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Researchers 3D print prototype for ‘bionic eye’
A team of researchers has, for the first time, fully 3D printed an array of light receptors on a hemispherical surface
Study finds evidence that leopard geckos can make new brain cells
Researchers have discovered the type of stem cell that enables geckos to create new brain cells, providing evidence that the lizards may also be able to regenerate parts of the brain after injury
Student bioprinting tumor cells for cancer research
A student at New Zealand’s Waikato University is looking to cancerous cells to further research into potential cures
Transplantation of therapeutic macrophages improves lung disease
Researchers demonstrate that a single transplantation of murine macrophages derived from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) can effectively treat this life-threatening disease
Nanoparticle vaccine protects against flu
Administered using dissolvable microneedle patches, it might be adapted to treat other pathogens too
Researchers bioprint vessel replacement structures
Researchers have just made a bioprinting breakthrough in vessel and duct replacement
Cell-like nanobots fight bacterial infection
Thanks to their biomembrane coatings, the devices can neutralize pathogenic bacteria and the toxins they produce in just minutes
Synthetic biology inspires smart materials
Synthetic biology protein and polymer building blocks are used to construct ‘smart’ materials systems that can perceive and process information