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Regenerating Brain Tissue
Brain tissue regenerated in mice after stroke
Using an alginate hydrogel infused with vascular endothelial growth factor and other agents, researchers [MORE]
The American Gut Project
Digestive system
In 2012, the University of California at San Diego’s internal review board approved a crowd funded microbiome project that [MORE]
Heat-Activated Immunotherapy
Heat-sensitive genetic switch for T cell
Georgia Tech bioengineers have developed means to control T-cells activity in cancer therapy. They introduced a [MORE]
Computer Designed Regenerative Heart Valves
Computer-designed customized regenerative heart valve
For children born with defective heart valves, repair solutions are limited, mainly because a prosthesis has [MORE]
Color Blindness and Blood Vessel Formation
Cone cell
Achromatopsia (aka cone rod dystrophy) is a form of colorblindness that can be partial or total. In studying the [MORE]
A Portable 3-D Printer for Wound Repair
Portable 3D skin printer
Using a “hand held skin printer that resembles a white-out tape dispenser—except that tape roll is replaced [MORE]
“A Self-Condensation Cell Culture”
Self-condensation cell culture
Researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Yokohama City Universityreport a new process called “self-condensation cell culture.” Quoting directly, “We [MORE]