UCSD bioengineers develop first genome-scale computational model of gene regulation
...ne of the best studied organisms in biology. Now, bioengineers at the University of California San Diego have integrated this knowledge into the first genome-scale model of the gene regulatory system in E.coli. The computational model helps to define the rules governing cell function and quickly enabled an expo...University of Pittsburgh receives NIH funding to develop heart assist device for infants
...diologists from Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, bioengineers from Carnegie Mellon University and research teams...urgh School of Medicine. "As surgeons, physicians, bioengineers and bench scientists, we have different perspectives to the challenge at hand. But then, this interd...Steroid-coated DNA represents new approach to gene delivery
... effective therapeutic gene delivery, according to bioengineers at the University of Pennsylvania. The researchers have shown that a common anti-inflammatory steroid, wrapped around a strand of DNA, can prevent the immune responses commonly associated with gene-transfer techniques. Studies of the technique, pe...Rocks could reveal secrets of life on Earth and Mars
...r initiative will be carried out by geologists and bioengineers at the University of Aberdeen and the University of Glasgow, with funding from the UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. The research will explore significant technological challenges at the interface between the physical science...Improving bone implant technology
...s it can help prevent it from forming. To do this, bioengineers need to determine the optimal biomechanical situation (for example, amount and timing of weight loading) for bone healing around implants. "The cellular and molecular rules that govern how bone adapts to a loaded or unloaded implant have not been as ...Tufts University bioengineers discover secret of spider, silkworm fiber strength
MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. Tufts University bioengineers have discovered how spiders and silkworms are able to spin webs and cocoons made of incredibly strong fibers. The answer lies in how they control the silk protein solubility and structural organization in their glands. "This finding could lead to the...Grant funds research to develop tissue-engineered solutions for heart disease
...ive tissue. In one project, a team of surgeons and bioengineers is developing a myocardial patch, which aims to serve as replacement tissue for damaged or diseased heart muscle. The process involves seeding of stem cells onto a biodegradable polymer scaffold and training this tissue for the rhythmic contractions ...Rice bioengineers develop method to grow 3-D bone matrix
...tudy by Rice University researchers indicates that bioengineers growing bone in the laboratory may be able to create the mechanical stimulation needed to grow bone outside the body. One of the greatest challenges tissue engineers face in growing bone in the laboratory is recreating the conditions that occur insid...Controlled nerve growth factor aids brain cell transplant
...s were to be released over a two-week period. The bioengineers then assembled the NGF-filled microspheres, including some with fluorescent markers, together with rat fetal brain cells, into spherical clusters about 170 microns in diameter. The spheres of neo-tissue contained both neurons as well as glia, the co...UCSD researchers create a home for liver cells on a silicon chip
...emists in UCSD's Division of Physical Sciences and bioengineers at the university's Jacobs School of Engineering, who suspected that normal liver cells might grow on finely textured surfaces of silicon produced through an electrochemical-etching process. "This is a great example of how interdisciplinary c...UCSD bioengineer to receive President's National Medal of Science
...and whole organisms. Around the world, todays bioengineers not only try to add new understanding of nature, but also work on engineering the natural organisms, making tissue substitutes at all levels, from molecules to man, looking for engineered pharmaceuticals, and engineered gene therapy. ...Possible cause and treatment for shock uncovered by UC San Diego bioengineers
... enzymes in the intestine, according to studies by bioengineers with the Jacobs School of Engineering at the University of California, San Diego. This fundamental breakthrough could lead to therapies to prevent and treat ischemic shock in people who experience shock following blood loss from traumatic injury or ...NSF announces $10-million center for bioengineering educational technology
...t and enhance the education of a new generation of bioengineers needed tostrengthen the industry. The partnership includes Northwestern University (Ill.), University of Texasat Austin, and the joint Division of Health Sciences and Technology of HarvardMedical School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technolo...... safe and effective, yetinexpensive, gene therapy, bioengineers from the Institute for Medicine andEngineering at the University of Pennsylvania have successfully used nonviralvectors to enhance the process of gene transfer. They increased the expressionof marker DNA in cardiovascular cells by 60 times over previ...