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Bioengineering
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Rice University bioengineers receive $1.4M to combat osteoarthritis
Bioengineers at Rice University have been awarded $1.4 million as part of a multi-center consortium funded by the…
Genetically engineering skin bacteria to fight cancer
While studying a type of bacteria that lives on the healthy skin of every human being, researchers from…
Breakthrough brain stimulator could revolutionize treatment for neurological disorders
Rice University engineers have developed the smallest implantable brain stimulator demonstrated in a human patient. Thanks to pioneering…
New insights into gas vesicle clustering in bacteria open doors for biomedical applications
Gas vesicles are hollow structures made of protein found in the cells of certain microorganisms, and researchers at…
Bioengineering edible mycelium to enhance nutritional value, color, and flavor
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers developed a modular synthetic biology toolkit for Aspergillus oryzae,…
Soft, stretchy throat patch empowers speech in people with voice disorders
People with voice disorders, including those with pathological vocal cord conditions or who are recovering from laryngeal cancer…
New drug candidate designed at the atomic level could help halt emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants
Although COVID-19 has faded from the headlines, SARS-CoV-2 – the coronavirus behind the pandemic – is still rampantly…
LAG-3 protein structure may be the key to unlocking new cancer treatments
A molecular “snapshot” of a protein can be critical to understanding its function. Scientists at Stanford and NYU…
Nanoparticle therapy offers hope for aortic aneurysm treatment
Aortic aneurysms are bulges in the aorta, the largest blood vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart…
Penn engineers develop targeted lung delivery system using lipid nanoparticles
Penn Engineers have developed a new means of targeting the lungs with lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), the miniscule capsules…