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Expanding Brain Organoids
Ensuring human-like basal progenitor levels in hominid cerebral organoids
“The human-specific gene ARHGAP11B has been implicated in human neocortex expansion. . [MORE]
How to Create a Synthetic Organoid
Using synthetic cells to control stem cells.
“In our lab, we [The Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg, Germany] [MORE]
Growing Stem Cells Artificially
Artificial embryo heart system grows blood stem cells on demand
“Blood stem cell donation is an important medical procedure, but it’s [MORE]
Smart Microscopes
Suliana Manley’s fluorescent microscope at EPFL
“An intelligent microscope is kind of like a self-driving car. It needs to process certain [MORE]
Granular Hydrogel Bioink for 3D Bioprinting
Novel hydrogel bioink improves 3D-printed biomaterials
“Researchers from Penn State (PA, USA) have achieved previously unattained levels of porosity, shape fidelity [MORE]
First Synthetic Microbiome
Stanford scientists build first synthetic human microbiome from scratch
“A team of researchers from Stanford University has constructed the first synthetic [MORE]
Lab Grown Hair Follicles for Transplant
Hair loss breakthrough sees fully mature follicles grown in the lab
From bioengineers at the University of Yokohama: “Pluripotent stem cells [MORE]
Robotic Hand with Artificial Muscles
A robotic hand that can lift 1,000 times its body weight
“A robotic hand developed by researchers from the Italian Institute [MORE]
Growing Mini Livers in Lymph Nodes
Clinical trial will have patients grow multiple mini-livers internally
“Rather than replacing the liver, the technique would involve growing entirely new [MORE]
Nanoink and 3D Printing Human Parts
Biomaterial inks can imitate human tissue characteristics
Biomedical engineers at Texas A&M University “have developed a class of shear-thinning hydrogels as [MORE]
Surgical Dressing Promotes Regeneration without Cancer
Surgical dressing kills cancer cells, promotes healing
“A surgical dressing synthesized by an international research team enhances photothermal therapy following melanoma [MORE]
“Molecular Scissors” Change Blood Type from B to O for Organ Donations
Cambridge researchers change donor kidney blood type
University of Cambridge researchers “used a normothermic perfusion machine – a device which connects [MORE]
“The Most Expensive Medicine in History”
New $2.8-million gene therapy becomes most expensive medicine in history
“The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first [MORE]
Dialysis Machine Museum
Kolff Rotating Drum Dialysis Machine
“Chronic hemodialysis only dates back to the 1940s. Before there was dialysis, chronic kidney disease was [MORE]