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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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JAN 13, 2022Immunology
Antibodies are a core part of the immune system's pathogen-fighting arsenal, defending the body against bacte ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 11, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
In biology, it's sometimes said that form follows function; the shape of a protein can have a major impact on how it wor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 04, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
As early as 3000 BC, ancient Egyptians described the use of sutures for drawing open wounds shut to facilitate he ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 27, 2021Microbiology
Anthrax conjures thoughts of bioterrorism, though it's a disease caused by a rare but naturally-occurring bacterium, Bac ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 26, 2021Microbiology
We've long known that there are bacteria in the human gut; some can be dangerous if they are ingested. But genetic and c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2021Health & Medicine
Repairing body tissue is a hard enough challenge as it is, but repairing damaged vocal cords is another type of challeng ...Written By: Hannah DanielDEC 19, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Though the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tool has been tweaked and modified in many ways, it typically edits relatively small ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 15, 2021Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR gene editing tools have become common in biomedical research, and scientists have been able to apply this technol ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 13, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Late-onset retinal degeneration (L-ORD) is a rare genetic disorder that causes blindness. It's caused by mutations in a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology sparked a veritable revolution in the biomedical sciences, taking genetic engine ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
By Julianne Davis - Technical Writer and Support Scientist at Biotium The Rise of the Lab-on-a-Chip With the advent of m ...DEC 07, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
More mutations, more transmissible, and more likely to infect vaccinated people—coronavirus variants such as Omicr ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 06, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
To meet the demands of cutting-edge biomedical research, NanoString have launched a spatial transcriptomics platform cal ...DEC 03, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The gene editing tool CRISPR was originally inspired by an immune defense system used by bacteria, and it's been adapted ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 29, 2021Genetics & Genomics
There are many bacterial organisms, and they can live cooperatively, or they can battle one another. They are also capab ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2021Cardiology
While obesity is closely linked to cardiovascular disease, that connection is murky. Some people who are considered obes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2021Immunology
It’s the size of a pen, weighs as much as two AA batteries, and works without a power source. A new microneedle de ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 09, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
If efforts to maintain public safety amidst the ongoing pandemic have taught us one thing, it’s that we need bette ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 07, 2021Genetics & Genomics
When the COVID-19 pandemic began to impact the world, researchers everywhere sprang into action. But studying an infecti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Sperm are basically cells with a tail. It can seem surprising that they are able to navigate and swim with purpose. New ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 03, 2021Genetics & Genomics
In Parkinson's disease, neurons that produce the neurotransmitter dopamine in a part of the brain called the substantial ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 02, 2021Microbiology
Syphilis is on the rise worldwide, and it's killing infants. The disease is a leading cause of stillbirth worldwide, acc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 01, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a term that describes chronic gut inflammation and includes ulcerative colitis and C ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 25, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Some research has indicated that a Western diet, which is high in processed foods, sugars, and fats, may be contributing ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 13, 2022
Immunology
Antibodies are a core part of the immune system's pathogen-fighting arsenal, defending the body against bacte
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 11, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
In biology, it's sometimes said that form follows function; the shape of a protein can have a major impact on how it wor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
As early as 3000 BC, ancient Egyptians described the use of sutures for drawing open wounds shut to facilitate he
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 27, 2021
Microbiology
Anthrax conjures thoughts of bioterrorism, though it's a disease caused by a rare but naturally-occurring bacterium, Bac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2021
Microbiology
We've long known that there are bacteria in the human gut; some can be dangerous if they are ingested. But genetic and c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2021
Health & Medicine
Repairing body tissue is a hard enough challenge as it is, but repairing damaged vocal cords is another type of challeng
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
DEC 19, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Though the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tool has been tweaked and modified in many ways, it typically edits relatively small
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR gene editing tools have become common in biomedical research, and scientists have been able to apply this technol
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Late-onset retinal degeneration (L-ORD) is a rare genetic disorder that causes blindness. It's caused by mutations in a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology sparked a veritable revolution in the biomedical sciences, taking genetic engine
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
By Julianne Davis - Technical Writer and Support Scientist at Biotium The Rise of the Lab-on-a-Chip With the advent of m
...
DEC 07, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
More mutations, more transmissible, and more likely to infect vaccinated people—coronavirus variants such as Omicr
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 06, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
To meet the demands of cutting-edge biomedical research, NanoString have launched a spatial transcriptomics platform cal
...
DEC 03, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The gene editing tool CRISPR was originally inspired by an immune defense system used by bacteria, and it's been adapted
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
There are many bacterial organisms, and they can live cooperatively, or they can battle one another. They are also capab
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2021
Cardiology
While obesity is closely linked to cardiovascular disease, that connection is murky. Some people who are considered obes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2021
Immunology
It’s the size of a pen, weighs as much as two AA batteries, and works without a power source. A new microneedle de
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 09, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
If efforts to maintain public safety amidst the ongoing pandemic have taught us one thing, it’s that we need bette
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 07, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
When the COVID-19 pandemic began to impact the world, researchers everywhere sprang into action. But studying an infecti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Sperm are basically cells with a tail. It can seem surprising that they are able to navigate and swim with purpose. New
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
In Parkinson's disease, neurons that produce the neurotransmitter dopamine in a part of the brain called the substantial
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 02, 2021
Microbiology
Syphilis is on the rise worldwide, and it's killing infants. The disease is a leading cause of stillbirth worldwide, acc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a term that describes chronic gut inflammation and includes ulcerative colitis and C
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some research has indicated that a Western diet, which is high in processed foods, sugars, and fats, may be contributing
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch