An image from an article published today in Nature showcases seemingly simple designs meticulously carved from DNA canvasses. As described in accompanying Nature News piece, the …
Category: Bioengineering
Drew Endy discusses developing rewritable digital data storage in DNA
As previously reported on Scope, Stanford researchers have developed a method for storing, erasing and coding digital data in the DNA of living cells. In …
Researchers create rewritable digital storage in DNA
Scientists at Stanford have invented a way to store, erase and code digital data in the DNA of living cells. Bioengineers used enzymes from bacteria …
Researchers create glowing fish to illuminate health effects of environmental chemicals
Previous research suggests that bisphenol-A (BPA) interferes with the endocrine system and can reduce male fertility, increase the risk of developing some cancers and contribute to …
Nanoparticles home in on human tumors growing in mice's brains, increase accuracy of surgical removal
Like special-forces troops laser-tagging targets for a bomber pilot, tiny particles that home in on malignant brain tumors, such as glioblastoma, may someday enable neurosurgeons to remove …
Ask Stanford Med: Stefanos Zenios taking questions on health-care innovation and entrepreneurship
Later this month, business and government leaders, entrepreneurs, academics and students will gather at Stanford for the 2012 Healthcare Innovation Summit to examine the forces …
Discovery of elusive plasmons in tiny metal particles could yield new, light-activated cancer treatments
Although the physical phenomenon of "plasmon resonance" may be a foreign concept, you have likely appreciated the effect while admiring the stained-glass windows of a …
Thousands of previously unknown drug side effects and interactions identified by Stanford study
We're all familiar with the litany of disclaimers and warnings that accompany pharmaceutical ads: the hurried voice-over of possible side effects that inevitably follows a …
Stanford engineers create wireless, self-propelled medical device that swims through blood stream
Engineers at Stanford have developed a tiny wireless chip, driven by magnetic currents, that is small enough to travel inside the human body. In the …
Fantastic voyage: Stanford researcher offers a virtual flight through the brain
"A single human brain has more switches than all the computers, routers and Internet connections on Earth," said Stephen J. Smith, PhD, a Stanford professor of …
Better Know a Bioengineer: Marcus Covert
Today we present the third and final installment of the "Better Know a Bioengineer" video series. In this video, Marcus Covert, PhD, talks about his …
Better Know a Bioengineer: Drew Endy
Today we present the second installment of the "Better Know a Bioengineer" video series. In this video, Drew Endy, PhD, explains why biology is a …
Better Know a Bioengineer: Stephen Quake
Over the next three Mondays, we'll be running a short video series I've (just now) decided to call "Better Know a Bioengineer." The videos, which …
Drew Endy contemplates new modes of computing in medical research
In an essay today in the New York Times today, Stanford Professor Drew Endy, PhD, discusses the future of computing and the potential of developing …
Software that models human movement debuts at tech museum
OpenSim, Stanford-developed software that uses physics and anatomy to create 3D simulations of human movement, is now on display at The Leonardo, a science and …
Stanford researchers create light-responsive heart cells
A multidisciplinary research team from Stanford have engineered human heart cells that can be paced with light using a technology called optogenetics. In a paper …