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Bioengineering
Bioengineering: is a discipline that applies engineering principles of design and analysis to biological systems and biomedical technologies. Bioengineering examples include bacteria engineered to produce chemicals, new medical imaging technology, portable disease diagnostic devices, and tissue engineered organs.
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JUL 26, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at Cornell University have found a way to increase carbon sequestration and the yield from tobacco plants, u ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 09, 2023Technology
Concussions are common in many sports, though perhaps most visibly and controversially in American football. Particularl ...Written By: Ryan VingumJUN 06, 2023Immunology
Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects roughly 2.5 million people worldwide and is a neurological disease affecting the brain a ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeMAY 22, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Fragile X syndrome is the most commonly inherited form of developmental and intellectual disability. Now scientists may ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2023Technology
Can bacteria be engineered to monitor the environment and other applications? This is what a recent study published in N ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 17, 2023Immunology
Bacteria can live in a lot of unusual places, even in tumors in the human body. Scientists have now taken advantage of t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 06, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Bioengineers have designed a drug-delivery system that can release drugs or vaccines over weeks or months. The correspon ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 02, 2023Microbiology
Nature has designed some spectacular micromachines, such as the flagella that propel bacterial cells, or microbial injec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 22, 2023Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR is a gene editing technique with incredible potential. But the traditional CRISPR-Cas9 approach involves cutting ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2023Genetics & Genomics
A proof-of-concept experiment in which a mouse was produced from two biological fathers has been announced at this year' ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 27, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The climate is changing and making droughts more severe and frequent. That is expected to impact food production too, as ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 30, 2023Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis has a longstanding history and notoriety for its multi-faceted economic and medicinal uses. Hemp has historical ...Written By: Mandy WoodsJAN 05, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Microbes have long been engaged in an arms race for dominance, and they have molecular weapons, and defense mechanisms. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2022Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tool has changed biomedical research, and has even been used in the clinic in a few cases t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2022Immunology
There are many types of microorganisms in the human gastrointestinal tract, and many of them perform important functions ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 09, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Sure, MACHETE is a cool name, but the researchers that developed the technique are hoping people don't focus solely on t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2022Microbiology
Belgium as long been known for its beer, and now, Belgian researchers have used genetic technology to improve the brew.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 03, 2022Microbiology
Microbial growth is everywhere. So can we use it to our benefit? Using the Caulobacter crescentus bacterium, researchers ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 01, 2022Technology
In a recent study submitted to Materials Today, an international team of researchers led by the Imperial College in Lond ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 11, 2022Microbiology
Vinblastine and vincristine are both common chemotherapies that are used to treat several types of cancer. The drugs sto ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 09, 2022Immunology
The human immune system must respond to a diverse array of infectious agents and harmful invaders throughout our lifetim ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 05, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
An image by Wang Qiang shows a mouse that carries two chromosomes fused together, the first engineered karyotype in mice ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 04, 2022Neuroscience
You've probably heard of fentanyl, an extremely powerful, synthetic opioid that is used as a sedative, and sometimes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 03, 2022Technology
In a recent study published in Nature, an international research team have created a computer chip, called the NeuRRAM n ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 26, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at Cornell University have found a way to increase carbon sequestration and the yield from tobacco plants, u
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 09, 2023
Technology
Concussions are common in many sports, though perhaps most visibly and controversially in American football. Particularl
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JUN 06, 2023
Immunology
Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects roughly 2.5 million people worldwide and is a neurological disease affecting the brain a
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
MAY 22, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Fragile X syndrome is the most commonly inherited form of developmental and intellectual disability. Now scientists may
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2023
Technology
Can bacteria be engineered to monitor the environment and other applications? This is what a recent study published in N
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 17, 2023
Immunology
Bacteria can live in a lot of unusual places, even in tumors in the human body. Scientists have now taken advantage of t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 06, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Bioengineers have designed a drug-delivery system that can release drugs or vaccines over weeks or months. The correspon
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 02, 2023
Microbiology
Nature has designed some spectacular micromachines, such as the flagella that propel bacterial cells, or microbial injec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR is a gene editing technique with incredible potential. But the traditional CRISPR-Cas9 approach involves cutting
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
A proof-of-concept experiment in which a mouse was produced from two biological fathers has been announced at this year'
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 27, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The climate is changing and making droughts more severe and frequent. That is expected to impact food production too, as
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis has a longstanding history and notoriety for its multi-faceted economic and medicinal uses. Hemp has historical
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
JAN 05, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Microbes have long been engaged in an arms race for dominance, and they have molecular weapons, and defense mechanisms.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tool has changed biomedical research, and has even been used in the clinic in a few cases t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2022
Immunology
There are many types of microorganisms in the human gastrointestinal tract, and many of them perform important functions
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 09, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Sure, MACHETE is a cool name, but the researchers that developed the technique are hoping people don't focus solely on t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2022
Microbiology
Belgium as long been known for its beer, and now, Belgian researchers have used genetic technology to improve the brew.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2022
Microbiology
Microbial growth is everywhere. So can we use it to our benefit? Using the Caulobacter crescentus bacterium, researchers
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2022
Technology
In a recent study submitted to Materials Today, an international team of researchers led by the Imperial College in Lond
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 11, 2022
Microbiology
Vinblastine and vincristine are both common chemotherapies that are used to treat several types of cancer. The drugs sto
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2022
Immunology
The human immune system must respond to a diverse array of infectious agents and harmful invaders throughout our lifetim
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 05, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
An image by Wang Qiang shows a mouse that carries two chromosomes fused together, the first engineered karyotype in mice
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 04, 2022
Neuroscience
You've probably heard of fentanyl, an extremely powerful, synthetic opioid that is used as a sedative, and sometimes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 03, 2022
Technology
In a recent study published in Nature, an international research team have created a computer chip, called the NeuRRAM n
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc