With computer models and lab experiments, researchers are working on a strategy for vaccines that could protect against any influenza virus.
Health
Nobel prize in chemistry 2020: Precision genome editing
For the first time, two women share the Nobel prize for chemistry. Their work with CRISPR helped usher in a new generation of precision genome editing.
Mimicking mechanical properties of tissues to shed light on cancer cell behavior and migration
Researchers engineer a hydrogel that recapitulates biophysical changes in the tissues surrounding tumors to investigate how stiffness impacts the mobility of invasive and non-invasive cancer cells.
Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded for the discovery of hepatitis C
This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine recognizes the achievements made in identifying and treating hepatitis C.
Metal-ion breakthrough leads to new biomaterials for tissue repair
A new mechanism to produce powerful biodegradable elastomers with a promising future in tissue regeneration.
Bioelectronic device achieves unprecedented control of cell membrane voltage
Driven by a machine learning algorithm, the closed-loop biohybrid device maintained a set membrane voltage in human stem cells for 10 hours.
Mayo Clinic researchers study new bioactive material for enhanced vascular healing
Researchers challenge the current paradigm for embolization with a safe and versatile embolic agent made from malleable and injectable hydrogels.
New antibiotic for deadly superbug could save tens of thousands of lives
New leads derived from an FDA-approved drug could provide potential therapeutic options for problematic vancomycin-resistant enterococci infections.
Getting oxygen to implanted cells
Before blood vessels reach implanted cells, they need a built-in oxygen source to keep them alive.
New method gives more accurate picture of nanoparticle surfaces
It seems that not all nanoparticles attract a protein corona.
Popular
-
New theory suggests gravity is not a fundamental force
-
French WEST reactor breaks record in nuclear fusion
-
Higgs boson may be driving the Universe’s expansion
-
Quantum entanglement visualized for the first time ever
-
An anti-inflammatory peptide may hold the key to low-back pain relief
-
“Cosmic vine” discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope
-
Could a nuclear explosion set Earth’s atmosphere on fire?
-
The Road to Better Presentation of Data: The Do’s and Don’ts
-
The dramatic story behind general relativity’s Nobel Prize snub
-
Black hole images deliver a deathblow to alternative theory of gravity