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New 3D Bioprinting Method Obtains Heart Model

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have printed 3D models of hearts, bones, arteries and brains using soft biological materials. The models were based on 3D...

3D bioprinting

CEO Tries DIY Gene Therapy Against Aging

Elizabeth Parrish, CEO of biotech startup BioViva, declared in the website Reddit having undergone an anti-aging gene therapy in a secret location in Latin America, dodging...

Bioengineering

NEB Renews its Support to Shared Lab Space LabCentral

New England Biolabs (NEB) has confirmed the renewal of their financial support for LabCentral, the shared laboratory space for biotech startups in Boston. Both companies are...

Biotechnology

23andMe Gets FDA Authorization to Provide Limited Health Reports

The genetic testing company 23andMe has finally been authorized by the FDA to offer customers limited health reports. 23andMe offered genetic information from just a saliva...

Biomedicine

Dr. Hendricks Scientific Manifesto Against Cryonics

Neuroscientist Michael Hendricks has recently published an article in the online journal MIT Technology Review warning against the technical limitations of cryonics, the low-temperature preservation...

Neuroscience

Optogenetics Feedback Loop Refines Control of Neuronal Activity

Scientists from Georgia Tech and Emory University have developed an optogenetics technique that allows to fine-tune mice brain activity by receiving neuronal feedback in real...

Bioengineering

Smokers and Drinkers Are Epigenetically Older

A team of researchers lead by scientists from the University of Iowa have discovered that smoking and drinking accelerates the epigenetic changes associated with aging. The...

Biomedicine

CRISPR/Cas9 Eliminates Viral Transmission Risk in Xenotransplants

Researchers from  Harvard Medical School in Boston have successfully deactivated 62 viruses in embryo pigs. The achievement was possible thanks to the CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology. The...

Bioengineering