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Biotechnology Jan 16, 2018

'Heart-on-a-chip' process aims to speed up drug testing

Testing new clinical drugs' effect on heart tissue could become quicker and more straightforward, thanks to new research from Harvard University.

Engineering Jul 10, 2017

Houston team one step closer to growing capillaries

In their work toward 3-D printing transplantable tissues and organs, bioengineers and scientists from Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine have demonstrated a key step on the path to generate implantable tissues ...

Biochemistry Aug 28, 2015

Development of growth factor-free tissue adhesive porous films capable of promoting angiogenesis

A group at NIMS MANA has developed tissue adhesive porous films that promote angiogenesis without using growth factors. This new technology may contribute to medical cost reduction while maintaining the quality of medical ...

Biochemistry Jun 28, 2021

Edible coating for seabass preservation

Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer) is one of the most commonly consumed food fish by Singaporeans. Seabass is loved by many consumers because of its high protein, low fat and ideal fatty acids composition. However, seabass ...

Bio & Medicine Apr 26, 2019

Stimulating the differentiation of bone precursors with organically modified hydroxyapatite (ormoHAP) nanospheres

Bioinspired materials mimic their natural counterparts for characteristic functionality in multidisciplinary applications forming a popular theme in biomaterials development. In bone tissue engineering, for instance, researchers ...

Cell & Microbiology Jun 23, 2023

Smart yet simple: Creating uniform DNA-encapsulating microgels that mimic a living cell

The living cell harbors physiologically relevant components such as the genetic material (DNA) and proteins in a "self-organized" setting. Understanding this process of self-assembly can reveal the underlying mechanism of ...

Polymers Mar 20, 2024

Study demonstrates spontaneous self-organization of microdroplets through quasi one-dimensional confinement

Polymer systems composed of multiple components can spontaneously induce emulsion or microdroplets by mechanical mixing, as an intermediate state of macroscopic phase separation. Unfortunately, the size of generated droplets ...

Plants & Animals Mar 23, 2023

Climate change threatens global fisheries

The diet quality of fish across large parts of the world's oceans could decline by up to 10% as climate change impacts an integral part of marine food chains, a major study has found.

Ecology Jun 28, 2018

Off the scale: Can forensics save the world's most-trafficked mammal?

A pioneering new project trials fingerprinting techniques to battle pangolin poaching.

Earth Sciences Apr 14, 2014

PhD thesis on the little-known Arctic comb jelly found in the Baltic Sea and the Arctic

One of the world's oldest animal species, the comb jellies – which have inhabited the seas for millions of years – have kept their secrets up to the present day. In her PhD thesis, which she is due to defend on 11 April, ...

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