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New technique can grow biofilm in custom patterns, fueling research on often-problematic bacterial communities

...communities with biofilm lithography. In particular, they hope to understand how bacteria in a biofilm may share antibiotic resistance. Image of a biofilm design by Xiaofan Jin and Ingmar Riedel-Kruse...

...communities with biofilm lithography. In particular, they hope to understand how bacteria in a biofilm may share antibiotic resistance. Image of a biofilm design by Xiaofan Jin and Ingmar Riedel-Kruse...

Inventing the future: How scientific discovery can have exponential impact

...Computational biochemist Rhiju Das, PhD, discussed Eterna, an online game he created to crowdsource the design of molecular medicines. And David Schneider, PhD, talked about ways to increase resilience to...

...Computational biochemist Rhiju Das, PhD, discussed Eterna, an online game he created to crowdsource the design of molecular medicines. And David Schneider, PhD, talked about ways to increase resilience to...

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Stanford researchers probe the ethics of using artificial intelligence in medicine

...bias; bias that is introduced by design; and bias in the ways health care systems use the data. 'You can easily imagine that the algorithms being built into the health...

...bias; bias that is introduced by design; and bias in the ways health care systems use the data. 'You can easily imagine that the algorithms being built into the health...

Meditate for five minutes a day to help improve well-being? Join the challenge

...member who directs the Contemplation by Design program. "When peoples' daily lives include behaviors of 'P.E.A.C.E.' — Pause, Exhale, Attend mindfully, Compassionately connect with themselves and others — they are...

...member who directs the Contemplation by Design program. "When peoples' daily lives include behaviors of 'P.E.A.C.E.' — Pause, Exhale, Attend mindfully, Compassionately connect with themselves and others — they are...

Stanford symposium illuminates how stem cell therapies interact with their surroundings

...this, his team thinks it may be possible to design safer CAR-T cells that don't trigger the complication. They’ve also found that CRS is less likely to occur in patients...

...this, his team thinks it may be possible to design safer CAR-T cells that don't trigger the complication. They’ve also found that CRS is less likely to occur in patients...

Use your range hood for a healthier home, advises indoor air quality researcher

...it can also produce carbon monoxide, which is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency. In general, newer cooktop burners don’t produce much carbon monoxide because of design improvements. Finally, the...

...it can also produce carbon monoxide, which is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency. In general, newer cooktop burners don’t produce much carbon monoxide because of design improvements. Finally, the...

New method could predict leukemia relapse at diagnosis

...technique developed at Stanford and published today in Nature Medicine greatly improves relapse prediction. It may also be able to point the way toward how to design better drugs for...

...technique developed at Stanford and published today in Nature Medicine greatly improves relapse prediction. It may also be able to point the way toward how to design better drugs for...

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A natural fix for heart valves

...you can to design something that works," Woo told me. For a newly published story in Stanford Medicine magazine, I observed Woo twice in the operating room as he performed...

...you can to design something that works," Woo told me. For a newly published story in Stanford Medicine magazine, I observed Woo twice in the operating room as he performed...

Snails can travel far, spreading disease, researchers find

...birds or other animals. The authors hope that an improved understanding of how and where these snails migrate will help others design better control measures to limit their movement and...

...birds or other animals. The authors hope that an improved understanding of how and where these snails migrate will help others design better control measures to limit their movement and...

What color is your cloud? Study finds large variability in resident workloads

...might not order as many tests." The researchers are contemplating how best to use this information and how to design a follow-up study to understand the root causes of resident...

...might not order as many tests." The researchers are contemplating how best to use this information and how to design a follow-up study to understand the root causes of resident...

Countdown to Big Data in Biomedicine: How gamers have advanced the RNA field

...Das, PhD, shared details about an online game he co-created called Eterna. Players of Eterna develop the skills to design RNA molecules that fold into shapes that can serve a...

...Das, PhD, shared details about an online game he co-created called Eterna. Players of Eterna develop the skills to design RNA molecules that fold into shapes that can serve a...