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Company Claims To Have Developed 3D Printed Liver Tissue

Posted in Medicine on 27th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller

According to Pandorum Technologies, the company behind the technology, these 3D printed liver tissues are made of human cells and will allow for inexpensive medical research.

Scientists discover how cancer cells escape blood vessels

Posted in Medicine on 17th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller

A finding that could help them develop drugs that inhibit this process and prevent cancers from metastasizing.

New mass spectral imaging maps cell composition in 3D at over 100x resolution

Posted in Medicine on 16th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller

This may allow for analysis of new medications, identify sources of pathogens, or investigate ways to overcome antibiotic resistance.

Turning Red Blood Cells into Versatile Drug Carriers

Posted in Science on 10th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller

A startup aims to treat hard-to-treat diseases with genetically modified blood cells.

'Nanobombs' that blow up cancer cells

Posted in Medicine on 9th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller

Nanoparticles that contain a chemical used in baking bread that make cancer cells swell and burst when exposed to near-infrared laser light.