Why Tissue Gets Stiffer When Compressed
In a study recently published in Nature, Drs. Paul Janmey and Vivek Shenoy, along with their graduate students Anne van Oosten and Xingyu Chen and collaborators, have answered the long-standing biomedical paradox of why ...
Organ-Level Function on a Chip: Bile Duct-on-a-Chip
In a recent paper published in Hepatology, CEMB’s Rebecca G. Wells, reports on creating the first bile duct-on-a-chip, making it possible for more-complete research to be conducted without the need for human or animal ...
Plant Cell Mechanobiology Blossoming at WashU
Plant biologist Lucia Strader in the School of Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis discovered a cellular transporter that regulates root initiation and progression. Roots anchor plants in place and allow ...
Replicating fetal bone growth process could help heal large bone defects
From Penn Today: June 6, 2019: To treat large gaps in long bones, like the femur, which result from bone tumor removal or a shattering trauma, researchers Joel Boerckel’s group and the University of Illinois ...
Cells Control Their Own Fate by Manipulating their Environment
As stem cells differentiate into functional specialized cells, the process is controlled through signals from their surroundings. In a recent paper published in Nature Materials, this CEMB study suggests that cells may have more ...
Dan Huh Wins 2018 Lush Science Prize for Organ-on-a-Chip Work
The Lush Prize is a major initiative aiming to bring forward the day when safety testing takes place without the use of animals. It focuses pressure on toxicity testing for consumer products and ingredients, ...
