Turmeric is a common Indian spice used in a wide variety of dishes, and is derived from the root of a turmeric plant. It has also been used for a range of health and medical purposes, largely due to a ...

A group of researchers in Japan have made quite the breakthrough. According to a new study published in the Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series B, these scientists have created solar-powered ...

From willow bark remedies to aspirin tablets, salicylic acid has long been part of human health. It also lies at the heart of ...

(Nanowerk News) Tissue engineering seeks to repair damaged tissues by providing cellular scaffolds that support regeneration. Ideally, these scaffolds should be biocompatible, biodegradable materials ...

Researchers have developed new wound dressings that dramatically accelerate healing and improve tissue regeneration. The two different types of nanofiber dressings, described in separate papers, use ...

Lobsters are fascinating marine animals, but they’re also a delicacy in certain parts of the world. While eating lobster for dinner one evening, researcher Ming Guo from the Department of Mechanical ...

Scientists are looking to plant tissues that are capable of motion to inspire the design and fabrication of artificial actuators. These bioinspired actuators hold significant potential in applications ...

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Obtain fast and efficient extraction of nucleic acids, proteins, and other molecules with the new Spex ® Genomax ® 2050; a high-throughput plant and animal tissue homogenizer and cell lyser designed ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract An efficient regeneration and transformation system was developed for two elite aspen hybrid clones (Populus canescens x P. grandidentada and ...

A key question that remains in biology and biophysics is how three-dimensional tissue shapes emerge during animal development. Research teams have now found a mechanism by which tissues can be ...

Scientists can now rapidly read the genetic code of an organism, even a plant, in the field. A portable real-time DNA sequencer speeds the process of reading the genome—an organism’s complete set of ...