Lasers help stem cells to repair teeth
Lasers have been used to activate stem cells to repair and regrow damaged teeth in animals...
Dr Naqash Raja was previously a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, having originally joined the publication under the auspices of its writing scheme. He is a PhD graduate from University College London’s Department of Biochemical Engineering and the Advanced Centre for Biochemical Engineering, where his research focused on overcoming inhibition and toxicity in commercially relevant biocatalyst-driven processes. He has also completed an MSc in Biochemical Engineering and a BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry.
Lasers have been used to activate stem cells to repair and regrow damaged teeth in animals...
A map showing where different genes are turned on and off in the fetal human brain has been published in the hope it will give important clues about the origins of disorders...
'Mini livers' grown from mouse stem cells could reduce the need for laboratory testing on animals, thanks to research from the University of Cambridge....
In the first of three Christmas lectures with the theme 'life fantastic' from the Royal Institution, Dr Allison Woollard answers the ever-important question: 'where do I come from?'...
A gene mutation has been linked to alcohol preference in lab mice, a team of researchers from five UK universities has found...
Male mice are able to reproduce healthy offspring with only two Y-chromosome genes, researchers at the University of Hawaii have discovered...
A system that allows researchers to control a tiny cellular transport network has been developed by researchers at the Universities of Oxford and Warwick...
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has invested US $50 million in a biotech start-up in an effort to commercialise gene therapy...
A fertility test which allows men to check their sperm count in the comfort of their home - or wherever they feel is most suitable - has gone on sale in the UK...
Regions of the genome that do not code for proteins have been found to shape facial features, research at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA, has shown...
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