Tag: patent
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Kidney Organoids Created with Working Blood Vessels
Bioengineering labs at Harvard University and affiliated hospitals used stem cells and three-dimensional printing to create kidney tissue chips with blood vessel networks.
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UC-Berkeley to Get New Crispr Patent
University of California in Berkeley will soon receive a new patent for its development of the genome editing process known as Crispr, the latest round in a years-long dispute.
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Fast 3-D Method Shapes Objects With Light
A new three-dimensional printing method harnesses rotating light waves to quickly produce objects at miniature scale on demand with common polymers and hydrogels.
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Expanding Gel Pill Designed for Long-Term Diagnostics
An ingestible gel capsule is shown in tests with animals to expand and reside in the stomach for as long as a month for delivering drugs or monitoring bodily functions.
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Engineered Hens Produce Human Proteins in Eggs
An animal biology lab in Scotland developed genetically engineered chickens that efficiently produce human therapeutic proteins in their eggs.
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Univ. Spin-Off Creates Concussion Detection App
A start-up enterprise begun by students at Purdue University developed an iPhone app that detects mild brain injuries by measuring responses of eyes to light.
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Consortium to Speed Vaccine Production
An alliance of research organizations is designing ways to cut the time needed to develop, test, and manufacture new vaccines to as little as 6 months.
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Crispr Deployed to Stop Disease, Pest Insects
A genetics lab is using the genome editing technique Crispr to create sterilized male insects, which can lead to fewer disease-spreading and farm pest insects.
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Brain Stimulation, Recording Device Advances
An implanted device that both records activity and stimulates precise brain regions is shown to operate in lab monkeys, advancing its potential for neurological diseases.
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Eye Drops Reverse Infected Eye Scarring
Eye drops containing a therapeutic protein and applied as a gel, are shown in lab mice to remove scar tissue from the surface of infected or damaged corneas.