Bioengineered

Flasks containing the electricity-producing E. coli. Credit: Jamani Caillet (EPFL) In a breakthrough for the field of bioelectronics,…

If you've ever tried gift-wrapping an odd-shaped present like a teddy bear, you can appreciate the challenge that surgeons face when grafting artificial skin onto an injured body part. Like wrapping paper, engineered skin comes in flat…

Raffiella Chapman stars as Vesper, a 13-year-old bio-hacker.…

Dennis Thompson THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Farmyard pigs could be the key to restoring sight in people who have lost their vision due to a damaged cornea, a new study reports.Collagen…

Researchers and entrepreneurs have developed an implant made of collagen protein from pig's skin, which resembles the human cornea. In a pilot study, the implant restored vision to 20 people with diseased corneas, most of whom were blind…

After their transplants, the researchers followed the volunteers for two years. They concluded that the implants were safe to use and restored the thickness and curvature of the recipients’ natural corneas. Before the operation, 14 of the…

Close interactions with infectious disease set both University of California, Santa Cruz graduate student Ana Nuñez Castrejon and Associate Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Rebecca DuBois on the path of studying Respiratory syncytial…

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Oct. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Miromatrix Medical Inc. (NASDAQ: MIRO), a life sciences company pioneering a novel technology for bioengineering fully transplantable organs to help save and improve patients' lives,…

Patent estate also expanded by the issuance of 23 additional patents in international marketsHumacyte now owns or licenses 119 patents covering its proprietary platform DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Humacyte, Inc.…