Protocols procedural details and tips for nanoendoscopy-AFM, for capturing images of nanoscale structures inside living cells.

12 Sep 2023

First Complete View of Y Chromosome's Code Sequenced

More than 100 experts from across the world, including those from Johns Hopkins University, have worked together to completely sequence the chromosome linked to male development, the final unsolved component of the human genome.

24 Aug 2023

Waters Launches XBridge Premier GTx BEH SEC Columns for Gene Therapy Applications

Waters Corporation introduced the first in a new line of size exclusion chromatography (SEC) columns aimed at improving the analysis while lowering the cost of gene therapies, specifically adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors.

From Waters Corporation 24 Aug 2023

New System to Quickly Detect Airborne Viruses Using High-Speed Train Technology

Researchers from University of British Columbia and Michigan State University have invented a system that can quickly and inexpensively detect airborne viruses using the same technology that enables high-speed trains.

24 Aug 2023

Bacteria’s Method of Moving Goods Throughout Cells

Bacteria can be found almost everywhere on the planet, including in soil, water, acidic hot springs, and even people’s own stomachs.

23 Aug 2023

Engineers Develop Nanoscale Tattoos to Track the Health of Individual Cells

Engineers have created nanoscale tattoos, which are dots and wires that adhere to living cells, bringing investigators one step closer to monitoring the health of individual cells.

8 Aug 2023

Exploring How Molecules Organize in Cells

Large, complex molecules crowd the inside of a living cell. Recent research into how these molecules instantaneously organize themselves could assist in understanding how cells manage their vital biochemistry in a crowded environment.

12 Jul 2023

First 'Living Digital Camera' Stores Images in DNA

In a world first, a 'biological camera' bypasses the constraints of current DNA storage methods, harnessing living cells and their inherent biological mechanisms to encode and store data.

12 Jul 2023

Live Broadcasting of “Growth Factor Signaling” Proteins Inside Living Cells

The “live reporter” technology, developed by synthetic biologists at Princeton University and Rice University, has shown that it is possible to expose, with a great deal more accuracy than is now possible, the functioning of networks of signaling proteins in living cells.

11 Jul 2023

New View of Euchromatin in the Cell Analyzed

In their study performed, the research group discusses their novel view of euchromatin present in the cell and displays how the disclosed organization is appropriate to genome functions.

28 Jun 2023

Microgels with Uniform DNA Encapsulation Resembling Living Cells

It can be extremely helpful to learn living cells’ intricate structure and assembly using real-world models that resemble them. These models can be created through synthetic techniques, but they are costly, time-consuming, and experimentally difficult. Microdroplets that entrap biological materials are a prototype of these models.

26 Jun 2023

iPSC-Based Model System Helps Study Lung-Specific Mesenchyme

Lung mesenchymal cells, which are crucial components of the lung’s distinctive structure, also play a significant role in disease and injury recovery, but research into their biology and how they start disorders like pulmonary fibrosis is limited.

14 Jun 2023

Novel Technique Overcomes Challenges of Bioprinting

Printing living cells into functional tissues is a highly complex process, and with each technological advancement, new challenges emerge. The Levato lab at UMC Utrecht has successfully combined two promising printing processes to boost cell density, cell survival, and specialization in bioprints. The solution: granular biogels or resins.

8 Jun 2023