A smartphone accessory to detect sickle cell disease
A team of scientists from four top American universities have developed a smartphone attachment that allows to detect sickle cell disease. The 3D printed device uses...
3D printing
Publications
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3D printing of embryonic stem cells in building blocks
A new 3D printing method allows to obtain regular blocks of embyonic stem cells (ESCs) that could be used to build larger structures like tissues...
3D bioprinting
A Novel Cas9 Recognizes More DNA Targets
Researchers from the Massachussets General Hospital (MGH) have engineered the Cas9 nuclease from Staphylococcus aureus (SaCas9) to recognize more targets. The prokaryote RNA-guided immune system, used as a genome...
Basic Research
New Technique Increases Peptide Lifespan
A new technique developed at the University of the Pacific improves the lifespan of peptides in vivo. With the new method, peptides can reversibly bind...
Basic Research
Embryonic Stem Cells and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Are Functionally Equivalent
Researchers from the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) have found evidence that embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are functionally equivalent....
Bioengineering
Smoking Keeps You Awake When You Drink
A team of researchers from the University of Missouri has discovered that nicotine compensates the drowsiness caused by alcohol. The finding, published in the Journal...
Biomedicine
CRISPR-Edited Mini-Kidneys as Disease Models
Researchers from the University of Washington have obtained mini-kidneys from CRISPR-edited human pluripotent stem cells, modified to mimick genetic diseases. The organoids work as disease...
Biomedicine
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