Here we take a look at how CRISPR, the revolutionary “molecular scissors”, works and where its being used.
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Never say never – Seeing the birth of a crystal
The genesis of a crystal was something we have imagined for centuries, and being able to watch it was like living in a dream.
This month in pictures
From Trojan horses that help sneak therapeutics past the blood–brain barrier to advanced brain models built on microchips, we celebrate innovative science in breathtaking images.
Insights into heart development with 3D bioprinting
3D bioprinted models of developing human hearts reveal critical factors that shape heart development.
Tiny brain tissue models grown on microchips
Researchers successfully grow 3D brain tissue on fully-integrated microchips for neural biosensing applications.
This month in pictures
Bringing science to life through spectacular images.
Computational models: A new tool for cancer research
Computational modelling enhances the multidisciplinary approach to understanding the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in cancer metastasis.
Team builds first living robots using frog stem cells
Tiny ‘xenobots’ assembled from cells promise advances from drug delivery to toxic waste clean-up.
Cells become biological factories to produce therapeutics
Researchers have successful implanted artificial factories into living cells with the hope of producing molecules for therapeutics.
Decoding Pluripotency Using Genetic Screening
Pluripotent stem cells have the ability to unlimitedly self‐renew and differentiate to any somatic cell lineage.
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