Researchers from Stanford and Seoul National University have constructed an artificial sensory nerve circuit that imitates human reflexes and ability to sense touch.
Mimicking a stem cells' natural environment in the laboratory is impossible without recent bioengineering advances. Stanford scientists reflect on the field and speculate about future possibilities, including growing whole organs.
Stanford scientists have figured out a way to convert common brewer’s yeast into an efficient factory for making a non-narcotic cough medicine that occurs naturally only in opium poppies.
On the Future of Everything radio show, Stanford bioengineer Jennifer Cochran discusses her development of "tumor-targeting missiles" that deliver chemotherapy as "cargo" to more effectively kill cancer.
Bioengineering — described by Stanford professor and radio host Russ Altman, MD, PhD, as the manipulation of biological systems to solve problems in medicine, the environment …
I remember when I was young and learning about Native people making use of plant products for drugs and other things. The one that really …
As demonstrated by the Foldscope, the uber-affordable microscope developed by Stanford bioengineer Manu Prakash, PhD — there is real fervor for bringing easy, do-it-yourself science …
To prepare for holiday socializing, I always roll up my sleeve to get an annual flu shot. I would much rather share food and gifts than a …
Nature churns out new versions of proteins in response to environment changes or random mutations. Sometimes the new versions work better than old. Other times, …
It's a kick to consider that a part of the brain could act like a radio, with different stations operating at different frequencies, playing different …
Earlier this week we announced the exciting news that Stanford bioengineer Karl Deisseroth, MD, PhD, had won a $3 million 2016 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences. Before he …
Sci-fi shows and superhero films are full of gadgets and beings that have the power to remotely scan their environment for hidden things. For us …
Updated 11-9-15: Lloyd Minor, MD, dean of Stanford's medical school, provided comment last evening on Karl Deisseroth's win. “The human brain has been called the most …
A hand without a sense of touch doesn’t really feel like a hand, many amputees describe. It’s more like a pliers that can be manipulated …
Stanford engineering researcher James Swartz, PhD, and his colleagues have remodeled a hepatitis B virus to turn it into a microscopic taxi for medical therapies. The …
I knew that many of the drugs we use today were first identified in plants. What I didn’t know was in how many cases those …
