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Aggressive Breast Cancer Cells Lose Spatial Persistence When Exposed to Wireless Electric Fields

Traditional electrotaxis assays place electrodes directly into the cell culture medium, which inevitably drives current through the sample.

26 May 2026

Synthetic Biology and Artificial Intelligence Transform the Discovery of Mysterious Orphan Receptors

A new review highlights how synthetic biology, AI, and spatial omics could transform ligand-receptor discovery from one-by-one searches into network-level mapping

23 May 2026

New 3D-Printed Trays Help Produce Functioning Human Gut Organoids Twice as Fast

Thanks to special 3D-printed scaffolding trays designed by experts at Cincinnati Children's, researchers can now produce larger versions of functional human gut organoids twice as fast as previous methods-and these organoids grow their own nerve cells.

23 May 2026

AI Designs Custom Miniproteins to Precisely Control Cell Receptors

G protein-coupled receptors, or GPCRs, sit in the plasma membrane, the boundary that defines the inside and outside of a living cell. They communicate with nearly every physiological process in our bodies - from the ability to see and smell, to sensing of adrenaline, insulin, nutrients and medicines.

22 May 2026

Copper-Free Click Reactions Allow Safe In Vivo Tracking of Tumors Inside the Body

Conventional cancer treatments like chemotherapy often struggle with poor targeting, leading to severe systemic toxicity and drug resistance. Diagnostic techniques, while improving, are frequently invasive and cannot monitor treatment responses in real time.

20 May 2026

New 3D Human Liver Model Mimics Chronic Disease For 30 Days

Researchers developed a 3D liver model that functions for a month, replicating inflammation and fibrosis, crucial for studying liver diseases and therapies.

19 May 2026

Groundbreaking Light Trick Corrals Thousands of Dangerous Bacteria From Liquid Samples

How to collect what you can barely find? Concentrate it.

19 May 2026

DNA-Guided CRISPR Technology Enhances Precision and Reduces Off-Target Effects

A team of engineers at the University of Florida has developed a new form of CRISPR technology that could make diagnostics and treatments safer, more precise and more affordable, while opening the door to entirely new ways of controlling disease.

15 May 2026

Web-Based Platform Facilitates Chemical Structure Queries in Metabolomics

An international team led by researchers at University of California San Diego and University of California, Riverside has developed a free, web‑based platform designed to make public metabolomics data more accessible.

15 May 2026

Nanoscopy Technique Reveals Hidden Networks Cells Use to Communicate

The Australian National University (ANU) has created a new nanoscopy technology that has revealed secret networks utilized for cell-to-cell communication, providing fresh insights into human disorders.

15 May 2026

A Possible Brain Fluid Recycling System In Humans

A study shows cerebrospinal fluid circulates in the brain, enhancing waste clearance and offering insights into aging and neurodegenerative disease mechanisms.

14 May 2026

Prime Assembly Enables Precise Insertion of Large DNA Segments Into the Genome

Researchers at UMass Chan Medical School have developed a gene editing technology that allows for the precise and efficient insertion of very large DNA segments into the human genome.

13 May 2026

AI Eye Scan Detects Diabetes And Chronic Diseases In 30 Seconds

Reti-Pioneer is an AI system that analyzes retinal images for rapid detection of chronic diseases, enhancing early diagnosis and healthcare accessibility.

13 May 2026

Twisted Light Breakthrough Could Enable Earlier Disease Detection

Researchers from the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Optical Microcombs for Breakthrough Science (COMBS) have developed a powerful new way to use light to measure tiny changes in biological fluids such as blood – using samples as small as a millionth of a drop.

12 May 2026