Biotech
Machine That Keeps Livers Alive for a Week Can Repair Damaged Organs
A new device could ultimately increase the number of usable livers for transplants and could perhaps preserve other types of organs
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Biotech
New Bandage Repels Blood and Promotes Clotting
Dressing material uses carbon nanofibers to aid healing
Biotech
CRISPR Gene Editing May Help Scale Up Coronavirus Testing
An inexpensive assay based on the technique can provide yes or no answers in under an hour—perhaps even in the home soon
Biotech
Flexible Armor Inspired by Mollusks Better Defends Joints
A scaly sea creature called a chiton sparks an idea for new protective gear
Biotech
Snorkeling Mask Apparatus Might Help COVID-19 Patients Avoid Intubation
The jury-rigged breathing aid, invented to deal with ventilator shortages, is now being tested as a kinder, gentler alternative to a tube in the trachea
Cancer
Close-Up Views of Tumors Reveal a New Cancer Biology
RNA sequencing has shown a previously unknown dimension to the way malignant cells work—which could lead to novel treatments
Biotech
Engineers Offer DIY Solutions to Coronavirus Equipment Shortages
As hospitals beg for protective gear and ventilators, some individuals are taking a creative approach to the problem
Biotech
Lung Cancer Screen Could Be Easy Pee-sy
In mice, a test for lung cancer involves nanoprobes that recognize tumors and send reporter molecules into the urine for simple analysis.
Biotech
“Punch Card” DNA Could Mean Cheaper High-Capacity Data Storage
The new method may be faster and easier than other genetic storage attempts
Biotech
Quest to Use CRISPR against Disease Gains Ground
As the first clinical trial results trickle in, researchers look ahead to more sophisticated medical applications for genome editing
Policy
COVID-19: The Need for Secure Labs—and Their Risks
Coronavirus research requires high-containment labs. Journalist Elisabeth Eaves talks with Scientific American contributing editor W. Wayt Gibbs about her article “The Risks of Building Too Many Bio Labs,” a joint project of the New Yorker and the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists ...
Health
Could Newly Found “Peacekeeping” Cells Be a Weapon against COVID-19?
In mice, these white blood cells tamp down inflammation in the lungs
Biotech
Fast, Portable Tests Come Online to Curb Coronavirus Pandemic
Testing kits delivered by courier and digital tools combine to battle the COVID-19 outbreak
Biotech
CRISPR Treatment Inserted Directly into the Body for the First Time
The experiment tests a gene-editing therapy for a hereditary blindness disorder
Biotech
Step Aside, CRISPR: RNA Editing Is Taking Off
Making changes to the molecular messengers that create proteins might offer flexible therapies for cancer, pain or high cholesterol, in addition to genetic disorders
Biotech
The Talent Gap Holding Back Digital Medicine
Successfully applying AI to biomedicine requires innovators trained in contrasting cultures
Medicine
Hunting for New Drugs with AI
The pharmaceutical industry is in a drug-discovery slump. How much can AI help?
Biotech
Rise of Robot Radiologists
Deep-learning algorithms are peering into MRIs and x-rays with unmatched vision, but who is to blame when they make a mistake?
Biotech
How Artificial Intelligence Will Change Medicine
By channeling a flood of biomedical data, machine learning could transform basic research and clinical practice
