Tag: cells

Spraying on Skin Cells to Heal Burns

By Lauren Gravitz | 11/05/2009 | 5 Comments

A new technique in burn treatment provides an alternative to skin grafts in the operating room.

Light-Switched Drug Delivery

By Rachel Kremen | 10/07/2009 | 0 Comments

Drugs could be slipped into living cells using a light-sensitive capsule.

Making Tumors More Sensitive to Chemotherapy

By Michael Day | 06/29/2009 | 0 Comments

Bacterial shells deliver a double whammy to cancer.

Making Heart Cells

By Karen Hopkin | 04/27/2009 | 0 Comments

A cocktail of proteins converts embryonic cells into cardiac cells that might someday replace damaged tissue.

Better Way to Wire Up Cells

By Katherine Bourzac | 04/21/2009 | 3 Comments

Nanowire arrays could be used for future medical implants.

Tissues that Build Themselves

By Jocelyn Rice | 03/11/2009 | 0 Comments

Specially engineered cells arrange themselves into three-dimensional microtissues.

Creating Cell Parts from Scratch

By Emily Singer | 03/10/2009 | 1 Comment

A newly made synthetic ribosome is an important step in the quest to create artificial life forms.

Nanotubes Track Cellular Toxins

By Courtney Humphries | 12/15/2008 | 0 Comments

Tiny sensors can monitor cancer-causing agents and chemotherapy drugs in cells.

Teaching Bacteria to Behave

By Michael Day | 10/01/2008 | 1 Comment

Single-celled organisms could be "trained" to deliver drugs.

Life Left in Light

By Katherine Bourzac | 08/19/2008 | 0 Comments

Light microscopes make a comeback.

Genesis of a Virus

By Lauren Gravitz | 05/28/2008 | 1 Comment

Scientists witness the birth of an HIV particle as it happens.