Biotechnology

Credit: Graphic courtesy Michael Vincent CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers have developed soft robotic devices driven by neuromuscular tissue that triggers when stimulated by light - bringing mechanical engineering one step closer…

Promising cancer therapy overcomes body's innate resistance using CRISPR/Cas targeting and drug delivery gelCredit: Mandana Manzari DURHAM, N.C.-- Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a method to address failures in…

Researchers from NYU Tandon School of Engineering and University of Western Australia report robotic fish predators can quickly stress invasive fish species to curb reproductionCredit: Maurizio Porfiri and Giovanni Polverino…

'This is the future, a huge step towards our ultimate goal of revolutionizing surgical oncology'Credit: University of Waterloo Cancer treatment could be dramatically improved by an invention at the University of Waterloo to…

Credit: David Fairen-Jimenez Scientists from the University of Cambridge have developed a platform that uses nanoparticles known as metal-organic frameworks to deliver a promising anti-cancer agent to cells. Research led by Dr…

The unique material outperforms most of today's synthetic and natural materials by providing high strength and stiffness, combined with increased toughnessCredit: Eeva Suorlahti Achieving strength and extensibility at the same time…

Scientists reveal 3D structure of crucial molecule involved in mixing and matching genetic information within cells Scientists have revealed close-up details of a vital molecule involved in the mix and match of genetic information within…

Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine scientists have fine-tuned their delivery system to deliver a DNA editing tool to alter DNA sequences and modify gene function. The improved "hit and run" system works faster and is more…

Studying colloidal crystallization, Lehigh scientists show that kinetic effects may be unable to fully explain the appearance of structural transformations, surface thermodynamics can be critical for driving transformations between crystal…

Researchers, clinicians, data scientists, patients and caregivers convene to fast-track cures for the rare disorder neurofibromatosis Neurofibromatosis (NF), a genetic disorder that causes tumors to grow on nerves throughout the body and…