Using evolution as a guiding principle, researchers have successfully engineered bacteria-yeast hybrids to perform photosynthetic carbon assimilation, generate cellular energy and support yeast growth ...

RICHARDSON, Texas — A University of Texas at Dallas bioengineer who has devoted the first decade of his career to the study and treatment of a rare childhood cancer received some powerful extra ...

Bioengineering a lung is a bit like modeling with clay: Like a sculptor uses a wire armature to lend his creation form, Nichols' team grew the tissues and blood vessels of their lab-grown lungs atop a ...

A team of cardiovascular scientists has announced it will be able to 3D print a whole heart from the recipients' own cells within a decade. "America put a man on the Moon in less than a decade. I said ...

Photosynthesis is one of the most astonishing processes on Earth. Without it, we wouldn’t have plants. Without plants, most ...

Scientists recently developed an efficient way to transplant pancreatic islets and demonstrated that the method can effectively reverse type 1 diabetes in nonhuman primates. In people with type 1 ...

With $300,000 in support from a foundation that champions cutting-edge medical research, a biomedical engineer at UC Davis will start work this month on developing a new treatment for infants born ...

When Charles Denby looks at a pint of beer, he sees a product of one of the oldest biotechnologies in the world. Beer- and winemaking are now under threat from climate change: experts expect the taste ...

Jessie Heisey helps bridge the growing role of technology in the operating room and the doctors who perform surgical procedures. Heisey, a clinical bioengineer, serves as on-site support for the ...

(Nanowerk News) How do you keep an artificial limb attached to the body? What lab-grown organ have scientists successfully transplanted into patients? You can find the answer to these questions and ...