Advanced Science News
Biotechnology
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CRISPR cleans up DNA origami
Researchers use CRISPR-Cas12a as a DNA shredder to clean up and mobilize parts of DNA-origami structures.
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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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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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Could Beer Waste Power Your Home?
Producing carbon from brewers’ leftover grains.
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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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The Promise of Cyborganic Beings
In this essay, scientists from Spain and Denmark delve into the spectrum of possibilities offered by wearable and implantable healthcare devices and...
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Zhenan Bao: Shaping the future of wearable electronics
Curious, diligent, and always positive, meet Prof. Zhenan Bao and her electronic skin.
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Pushing the Limits of Technology to Enhance Electronic Skins
Researchers create a soft robotic electronic skin with fingerprint-like patterns with future applications in prosthesis, wearable sensors, and medical devices.