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Researchers Grow Tiny Brains in 3D-printed Bioreactor
Wednesday, April 07, 2021
Scientists have grown small amounts of self-organizing brain tissue, known as organoids, in a tiny 3D-printed system that allows observation while they grow and develop. Read More News
Plant, Animal Surfaces Inspire Infection-proof Implants
Wednesday, April 07, 2021
Some natural surfaces, like insect wings, have evolved to develop bactericidal features, which researchers hope to translate into health care materials. Read More News
Origins of Life Could Have Started with DNA-like XNAs
Wednesday, April 07, 2021
Scientists in Japan have demonstrated how DNA-like molecules could have come together as a precursor to the origins of life. Read More News
Breath Test for Rare Genomic Condition Measures Disease Severity
Wednesday, April 07, 2021
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health designed a breath test to better assess patients with methylmalonic acidemia (MMA), a rare genomic disease that impairs the body’s ability to metabolize certain proteins and fats. Read More News
Fossils as Medicine: 44-Million-Year-Old Resin May Fight Drug Resistance
Tuesday, April 06, 2021
With antibiotic-resistance spreading at a dire rate, novel treatments are desperately needed to manage the 3 million yearly infections in the U.S. alone. And while novel is usually synonymous with “new,” scientists at the University of Minnesota are searching in the opposite direction—they’re ... Read More News

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