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Targeting RNA with CRISPR
Feng Zhang
In a recent Science article, gene-editing pioneer Feng Zhang and colleagues reported a new CRISPR strategy that targets mRNA [MORE]
Engineered Cartilage Instead of Prostheses
Knee Joint
With $6.7m in funding from the NIH, Case Western Reserve University is creating a Center for Multimodal Evaluation and [MORE]
Microfluidics Chip for Neutrophil Chemotaxis Analysis
Neutrophil Chemotaxis Analysis
With a microfluidics device that resembles in principle a magnetic bead isolator column, researchers at the University of [MORE]
Monitoring Glucose with Microwave
Diabetes Glucose Monitor Microwaves
It has been known for a few years that a microwave biosensor—i.e. a dielectric resonator attached to [MORE]
From Reading to Writing a Genome
Gen9 Lab
“HGP Write” is the name of an idea more than a project in progress. Recently, a number of synthetic [MORE]
Drones for Organ Delivery
Drone
In order to find a “cure” for pulmonary arterial hypertension that afflicted her daughter, a Silver Spring, Maryland entrepreneur started [MORE]
Test Results for Lab-Grown Blood Vessels
Bioengineered Blood Vessels Duke
Bioengineers at Duke and Yale universities have created blood vessels in tissue culture by allowing human vascular [MORE]
Fluorescent Heme Detector
Ratiometric Sensor
Heme is a non-protein compound that is a “cofactor” in protein activity of cells, and is present in hemoglobin, [MORE]
Urine Test for Virus
Human Cytomegalovirus University of Texas Urine Test
An inexpensive and quick test for viral infections is only slightly more urgent because [MORE]
Mimicking Cartilage with Bio-Glass
Bioglass is a synthetic material made of silica and a polymer that was first used for treating bone injuries during [MORE]
Regenerative Gel Stimulates New Blood Vessel Formation
Regenerative Gel
It would be welcome news, indeed, if means existed to regenerate blood vessels in diabetics, thereby reducing the threat [MORE]
Skin Patch Dx for Food Allergies
Viaskin Peanut Product
For an infant with undiagnosed allergies to milk and egg proteins, the only communication is through crying—-non-stop crying. [MORE]
Drug Delivery with Gel Nano-Capsules
Nano Carrier
This report describes basic science research with gel nano-capsules for drug delivery at Lomonosov Moscow State University. The key [MORE]
Ant-Inspired Micro-Robots
Micro Robots Pull Car
If not just for fun, this video ought to raise philosophical thoughts about humans and their machines. [MORE]