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Reverse Transcription Gene Editing

Researchers elucidate the spatial structure and molecular mechanisms of ‘prime editor,’ a novel gene-editing tool
“The prime editor system composed of [MORE]

Plugging Organoids into the Brain

Providing lab-grown ‘cerebral organoids’ with connections similar to those in real brains enhances their development and activity
“To understand the mechanistic [MORE]

Wearable Raman Spectroscopy Sensor

Highly Scalable, Wearable Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
Bioengineers at the University of Tokyo report “a highly scalable, wearable SERS [surface enhanced Raman [MORE]

“Moly cow” Radiology

New production method promises to end medical radioisotope shortages
From the University of Tokyo:  “One of the most promising alternatives is [MORE]

Near-Infrared Hyperspectral Imaging

Near-Infrared Hyperspectral Imaging
“Researchers at the Tokyo University of Science have applied a new imaging technique in a way that may [MORE]

AI and Imaging for Defining Mental Disorders

Images used by AI to diagnose mental disorders
There are no blood or genetic tests for mental illnesses, and they are [MORE]

Identifying Different Types of Blood Clots

Classification of platelet aggregates by agonist type
In another platelet report—this one describing work Japanese and Chinese biochemists have done in [MORE]

Diagnosing Influenza on a Smartphone

Diagnosing influenza via a smart phone
Engineers at the University of Tokyo have designed a battery powered device which can array [MORE]

Monitoring Heart Cells without Disrupting Them

Electronic device monitors cardiomyocytes
This from Japanese cardio-researchers: “For the first time, engineers have demonstrated an electronic device to closely monitor [MORE]

How to Connect Neurons

Microplates create neural networks
In order to create brain-on-a-chip devices, neuroengineers have to be able to connect neuron to neuron into [MORE]

Microfluidics Device Mimics Placental Barrier

Placental Anatomy
The human placenta experiences considerable shear forces as it passes nutrients, water, oxygen, cells, and waste products between the [MORE]

Nanotrapping Molecules for X-ray Crystallography

X-ray crystallography has been somewhat limited because the defraction process required a single crystal of, say, protein or DNA [MORE]

Thermally Stable Organic, Thin-Film Transistors

Organic Thin Film Transistor
In the late 1980’s, Japanese electrical engineers developed the first organic, thin-film transistors for use in [MORE]

Nanostructures for Drug Delivery

Nano Carriers for Drugs
One of the great unknowns about cancer is how metastasized cells, sometimes, can develop drug resistance, [MORE]