Biomedicine

Research where biology meets medicine: disease mechanisms, translational work and the instruments behind clinical discovery.

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The First Plastic Cell with Organelles that Work

A group of chemists led by Jan van Hest from the Institute for Molecules and Materials at Radboud University Nijmegen have developed a living cell...

Biomedicine

Researchers Print Cells Out of an InkJet Printer

A team of researchers from the University of Cambridge, UK have successfully manage to print retinal cells using an inkjet printer. A study which may...

Biomedicine
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3D Bioprinting – Genesis and Beyond

3-D printers work in the similar way as inkjet printers do. It utilizes digital data to deposit a desired material, instead of ink in successive...

Bioengineering
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A BioPen that Allows Surgeons to Draw Bones

1. A handheld bio pen developed in the labs of the University of Wollongong will allow surgeons to design customised implants during surgery. 2. Injectable...

Bioengineering
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Stem Cells to Lung Cells – Secret Sauce Discovered ?

Close to the heels of New Organ Liver Prize targeted towards creating organs to meet the rising demand of organ donors among population, researchers from...

Bioengineering

DiaCarta Launches QClamp Real-Time PCR Kit for Detecting Somatic Mutations

DiaCarta Inc., a San Francisco based molecular diagnostics technology company has launched its new QClamp somatic mutation real time PCR  test for  identifying important mutations...

Biomedicine
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New Super-Thin Nanocrystalline Membrane to Advance Lab-on-Chip Technology

By using porous nanocrystalline silicon (pnc-Si) membranes, researchers from the University of Rochester have found a way to shrink laboratory scale processes to run on...

Biomedicine

BioNano Genomics Launches New IrysChip V2 at ASHG 2013 Annual Meeting

BioNano Genomics has announced the launch of a new high throughput chip for human genome analysis. The new IrysChip V2 for the company’s Irys System...

Biomedicine