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Healthcare
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An Artificial Cell-On-A-Chip [Video]
An artificial cell, which uses a microfluidics-based approach to engineer a modular and programable artificial‐cell‐on‐chip.
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Improving the Fate of Transplanted Cells
Scientists take us a step closer to making cell transplantation a viable clinical option.
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Toward a Universal Influenza Vaccine
Gilbert X. Gonzalez tells how his lab are working on influenza vaccines that can overcome the problems of the seasonal influenza vaccine.
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Antiviral Molecules Inspired by Sea Gods and Mermaids
Inactivating viruses from biopharmaceutical source materials can be achieved with detergents. However, the frequently used detergent Triton X-100 is ecotoxic and must...
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The first CRISPR gene therapy to cure sickle-cell disease
In 2019, CRISPR gene-editing therapy was used for the first time to treat sickle cell disease.
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Protein-Protected Metal Nanoclusters That Behave Like Natural Enzymes
Protein-protected metal nanoclusters have excellent biocompatibility and have received considerable attention as a luminescent probe in a number of fields such as...
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Volumetric bioprinting: The new paradigm in regenerative medicine
“This work opens new avenues for material scientists and biologists to mimic in the lab the structure of living tissues and to...
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Pharmacist-Led Interventions May Help Prevent Cardiovascular Disease
Pharmacists‐led interventions can significantly reduce medical risk factors, supporting the involvement of pharmacists as healthcare providers in managing patients with hypertension, diabetes...
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Study Reveals Hepatitis A Originated in Insects
Unraveling the mystery of viral evolution, scientists discover a similarity between hepatitis A and the Triatoma virus that infects blood-sucking kissing bugs.
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Beyond gene editing: A new role for CRISPR
A new use for the revolutionary gene-splicing tool. This new “Electrochemical CRISPR” can quickly and accurately identify viral biomarkers for a range...