A well-based microfluidic device allows researchers to generate important data that are needed to better understand the parameters that influence evolution in bacteria to combat antibiotic resistance. Image credit: Kersten Rabe et…
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What COVID-19 vaccine should I get? Whichever one you are offered, say experts
Image credit: Pexels Just a year ago, as the SARS-CoV-2 virus began to take hold of the world, a vaccine to curb the pandemic seemed a far-off hope. Nevertheless, researchers around the…
What is CRISPR? – Advanced Science News
Here we take a look at how CRISPR, the revolutionary “molecular scissors”, works and where its being used. CRISPR gene editing tools have emerged as a powerful technology for editing the human…
Temporary light-emitting tattoos, anyone? – Advanced Science News
A new fabrication method allows researchers to create ultra-thin OLED materials that can be applied to the skin using temporary tattoo paper. Image credit: J. Barsotti, Italian Institute of Technology Many of…
Individualized brain cell grafts reverse Parkinson’s symptoms in monkeys
A new study provides hope for Parkinson’s disease, showing that neuron grafts using patients’ own cells have the potential to manage and even reverse symptoms. Image credit: Shutterstock Parkinson’s disease is a…
Shape-shifting 4D materials provide new opportunity for tissue engineering
A new hydrogel can incorporate high cell density constructs to better mimic the rearrangement of native tissue in bioengineering. In another exciting development for the field of bioengineering, new 4D-shape-shifting materials developed…
Devin Swiner: “At the heart of what I do, I want my science to help people”
“I think of chemistry as a puzzle — each experiment is one more piece, and the more experiments I do, the more I can uncover and add something new to the field.”…
Bioengineered muscle fibers help regrow damaged tissue
A new tissue regeneration strategy that employs direct cell reprogramming in combination with a new hybrid scaffold shows promise in proof-of-concept study. Skeletal muscle under microscope. Image credit: Shutterstock Researchers from the…
Seeking life on Mars: What you need to know about the Perseverance mission
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Tomorrow, NASA’s Perseverance rover will touch down on the Red Planet and the hype around the mission is building. Launched last summer, the endeavor aims to discover signs of…
Biodegradable masks could help curb the rise in plastic waste
Moisture-resistant mask filters made from compostable and abundant materials could help curb plastic pollution as a result of the pandemic. Image credit: DimStock Pixabay A year into the pandemic, it is now…