A flexible tail allows swimming bacteria to thin the surrounding liquid and to free themselves when trapped along walls or obstacles
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Boom in human gene editing as 20 CRISPR trials gear up
A pioneering CRISPR trial will be the first to try editing the genomes of cells inside the body, in an effort to eliminate cancer-causing HPV virus
Understanding rust could lead to new battery and drug delivery technologies
Understanding the behavior of metal nanoparticles when undergoing oxidation
Pig brain cells implanted into brains of people with Parkinson’s
“It’s putting in a little neurochemical factory to promote new nerve cell growth and repair”
Shedding light on a soft synthetic retina
Having been created using synthetic cells this more natural, biodegradable system contains no rejectable materials
How scientists are combatting deadly fungus—with baker’s yeast
Cheap paper biosensor could help detect fungal disease in developing countries
Nanoparticle switches off blood vessel growth
An engineered polymer nanoparticle can switch off the signal that drives the growth of blood vessels in biological tissue
Gene tweak in gut bacteria could turn faeces blue if you’re ill
Could be used to diagnose inflammatory bowel diseases or colon cancer in people
Mussel-based biomaterial has muscle to control cell growth
An amino acid found in the sticky feet of mussels can make synthetic peptide nanofibers line up into strong hydrogel strings