Tissue Engineering
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Spray-on Skin Kit Could Heal Wounds Faster
Posted by Christina Ortiz Mon Nov 21, 2011 08:05 PM ET | 0
The kit uses a patient's skin cells to develop new ones in under an hour. Read more
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Bulletproof Skin Made From Spider Silk
Posted by Nic Halverson Sat Aug 20, 2011 08:06 AM ET | 0
A Dutch artist creates nearly bulletproof human skin by sandwiching spider silk between the epidermis and dermis. Read more
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Artificial Skin Made From Spider Silk
Posted by Nic Halverson Wed Aug 10, 2011 03:31 PM ET | 0
Researchers grafted human skin cells to frames meshed with spider silk. Read more
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Spinal Disc Implants Help Fight Back Pain
Posted by Nic Halverson Tue Aug 9, 2011 09:51 AM ET | 0
New implants contain cells that regenerate new tissue in disc implants. Read more
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Pig Proteins Help Re-Grow Human Skeletal Muscle
Posted by Eric Niiler Mon Jun 27, 2011 04:58 PM ET | 0
The proteins attract human stem cells to migrate to the limb area and start creating skeletal muscle cells. Read more
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Spray-On Skin Cells For Burn Victims
Posted by David Teeghman Thu Feb 17, 2011 08:58 AM ET | 0
A new technique helps regenerate the skin of burn victims, drastically reducing recovery time. Read more
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Test Tube Meat Grown in the Lab
Posted by David Teeghman Thu Feb 3, 2011 10:56 AM ET | 0
Test tube meat could help solve future global food crises, but will anyone eat it? Read more
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Skin Cells Switch to Beating Heart Cells
Posted Tue Feb 1, 2011 01:06 PM ET | 0
A new approach borrows from stem cell methods to convert cells faster. Read more
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Genetically Engineered Silkworms Spin Like Spiders
Posted by Eric Bland Wed Oct 13, 2010 01:25 PM ET | 0
Silkworms have been modified to produce spider silk, creating a fabric that could be used in everything from bulletproof clothing to artificial tendons. Read more
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Artificial Human Ovaries Aid Infertility Research
Posted by Tracy Staedter Wed Sep 15, 2010 10:00 AM ET | 0
The organ can mature human eggs and could provide research with a living laboratory in which to test fertility treatments. Read more
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Building Organs with 'Biological Legos'
Posted by David Teeghman Thu May 20, 2010 01:33 PM ET | 0
If you were like me growing up, you spent countless hours building all types of structures out of wood blocks and plastic Legos. Researchers at MIT-Harvard Division of Health Sciences and Technology want to make building a human organ out ... Read more
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Biotech Could Take Rabbits Off Lab Duty
Posted by Alyssa Danigelis Fri Dec 11, 2009 03:39 PM ET | 0
When Ken Aldrich describes the cornea forming in a petri dish at his company's lab, it sounds crazy. But these little ball of cells might actually spare animals from lab testing and be used for transplants in humans. Aldrich is ... Read more
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Spray-on Skin Offers Fast Healing for Burns
Posted by Eric Bland Fri Nov 20, 2009 05:15 AM ET | 0
Spray-on skin might sound like science fiction, but the new tech could spare burn victims from painful skin grafts. Read more
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Lightning Helps Create Artificial Blood Vessels
Posted by Eric Bland Fri Aug 21, 2009 08:45 AM ET | 0
Lightning bolts could help create artificial organs, according to new research by scientists at Texas A&M University. Read more
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Lightning Helps Create Artificial Blood Vessels
Posted by Eric Bland Fri Aug 21, 2009 08:37 AM ET | 0
Lightning bolts could help create artificial organs, according to new research. Read more
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