Biomedical Engineering

Novel 3D-printing resin gets into shape for tissue scaffolds

Materials Today: A team of British researchers has demonstrated the viability of 3D-printed tissue scaffolds that harmlessly degrade while promoting tissue regeneration following implantation. These scaffolds showed highly promising tissue-healing performance, including the ability to support cell migration, the ‘ingrowth’ of…

Exclusive Q&A: Neuralink’s Quest to Beat the Speed of Type

IEEE Spectrum: Elon Musk’s brain tech company, Neuralink, is subject to rampant speculation and misunderstanding. Just start a Google search with the phrase “can Neuralink…” and you’ll see the questions that are commonly asked, which include “can Neuralink cure depression?” and…

35 Innovators Under 35: Shelley Ackerman co-invented a novel immunotherapy for difficult-to-treat cancers

Technology Review: Using the body’s own immune system to fight cancer has shown promise against several types of tumors, but it’s not always effective. “There’s a whole subset of patients…

COVID-fighting llamas inspire ‘nanobody’ treatments to tackle emerging variants

FierceBiotech: The novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 infects healthy cells in the body by binding to a region on the spike protein—but it’s a region that unfortunately can mutate,…