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- Team builds first living robots–that can reproduce https://wyss.harvard.edu/news/team-builds-first-living-robots-that-can-reproduce/ 19 comments
- Mike Levin on using bioelectricity to study how cells form (2019) https://wyss.harvard.edu/news/mike-levin-on-electrifying-insights-into-how-bodies-form/ 21 comments
- Move over CRISPR, the retrons are coming https://wyss.harvard.edu/news/move-over-crispr-the-retrons-are-coming/ 3 comments
- Folding polyhedron sampler enables easy capture of delicate underwater organisms https://wyss.harvard.edu/studying-aliens-of-the-deep/ 2 comments
- Origami-inspired soft artificial muscles https://wyss.harvard.edu/artificial-muscles-give-soft-robots-superpowers/ 52 comments
- Novel 3D printing method blossoms from botanical inspiration http://wyss.harvard.edu/viewpressrelease/239 10 comments
- A machine that speeds up evolution is revolutionizing genome design http://wyss.harvard.edu/viewpage/330/ 27 comments
- Bioengineers have developed a mechanically active adhesive named MAGENTA, that makes muscles stretch and contract, preventing and enabling recovery from muscle atrophy https://wyss.harvard.edu/news/wasting-muscles-built-back-better/ 15 comments science
- The immune system is very complicated, but now, it’s on a chip https://wyss.harvard.edu/news/the-immune-system-is-very-complicated-but-now-its-on-a-chip/ 11 comments worldnews
- The immune system now is on a chip: scientists cultured human B and T cells inside a microfluidic Organ Chip device and coaxed them to spontaneously form functional lymphoid follicles. This can replicate human immune functions and vaccine responses in vitro https://wyss.harvard.edu/news/the-immune-system-is-very-complicated-but-now-its-on-a-chip/ 119 comments science
- A single combination gene therapy treats multiple age-related diseases, increasing healthspan and potentially lifespan https://wyss.harvard.edu/news/combination-gene-therapy-treats-multiple-age-related-diseases/ 4 comments science
- Artificially grown human organs are seen by many as the "holy grail" for resolving organ shortage. A new sacrificial ink-writing technique from Harvard allows 3D printing of large, vascularized human organ building blocks, yielding viable, organ-specific tissues with high cell density and function. https://wyss.harvard.edu/a-swifter-way-towards-3d-printed-organs/ 698 comments science
- Discovery of performance-enhancing bacteria in the human microbiome, reports a new study in Nature Medicine, which found that a single microbe accumulating in the microbiome of elite athletes can enhance exercise performance in mice, paving the way to performance-enhancing probiotics. https://wyss.harvard.edu/discovery-of-performance-enhancing-bacteria-in-the-human-microbiome/ 95 comments science
- Genetic engineering allows different species of bacteria to communicate with each other in the gut of a living mouse, setting the stage for a synthetic microbiome composed of bacteria that are programmed to perform specific functions, as reported in ACS Synthetic Biology. https://wyss.harvard.edu/a-telephone-for-your-microbiome/ 23 comments science
- Scientists design a real-life Poké Ball - the Wyss Institute's RAD Sampler is a folding polyhedron that enables easy capture and release of delicate underwater organisms. https://wyss.harvard.edu/studying-aliens-of-the-deep/ 4 comments science
- Scientists develop pair of new kill switches that can be used to thwart bioengineered microbes that go rogue. Stable autonomous kill switches ensure biocontainment of living microbes designed as devices for medicine or the environment. https://wyss.harvard.edu/kill-switches-for-engineered-microbes-gone-rogue/ 4 comments science
- Autonomously growing synthetic DNA strands - Synthetic biologists and nanobiologists are re-purposing DNA, the hereditary material present in nearly all the body’s cells, as a smart and stable self-assembling material to build nanofactories, drug-delivering nanostructures and molecular devices. https://wyss.harvard.edu/autonomously-growing-synthetic-dna-strands/ 2 comments science
- A super-strong 'tough adhesive' has been created that is non-toxic and binds to biological tissues with a strength comparable to the body's own resilient cartilage, even when they're wet - inspired by the glue produced by a slug. https://wyss.harvard.edu/sticky-when-wet-strong-adhesives-for-wound-healing/ 16 comments science
- 'Harder, better, faster, stronger': Tethered soft exosuit reduces metabolic cost of running. It could push the limits of human performance and lead to new wearable technologies for athletes and consumers https://wyss.harvard.edu/harder-better-faster-stronger-tethered-soft-exosuit-reduces-the-metabolic-cost-of-running/ 10 comments science
- Harvard's soft exosuit, a wearable robot, lowered energy expenditure in healthy people walking with a load on their back by almost 23% compared to walking with the exosuit powered-off. Such a wearable robot has potential to help soldiers and workers, as well as patients with disabilities. https://wyss.harvard.edu/soft-exosuit-economies-understanding-the-costs-of-lightening-the-load/ 14 comments technology
- Harvard's soft exosuit, a wearable robot, lowered energy expenditure in healthy people walking with a load on their back by almost 23% compared to walking with the exosuit powered-off. Such a wearable robot has potential to help soldiers and workers, as well as patients with disabilities. https://wyss.harvard.edu/soft-exosuit-economies-understanding-the-costs-of-lightening-the-load/ 1075 comments science
- Wyss Institute at Harvard University has designed "Human Organs-on-Chips": Microchips lined by living human cells that could revolutionize drug development, disease modeling and personalized medicine https://wyss.harvard.edu/technology/human-organs-on-chips/ 4 comments science
- Harvard soft exoskeleton makes walking more efficient - first time this result has been shown http://wyss.harvard.edu/viewpressrelease/268/soft-exosuit-improves-walking-economy-in-its-wearers 32 comments robotics
- Bioinspired coating for medical devices repels blood and bacteria: Developed using FDA–approved materials, the coating prevented flowing blood from clotting in a large animal efficacy study http://wyss.harvard.edu/viewpressrelease/171 8 comments science
- Researchers have developed a method to carry out large-scale manufacturing of everyday objects using a fully degradable bioplastic isolated from shrimp shells http://wyss.harvard.edu/viewpressrelease/144/manufacturing-a-solution-to-planetclogging-plastics- 29 comments science
- Researchers use light to coax stem cells to repair teeth http://wyss.harvard.edu/viewpressrelease/155/researchers-use-light-to-coax-stem-cells-to-repair-teeth 8 comments science
- Programmable glue made of DNA directs tiny gel bricks to self-assemble http://wyss.harvard.edu/viewpressrelease/123 4 comments technology
- Programmable glue made of DNA directs tiny gel bricks to self-assemble http://wyss.harvard.edu/viewpressrelease/123 4 comments science
- New coating turns ordinary glass into superglass. Resilient, ultraslippery glass could lead to self-cleaning, scratch-resistant windows, lenses, and solar panels http://wyss.harvard.edu/viewpressrelease/120 25 comments technology
- Harvard researchers develop transparent, vascular windows to help cool buildings http://wyss.harvard.edu/viewpressrelease/119 3 comments science
- Low doses of silver make bacteria more susceptible to antibiotic attack, paving the way for new therapies for drug-resistant and recurrent infections http://wyss.harvard.edu/viewpressrelease/115/ 20 comments science
- Foldit.app gives gamers a chance to fold proteins into a ground breaking cure for lethal sepsis (blood poisoning) http://wyss.harvard.edu/viewpage/383/ 35 comments science
- Harvard: New wearable system would be made from soft, stretchable assistive devices, which provide efficient actuation and joint support to increase stamina of soldiers http://wyss.harvard.edu/viewpressrelease/89/ 8 comments science