Genetically Modified Yeast Accelerates Drug Production
Scientists from Stanford have modified the genome of the yeast Saccharomyzes cerevisiae to produce the painkiller hydrocodone. The process is cheaper and faster than obtaining...
Bioengineering
Bioengineering
Engineering applied to living systems: tissue constructs, biomaterials, devices and the hardware bridging biology and fabrication.
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DNA Helps Generate Clean Energy in a Small Generator
A nanogenerator made with DNA transforms small movements in energy. The device, developed by researchers from Jadavpur University in Kolkata and Brandenburgische Technische...
Bioengineering
Microscopic Magnets and MRI to Detect Metastases
Scientists from Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) have presented a new technique to detect early signs of breast cancer metastases. The authors have developed a magnet-coupled peptide...
Bioengineering
Fruit-Fly Nervous System Imaged at Nearly Single-Cell Resolution
Researchers from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Virginia have recorded the whole neural activity of a fruit fly for the first time. The team...
Basic Research
Cyanobacteria Produce Industrial Enzymes Sustainably
Scientists from Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) have successfully produced biocatalysts from cyanobacteria, microorganisms that only consume water, salts, CO2 and light. The finding, published in the...
Bioengineering
Bacterial Enzyme Might Help Quit Smoking
Researchers from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) in La Jolla, CA have discovered a bacterial enzyme that degrades nicotine. The enzyme has been tested in...
Bioengineering
GM Mosquitoes Against Dengue
Dengue acquired epidemic proportions this year in Brazil. To combat it, health authorities have hired Oxitec, a biotechnology company that produces millions of genetically modified (GM)...
Bioengineering
High Res 3D Bioprinting Startup Looks for Investors
Poietis has launched a crowdfunding campaign on the WiSEED platform. The company plans to provide on-demand fabrication of human-tissues. 3D bioprints will have applications in research as predictive...
Bioengineering