Synthetic trachea is a new step in regenerative medicine
Tumors of the trachea or windpipe -- the Y-shaped hollow structure that connects the upper airway to the lungs -- are rare, but have devastating consequences for patients. These tumors are not...
View ArticleConstructing organs for transplant with 3D printers
Could 3D printing be the key to engineering 3D tissue structures, such as full-size human organs for use in transplants? Bioengineers have long been able to grow various types of living tissues in...
View ArticleExercise improves lab-engineered muscle implants in mice
Any bodybuilder knows that building muscle requires exercise to encourage the muscles to grow. Now, scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have determined that exercise is a critical step in...
View ArticleNanofibers Sacrifice Themselves, Grateful Cells Move In
There’s nothing like the Olympic Games, recently concluded, to remind most of us how humble our athletic abilities are. Regardless of skill level, though, injuries can happen to anyone -- and they...
View ArticleCells and sensors making like bread and butter
We’re still a long way from the bionic man, but nano-scale electronic wires and living cells reach a new high point of making nice with each other in a recent Nature Materials paper. A Harvard-MIT...
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