Apr 4, 2008
Come fly with me -- Bioengineers map a fly's nerves
The nerve cells in a fly’s brain dedicated to analysing visual motion have been characterised in unprecedented detail by scientists.
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Feb 25, 2008
Bioengineer Ray Wu dead at 79
Ray Wu, a biochemist and genetic engineer who led research into genetically modified crops and environmental stress, died in New York at the age of 79.
Feb 16, 2008
From stem cells to organs: The bioengineering challenge
For more than a decade, Peter Zandstra has been working at the University of Toronto to rev up the production of stem cells and their descendants. The raw materials are adult blood stem cells and embryonic stem cells. The ...
Bio & Medicine
Aug 27, 2007
Bioengineers devise nanoscale system to measure cellular forces
University of Pennsylvania researchers have designed a nanoscale system to observe and measure how individual cells react to external forces.
Feb 27, 2007
Bioengineer advances survival, promise of adult stem cells
MIT researchers have developed a technique to encourage the survival and growth of adult stem cells, a step that could help realize the therapeutic potential of such cells.
Feb 6, 2007
Bioengineering efficient antibiotic biosynthesis in E. coli
The pathways underlying the production of antibiotics are now quite well known. For example, the antibacterial activity of erythromycin, an important polyketide antibiotic precursor, requires the transfer of two unusual sugars ...
Feb 28, 2006
Bioengineers create stable networks of blood vessels
Yale biomedical engineers have created an implantable system that can form and stabilize a functional network of fine blood vessels critical for supporting tissues in the body, according to a report in the Proceedings of ...
Sep 27, 2005
NSF Centers Will Use Nano-Interface Control and Bioengineering for Materials by Design
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has established two new Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSECs) at Yale University and the University of Washington, with a combined NSF investment of up to $14 million ...
Agriculture
Jul 27, 2023
Novel technology may lead to improved citrus varieties
Developing disease-resistant, high-quality improved crop varieties to benefit agricultural producers and consumers may seem like a "hairy" task, but Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists may have gotten to the root of the ...
Biotechnology
Jun 21, 2023
The art and science of living-like architecture
"This technology is not alive," says Laia Mogas-Soldevila. "It is living-like."
