Every stem cell researcher knows the protein Nanog* because it ensures that these all-rounders continue to renew. A controversial debate revolved around how…
Iron occurs naturally in the human body. However, in people with Parkinson’s disease it distributes in an unusual way over the brain. This is the result of a…
Analytical cell-based assays used in diverse applications such as the risk assessment of chemicals and the investigation of stem cell propagation stages, currently employ adherent cell lines. This cell type comes with serious drawbacks. Most importantly, extensive measures are needed for propagation purposes. Intriguingly, scientists at RWTH Aachen University have invented a method of stably growing any analytical (reporter) cell line in suspension. This enables high cell density growth and bulk applications towards tissue engineering, as well as toxicity testing. Furthermore, the method profoundly enhances high-throughput screening efficiency.
The dazzling colors of peacock feathers arise from the physical interaction of light with biological nanostructures. Researchers have discovered how to exploit…
Energy storage units that can be integrated into wearable and flexible electronic systems are becoming increasingly important in today's world. A research team…
Piezoelectric sensors measure changes in pressure, acceleration, temperature, strain or force and are used in a vast array of devices important to everyday…
Developed at Harvard's Center for Brain Science, the technique involves coding multiple colors of florescent protein into a cell's DNA. As genes recombine…
The finding might overcome a basic issue confronting medical engineers: How to create electronics that are flexible enough to be worn comfortably on or even…
Today, many aircraft components are made of the lightweight material CFRP. Advantages of this material are the low weight and the high stability.
As Zika spreads throughout the world, the call for rapid development of therapeutics to treat Zika rings loud and clear. Taking a step further in identifying a…
As we generate more and more data, we need storage systems, e.g. hard drives, with higher density and efficiency. But this also requires materials whose…
Ice observations recorded in the ships’ logbooks of explorers such as the British Captain Robert Scott and Ernest Shackleton and the German Erich von Drygalski…
“Our Quantum droplets are in the gas phase but they still drop like a rock,” explains experimental physicist Francesca Ferlaino when talking about the…
“As far as I know, no previous study has reported such an effect of age on telomere lengthening,” says Franz Hoelzl, one of the authors. Apparently, this…
Obesity, diabetes, and related illnesses are among the most widespread health problems in Western societies, and an increasing number of people are also…
The haptic interface provides the immediate “front end”. An equally powerful and parallel development has been cloud computing technology, where information…
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