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P53 Mutations and Diabetes
P53
How, exactly, obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and elevated cholesterol figure as cancer risks have been a mystery all the while [MORE]
Engineering New Insulin Producing Cells
Insulin Producing Mini Stomachs
Scientists at Harvard’s Stem Cell Institute have induced pluripotency in stomach cells of diabetic mice and caused [MORE]
Immune Engineering
In a remarkable feat, a French biotech company, Cellectis, used both gene editing and gene replacement technologies to engineer “universal” [MORE]
Sugar as a Contrast Agent for Imaging
Like the observation that a tumor’s microenvironment is more acidic than surrounding tissue, researcher at Lund University and Johns Hopkins [MORE]
Electronic Tattoos; Amazing
Tattoo
I’ll leave it to the scientists and engineers among our readers to figure out a medical application for electronic ink; [MORE]
Dissolvable Brain Sensor Implant
Neurosurgeons Developed Dissolvable Brain Sensor Implant
Neurosurgeons at Washington University of St. Louis have developed a tiny implantable temperature and pressure [MORE]
Bladder Control with a Biorobot
Urinary Bladder
Patients with severe spinal cord injury, who have lost the ability to walk often lose control of their bladder [MORE]
Biologically Inspired Internal Microbots
Drexel Microswimmer Robots
Wondering about robotic microswimmers? Here’s one description from bioengineers at Drexel Univeristy: “Our robotic microswimmers are around 10 [MORE]
Light Activated Suturing
Light and Dye Close Wounds
Using Rose Bengal dye and a light in the green wavelength, researchers at the University of [MORE]
24 Hr. Sensors
Lab Monitors Sleep in Special Needs Children
Engineering scientists at Kansas State University are developing and testing a system of passive [MORE]
Mitochondrial Replacement Techniques
Mitochondria
Barth syndrome, Glutaric aciduria, Leigh disease, Pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency (et al) are rare metabolic disorders, usually inborn, that result from [MORE]
An App Store for Personal Genomics
The “industry” of consumer genomics has been slow to get off the ground, but that hasn’t stopped companies from trying. [MORE]
Multiplex Microfluidics Device for Low Concentration Biomarkers
Microfluidics
Quoting directly from this piece, “At the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland, researchers have developed a device for rapid [MORE]
Blood Test for Multiple Heart Diseases
Blood Test
Despite the fact that this piece is an advertisement masquerading as a news item, it describes an interesting development [MORE]