Replicating the connection between muscles and nerves
New chip could help test drugs for ALS, other neuromuscular disorders.
Targeting genes by the thousands
PhD student Tim Wang uses CRISPR to take a big-picture approach to cancer research.
Portable device produces biopharmaceuticals on demand
System would use microbes for manufacturing small amounts of vaccines and other therapies.
Why working the night shift can pose a cancer risk
New study reveals a link between circadian clock disruption and tumor growth.
Microbiome genes on the move
Largest metagenomic view of the developing world uncovers “mobile genes” that reveal how culture shapes the human microbiome.
Exploring networks efficiently
Analysis of ant colony behavior could yield better algorithms for network communication.
New clue to how lithium works in the brain
Biologists find a possible explanation for why the drug helps bipolar patients.
Mapping molecular neighborhoods
Associate Professor Ernest Fraenkel uses biological network modeling to identify new targets for disease.
New microfluidic device offers means for studying electric field cancer therapy
Low-intensity fields keep malignant cells from spreading, while preserving healthy cells.
Engineers design programmable RNA vaccines
Tests in mice show the vaccines work against Ebola, influenza, and a common parasite.
How the spleen filters blood
Computer model finds slits in the spleen impose a “physical fitness test” on red blood cells.
A strategy for “convergence” research to transform biomedicine
Report calls for more integration of physical, life sciences for needed advances in biomedical research.
Analog computing returns
New analog compiler could help enable simulation of whole organs and even organisms.
Gene circuits in live cells can perform complex computations
Technique combines analogue and digital processes in engineered cells.
Biofuels: Too early or too late?
Professor Kristala Prather engages undergrads in a discussion about the future of biofuels.