University of Manchester researchers are beginning work on a prototype device for harvesting energy and clean drinking water from human waste.
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 17, 2012
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Scientists at the University of California, San Diego have developed a new method for making scaffolds for culturing tissue in three-dimensional arrangements that mimic those in the body. This advance, published online in ...
Biochemistry
Feb 9, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Damaged human heart muscle cannot be regenerated. Scar tissue grows in place of the damaged muscle cells. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research in Bad Nauheim are seeking to ...
Biochemistry
Jan 30, 2012
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First there is the tumor and then there's the horrible question of whether the cancerous cells will spread. Scientists increasingly believe that the structural properties of the tumor itself, such as how tightly the tumor ...
Biochemistry
Jan 30, 2012
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Scientists at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have created a functional model of the native extracellular matrix that provides structural support to cells to aid growth and proliferation. The model could lead to advances ...
Materials Science
Dec 20, 2011
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A new way of manipulating fluids on microscopic levels brings us one step closer to "bottom-up" artificial cell constructs.
Biochemistry
Dec 16, 2011
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How do fetal cells know what cell types to become? Why do cells in the adult body sometimes forget what they are and develop into cancer cells? These are some of the questions intensively investigated within the research ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 7, 2011
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In a significant advance for cosmetic and reconstructive medicine, scientists at Rice University have unveiled a new method for making synthetic collagen. The new material, which forms from a liquid in as little as an hour, ...
Materials Science
Sep 8, 2011
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Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a new method for creating 3D hydrogel scaffolds that will aid in the development of new tissue and organs grown in a lab.
Biochemistry
Aug 31, 2011
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Tiny particles made of polymers hold great promise for targeted delivery of drugs and as structural scaffolds for building artificial tissues. However, current production methods for such microparticles yield a limited array ...
Biochemistry
Aug 16, 2011
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