Biomedical

Chip captures individual cells in minuscule gels

Novel method keeps cells alive for multiple weeks, which makes it easier to study them

Editing embryos early in development could avoid technical hurdles of previous work

Demonstrated the feasibility of using neon and helium milling techniques to reveal subsurface structures

A novel membrane made from graphene can filter molecules from aqueous solutions up to 10 times faster than state-of-the-art membranes

Cartoon plot devices have now become the basis for modern medicine

Copper-containing mesoporous bioactive glass nanoparticles are versatile, multifunctional and can carry active agents to the site of bone damage

New technique raises possibility of making all types of blood cells to treat disease

“Bronchospheres” may pave way for personalized cystic fibrosis treatments

Success in turning human stem cells into tiny, three-dimensional brain-like cultures that behave very similarly to cells in the human midbrain