New DNA Cattle Test Beefs up Dairy and Meat QualityA genomics technique developed at Cornell to improve corn can now be used to improve the quality of milk and meat.
Non-Wetting Fabric Drains SweatWaterproof fabrics that whisk away sweat could be the latest application of microfluidic technology developed by bioengineers.
Symposium to Focus on Advancements in Organ-on-a-Chip ResearchResearch teams from Purdue University's Discovery Park and the Korean Institute of Science and Technology will meet May 16.
Electron Beam Fabrication of a Microfluidic Device for Studying Submicron-Scale BacteriaThis study presents an EBL and poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) [28] soft-lithography [29] protocol for the fabrication of a micro?uidic device for microbial studies.
Device Finds Stray Cancer Cells in Patients’ BloodA microfluidic device that captures circulating tumor cells could give doctors a noninvasive way to diagnose and track cancers.
Watching Fluid Flow at Nanometer ScalesResearchers find that tiny nanowires can lift liquids as effectively as tubes.
Unanticipated Consequences of DNA Hypomethylation; Loss and Gain of Polycomb Mediated Transcription Repression in Somatic CellsBy genome-wide mapping of the Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2)-signature histone mark, H3K27me3, in DNA methylation-deficient mouse somatic cells, the Meehan lab shows that loss of DNA methylation is coincident with widespread H3K27me3 redistribution.
Wyss Institute Awarded DARPA Contract to Further Advance Sepsis Therapeutic DeviceDARPA gives award to further advance a blood-cleansing technology and help accelerate its translation to humans as a new type of sepsis therapy.
Designing Interlocking Building Blocks to Create Complex TissuesNew technique enables more precise design of tissue architecture.
Harvard Wyss Institute's Lung-on-a-Chip Wins Prize for Potentially Reducing need for Animal TestingUK award recognition validates US teams' approach to revolutionize drug development.
