News tagged with artificial cells
Toward giving artificial cells the ability for sustained movement (w/Video)
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Scientists in Japan are reporting an advance toward giving artificial cells another hallmark of life -- the ability to tap an energy source and use it to undergo sustained movement. Their study, published ...
Artificial cells, simple model for complex structure
Feb 14, 2009 |
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A simple, chemical materials model may lead to a better understanding of the structure and organization of the cell according to a Penn State researcher.
Researchers design artificial cells that could power medical implants
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 09, 2008 |
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Researchers at Yale University have created a blueprint for artificial cells that are more powerful and efficient than the natural cells they mimic and could one day be used to power tiny medical implants.
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Study uses bone marrow stem cells to regenerate skin
Jan 14, 2009 |
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A new study suggests that adult bone marrow stem cells can be used in the construction of artificial skin. The findings mark an advancement in wound healing and may be used to pioneer a method of organ reconstruction. The ...
Self-Assembled Viruses
May 30, 2008 |
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Viruses are true experts at importing genetic material into the cells of an infected organism. This trait is now being exploited for gene therapy, in which genes are brought into the cells of a patient to treat genetic diseases ...
Saving teeth by using periodontal ligament regeneration
Jun 04, 2008 |
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Teeth may fall out as a result of inflammation and subsequent destruction of the tissues supporting the teeth. Dutch researcher Agnes Berendsen has investigated a possible solution to this problem. At the Academic Centre ...
Bacteria make the artificial blood vessels of the future
Dec 22, 2009 |
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The cellulose produced by bacteria could be used for artificial blood vessels in the future as it carries a lower risk of blood clots than the synthetic materials currently used for bypass operations, reveals ...
Models of Eel Cells Suggest Electrifying Possibilities
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 02, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers long have known that great ideas can be lifted from Mother Nature, but a new paper by researchers at Yale University and the National Institute of Standards and Technology takes ...
A double-barreled immune cell approach for neuroblastoma
Nov 02, 2008 |
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Adding an artificial tumor-specific receptor to immune system cells called T-lymphocytes that target a particular virus extended and improved the cells' ability to fight a form of childhood cancer called neuroblastoma, said ...
Biomedical researchers create artificial human bone marrow in a test tube
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Dec 22, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Artificial bone marrow that can continuously make red and white blood cells has been created in a University of Michigan lab.
Scientists develop 'cyborg engineering' for coronary bypass grafting
Jun 03, 2008 |
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A team of London scientists have taken a major step in making the use of artificial veins and arteries in coronary bypass grafts a reality. In a study published in the June 2008 print issue of The FASEB Journal, researchers descri ...
Yeast in an Egg Shell
Mar 28, 2008 |
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Nature’s eggshells have inspired Chinese researchers: A team led by Ruikang Tang at Zhejiang University have successfully equipped living yeast cells with an artificial mineral coating. As reported in the journal Angewandte Ch ...
Carbon Nanotube Artificial Muscles for Extreme Temperatures
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the UT Dallas Alan G. MacDiarmid NanoTech Institute have demonstrated a fundamentally new type of artificial muscle, which can operate at extreme temperatures where no other ...
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