Newsletter
CRISPR Versatility
HHMI Investigator Jennifer Doudna and Colleagues Created DETECTR
CRISPR is best known as a gene editing technology, but this report adds [MORE]
Skeletal Regeneration from Bone Marrow Stem Cells
Development of Cartilage Tissue from Stem Cells (red)
“Certain mesenchymal stem/stromal cells from the bone marrow of adults are considered extremely [MORE]
Monitoring Low White Blood Cell Levels
Monitoring WBCs in Capillary
Anti-cancer chemotherapy knocks down the patient’s white blood cells, making them more vulnerable to infections. Thus, monitoring [MORE]
Injectable Bandages
Injectable Bandage
Texas A & M University reports: “Kappa-carrageenan, commonly extracted from red edible seaweed, has been utilized for decades as [MORE]
Stem Cells for Neck and Back Pain
Spinal Cord Anatomy
For elders, deteriorating spinal discs are literally a pain in the neck and back. For the medical insurance [MORE]
High-Speed Live-Cell Interferometry
HSLCI Melanoma Cell
A group of scientists from VCU Massey Cancer Center and UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a [MORE]
Consumer Data vs. Clinical Data
Big Data
Those pop-up ads that come with searching the net to buy something might have value to offset being annoying. [MORE]
“Bridged Nucleic Acid” as a Guide for Gene Editing
B-DNA
A synthetic guide molecule appears to increase the targeting accuracy in CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing, according to a research group at [MORE]
Cardiac Assessment with a Smartphone
Smartphone-Based Heart Rate Monitoring App
“A smartphone application using the phone’s camera function performed better than traditional physical examination to assess [MORE]
Sensored Socks for Diabetic Feet
Siren Diabetic Socks
A San Francisco company, “Siren,” has introduced a sensored sock for monitoring foot temperature as an indicator of [MORE]
Lab Automation for Urine Analysis
Laboratory Automaton
“TLA (Total Laboratory Automation) has vastly changed the workflow for urine cultures. As an example, plates no longer sit [MORE]
Wearable Magnetoencephalography (MEG)
Wearable Brain Scanner New MEG Helmet
Magnetoencephalography is a technology that measures electrical transmission within the brain based on tiny (i.e. [MORE]
A “Culture Mold” for Growing Heart Cells
Lab Made Cardiomyocytes
Inducing early stem cells to become a specific tissue cell type is no easy business, but a research [MORE]
A Gene and Cell Therapy “Factory” in Houston
Gene Therapy
Following closely on the news that the world’s first commercial factory (30,000 sq. ft.) for the production of induced [MORE]