Credit: Mark Temple As a molecular biologist, talking to the public about my work with DNA has often felt like trying to translate a foreign […]
Category: Biotechnology
The DNA analysis device that can be made on a 3D printer
The Do-It-Yourself Nucleic Acid Fluorometer—or DIYNAFLUOR. Credit: UQ University of Queensland researchers have developed an affordable, open-source DNA measurement tool that can be built using […]
New method uses microalgae to create eco-friendly carbon fibers for manufacturing
Prof. Thomas Brück and other researchers have developed a process to make carbon fibers from renewable raw materials. Credit: Andreas Heddergott/TUM Carbon fibers are essential […]
From passive to intelligent: Bioengineered organs meet electronics
Classification of BHET platforms into three types based on their functional objectives: 1) tissue-sensor platforms, 2) tissue-electromodulator platforms, 3) tissue-communicator platforms. Credit: POSTECH Bioengineered organs […]
Evaluating the effect of liquid-handling speed on yeast growth using robots
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In life science research involving cells, experiments are increasingly being conducted using robots. However, the impact of experimental parameters set for […]
Healthy babies born in Britain after scientists used DNA from three people to avoid genetic disease
This image from video provided by the Newcastle Fertility Centre shows a nuclear genome from an egg carrying a mitochondrial DNA mutation being inserted into […]
Integrated platform implements brain-like layered neuronal structures using 3D printing technology
Integration process of stacked bioprinting technology and microelectrode chip. Credit: Biosensors and Bioelectronics (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2025.117688 The three core technologies are: capillary pinning effect technology, […]