Siddhartha Mukherjee on Aristotle, COVID, and the ‘new human’

Pulitzer Prize-winning physician-author Siddhartha Mukherjee returns with “The Song of the Cell.”

Caitlin McDermott-Murphy • harvard
Oct. 20, 2022 ~7 min

Clinical trial for new stem cell-based treatment for Parkinson’s disease given go ahead

Cambridge researchers will play a key role in clinical trials of a new treatment that involves transplanting healthy nerve cells into the brains of patients

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Oct. 20, 2022 ~3 min


How magnets could improve cell-based meat

A new method that uses magnetism could improve the current way of producing cell-based meat, say researchers.

National University of Singapore • futurity
Oct. 18, 2022 ~4 min

Team uses live plant cells in 3D printing

"Instead of 3D printing ink or plastic, we use 'bioink,' or living plant cells," Lisa Van den Broeck explains.

Mick Kulikowski-NC State • futurity
Oct. 18, 2022 ~7 min

To Study Disease, Scientists Put Human Brain Cells into Rats

VOA Learning English • voa
Oct. 16, 2022 ~4 min

Odd liquid ‘computer’ is key to stem cells becoming other cells

Researchers have discovered a peculiar droplet that's key to stem cell differentiation. It also points to potential cancer therapies.

Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara • futurity
Oct. 13, 2022 ~10 min

Defective gene plays a role in rare lysosome disease

New findings identify a gene involved in a rare disease called mucolipidosis type II, a lysosomal storage disorder.

Morgan Sherburne-Michigan • futurity
Oct. 12, 2022 ~7 min

Cell Rover: Exploring and augmenting the inner world of the cell

MIT researchers demonstrate an intracellular antenna that's compatible with 3D biological systems and can operate wirelessly inside a living cell.

Michaela Jarvis | MIT Media Lab • mit
Sept. 22, 2022 ~6 min


Solar cells on your roof can save a lot of water

Electricity-generating rooftop solar cells can save a significant amount of water. In some states, individual household water saving can reach up to 1,000%.

Karl Bates-Duke • futurity
Sept. 22, 2022 ~8 min

Tiny ‘drug factory’ quickly destroys tumors in mice

A treatment that combines cytokine "drug factory" implants with a checkpoint inhibitor drug eradicates advanced-stage mesothelioma tumors in mice in days.

Jade Boyd-Rice • futurity
Sept. 8, 2022 ~7 min

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