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Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering: the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare purposes (e.g. diagnostic or therapeutic). This field seeks to close the gap between engineering and medicine, combining the design and problem solving skills of engineering with medical biological sciences to advance health care treatment, including diagnosis, monitoring, and therapy. Biomedical engineering has only recently emerged as its own study, as compared to many other engineering fields. Such an evolution is common as a new field transitions from being an interdisciplinary specialization among already-established fields, to being considered a field in itself. Much of the work in biomedical engineering consists of research and development, spanning a broad array of subfields.
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APR 17, 2019Microbiology
Scientists are using genetic tools to engineer bacteria in many ways. These new microbes are able to mimic or sense dise ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers want to engineer novel organelles to give cells new functions.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 30, 2019Genetics & Genomics
What makes CRISPR so powerful is that it is easy for any molecular or genetic scientist to use ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaMAR 30, 2019Videos
There are many diseases that can be traced back to errors in genes. Gene therapy aims to fix those errors.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 27, 2019Microbiology
Probiotics are easily available and have been promoted to consumers. It seems that they may be able to change once inges ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 26, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Graphene has long been known for its semiconductor capabilities and now it's being put to work in biosensors. Kiana Aran ...Written By: Hilary ThompsonMAR 24, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Treating some diseases of the eye has been difficult because researchers have had difficulty seeing the damage. New work ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2019Genetics & Genomics
It’s the first thing you learn in biology. There are four nucleotides which are adenine, cytosine, gu ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaMAR 16, 2019Cardiology
Material scientist Ioannis V. Yannas has made many significant contributions to science. Of these, he likely considers o ...Written By: Abbie ArceMAR 11, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have learned more about how the movement of liquids can impact cellular processes.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 10, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
It may sound like science fiction, but researchers are working on developing a printer that can heal wounds.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 09, 2019Cardiology
May the doctors of the future be able to take your vital signs remotely? That is the suggestion made by the Massachusett ...Written By: Abbie ArceMAR 04, 2019Genetics & Genomics
MYC is a proto-oncogene, meaning it can contribute to the development of cancer when it carries mutations.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 04, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Sleep is vital to good health for a variety of reasons. For example, the risk of heart disease increases when people don ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 01, 2019Genetics & Genomics
In a highly controversial experiment, Chinese researchers modified the genomes of human babies, and all the potential im ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 26, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Neurons usually communicate through synapses. But now scientists have found a new way for signals to move in the brain.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 22, 2019Cardiology
Israeli tech company Leviticus Cardio has created a unique system that allows for wireless charging of a ventricular ass ...Written By: Abbie ArceFEB 21, 2019Videos
To study biology and human disease, researchers can choose from a variety of models to use in their work. Organoids are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 19, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
It's inevitable in life, but aging isn't really something people look forward to.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
While the symptoms of Parkinson's disease vary, treatment options are limited and the condition tends to get worse over ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2019Technology
In a study published in the Journal of Biomechanics, researchers sought to seek longtime assumption about wrists, while ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 10, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins that can counteract the CRISPR system appear to be more common than thought.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 05, 2019Genetics & Genomics
For an organism to function properly, genes have to be turned on or off in the right places at the right times.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 05, 2019Microbiology
Bacteria have to be able to defend themselves from other microbes, making some microbes valuable producers of antibiotic ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2019
Microbiology
Scientists are using genetic tools to engineer bacteria in many ways. These new microbes are able to mimic or sense dise
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers want to engineer novel organelles to give cells new functions.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 30, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
What makes CRISPR so powerful is that it is easy for any molecular or genetic scientist to use
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
MAR 30, 2019
Videos
There are many diseases that can be traced back to errors in genes. Gene therapy aims to fix those errors.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 27, 2019
Microbiology
Probiotics are easily available and have been promoted to consumers. It seems that they may be able to change once inges
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Graphene has long been known for its semiconductor capabilities and now it's being put to work in biosensors. Kiana Aran
...
Written By:
Hilary Thompson
MAR 24, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Treating some diseases of the eye has been difficult because researchers have had difficulty seeing the damage. New work
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
It’s the first thing you learn in biology. There are four nucleotides which are adenine, cytosine, gu
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
MAR 16, 2019
Cardiology
Material scientist Ioannis V. Yannas has made many significant contributions to science. Of these, he likely considers o
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
MAR 11, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have learned more about how the movement of liquids can impact cellular processes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
It may sound like science fiction, but researchers are working on developing a printer that can heal wounds.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2019
Cardiology
May the doctors of the future be able to take your vital signs remotely? That is the suggestion made by the Massachusett
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
MAR 04, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
MYC is a proto-oncogene, meaning it can contribute to the development of cancer when it carries mutations.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 04, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Sleep is vital to good health for a variety of reasons. For example, the risk of heart disease increases when people don
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 01, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
In a highly controversial experiment, Chinese researchers modified the genomes of human babies, and all the potential im
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Neurons usually communicate through synapses. But now scientists have found a new way for signals to move in the brain.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2019
Cardiology
Israeli tech company Leviticus Cardio has created a unique system that allows for wireless charging of a ventricular ass
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
FEB 21, 2019
Videos
To study biology and human disease, researchers can choose from a variety of models to use in their work. Organoids are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's inevitable in life, but aging isn't really something people look forward to.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
While the symptoms of Parkinson's disease vary, treatment options are limited and the condition tends to get worse over
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2019
Technology
In a study published in the Journal of Biomechanics, researchers sought to seek longtime assumption about wrists, while
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 10, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins that can counteract the CRISPR system appear to be more common than thought.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
For an organism to function properly, genes have to be turned on or off in the right places at the right times.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2019
Microbiology
Bacteria have to be able to defend themselves from other microbes, making some microbes valuable producers of antibiotic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch