Category: New products
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Programmable Nanoscale Drug Capsules Designed
A lab at University of Connecticut is developing nanoscale capsules that release drug cargoes only when encountering specific enzymes, even inside cells.
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Engineered Cells Identify Rare Epilepsy Drug Candidates
A process using high-speed screening of drug candidates with genetically engineered cells identified potential drugs to treat a rare form of childhood epilepsy.
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RNA Injections Shown to Rebuild Damaged Heart Muscle
Engineers and medical researchers developed a technique to deliver genetic material into damaged heart muscle that in lab mice regrows heart cells.
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Protein Made by Synthetic Bacteria with Expanded DNA
An academic-industry lab team produced a synthetic protein from an engineered bacteria, with DNA modified to expand its number of chemical coding components.
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Marine Animal Venom Studied for Pain Drugs
A medical research team is investigating the chemistry in venom from snail-like marine animals to discover natural alternative drugs for pain.
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Artificial Muscles Designed for Soft Robotics
Engineering researchers created artificial muscles for robotics using principles from origami, or Japanese paper folding, with high strength and low-cost materials.
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Trial to Test Ultrasound/MRI for Brain Cancer
A developer of a technology that combines ultrasound and MRI scans plans to begin a clinical trial of its techniques to improve delivery of drugs to treat a form of brain cancer.
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Rapid DNA, RNA Capture Technique Devised
Researchers in Australia developed a simple and inexpensive dipstick technique that captures and purifies specimen samples for genetic analysis in about 30 seconds.
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Genome Editing Enhances CAR T-Cells to Fight Cancer
A process using genome editing is shown to bolster cancer-fighting properties of T-cells from the immune system already modified to attack cancer cells.
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Simple Blood Test System Detects Brain Injuries
An engineering team at Purdue University designed a system that detects indicators of traumatic brain injuries in lab tests with one or two drops of blood.