Synthorx Makes its First Proteins with Novel Amino Acids
Synthorx Inc, a little known biotech startup from California, has announced success in creating in-vivo DNA with synthetic nucleic acids. The feat was possible thanks...
Bioengineering
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Five-week Old Human Brain Grown in a Dish
A research team from Ohio State University has developed a brain in vitro that has the maturity of a five-week old human brain. The brain...
Biomedicine
FDA Approves Libido Drug for Women
Sprout Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced that the FDA has approved Addyi™, a drug for the treatment of acquired, generalized hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) in premenopausal women. Addyi is...
Biomedicine
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
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
3D Printing of Brain-like Tissues to Improve Drug Tests
Scientists from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES) have developed a multi-layered structure of primary neural cells that imitates the brain structure. The...
3D bioprinting
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
Artificial Blood Vessels with a Thrombolytic Coating
Scientists from the International Laboratory of Solution Chemistry of Advanced Materials and Technologies at ITMO University have developed artificial blood vessels resistant to thrombosis....
Biomedicine