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New Way to Improve Stem Cells' Cartilage Formation
June 4, 2013 — Bioengineers are interested in finding innovative ways to grow new cartilage from a patient's own stem cells, and, thanks to a new study, such a treatment is a step closer to ... > full story -
Molecular Switch for Cheaper Biofuel
June 3, 2013 — Lignocellulosic waste such as sawdust or straw can be used to produce biofuel -- but only if the long cellulose and xylan chains can be successfully broken down into smaller sugar molecules. To do ... > full story -
Researchers Coax Clays to Make Human Bone
May 30, 2013 — Whether damaged by injury, disease or age, your body as an adult can't create entirely new bone, but maybe science can. Researchers are making strides in tissue engineering, designing scaffolds that ... > full story -
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Genetic Engineering Alters Mosquitoes' Sense of Smell
May 29, 2013 — In one of the first successful attempts at genetically engineering mosquitoes, researchers have altered the way the insects respond to odors, including the smell of humans and the insect repellant ... > full story -
New 1-Step Process for Designer Bacteria
May 28, 2013 — A simpler and faster way of producing designer bacteria used in biotechnology processes has been ... > full story -
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Fast New, One-Step Genetic Engineering Technology
May 22, 2013 — A new, streamlined approach to genetic engineering drastically reduces the time and effort needed to insert new genes into bacteria, the workhorses of biotechnology, scientists are reporting. The ... > full story -
Bacteria Use Hydrogen, Carbon Dioxide to Produce Electricity
May 19, 2013 — Researchers have engineered a strain of electricity-producing bacteria that can grow using hydrogen gas as its sole electron donor and carbon dioxide as its sole source of ... > full story -
Using Clay to Grow Bone: Researchers Use Synthetic Silicate to Stimulate Stem Cells Into Bone Cells
May 14, 2013 — Medical researchers report that synthetic silicate nanoplatelets (also known as layered clay) can induce stem cells to become bone cells without the need of additional bone-inducing ... > full story -
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Engineered Biomaterial Could Improve Success of Medical Implants
May 14, 2013 — Expensive, state-of-the-art medical devices and surgeries often are thwarted by the body's natural response to attack something in the tissue that appears foreign. Now, engineers have demonstrated in ... > full story -
Scientists Build a Living Patch for Damaged Hearts
May 6, 2013 — Biomedical engineers have grown three-dimensional human heart muscle that acts just like natural tissue. This advancement could be important in treating heart attack patients or in serving as a ... > full story
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