Biotechnology

Researchers have developed the FibraValve, a synthetic heart valve that could eventually be used in children as they continue to grow. This is reported by Engadget. The valve was created at Harvard’s Wass Institute and John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS). This implant can be manufactured ... Read more

Neuralink, a company owned by Elon Musk, announced that it has received approval for the first human clinical trial of brain implants from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This was reported by Reuters with reference to the manufacturer. Neuralink said the FDA approval is an important first step ... Read more

Colossal Biosciences, founded in 2021 by entrepreneur Ben Lamm and Harvard geneticist George Church, has announced plans to de-extinct and tame the dodo bird, a flightless bird that became a symbol of extinction after it was wiped out by human activity on its home island of Mauritius. Colossal is already ... Read more

A US biotech company has received conditional approval from the country’s Department of Agriculture for the first vaccine for honey bees, which scientists say could help control a range of viruses and pests that have decimated global populations. It is the first vaccine approved for insects in the United States, ... Read more

Bioprinted body parts could prove vital to future treatments, and scientists are doing everything possible to test it. NASA, Redwire, and the US Armed Forces Medical University Biotechnology Center (4DBio3) are sending a new 3D printer to the International Space Station, the 3D BioFabrication Facility (BFF), to bioprint a human ... Read more

The Edmonton Police Service has shared a computer-generated image of the suspect created through phenotyping DNA, which they used for the first time in hopes of identifying a suspect in a 2019 sexual assault case. Using DNA evidence from the case, Parabon NanoLabs created an image of a young black ... Read more

Two genetically modified pig hearts were transplanted into the bodies of recently deceased people connected to ventilators. The bodies were brain dead, but retained some functionality, which allowed scientists to assess the success of the operation. New York University team announced the transplant. The only thing that distinguished the operation ... Read more

Japanese researchers for the first time cloned a mouse from a freeze-dried skin cell. The technology can be used in nature conservation to restore endangered species. This is reported by The Guardian. The discovery will allow countries to store animal skin cells as an “insurance policy” against their extinction. If ... Read more

Chinese researchers have created a cocktail of drugs that can turn a pluripotent stem cell into a totipotent one – the one from which life originates. This has the potential to help grow organisms, bypassing the need for sperm and eggs. The research was published in Nature journal. Not all ... Read more

Almost every rich person in the world has funded attempts to create anti-aging drugs. This was done by Jeff Bezos and Google founder Larry Page, billionaires Larry Ellison and Peter Thiel. Now Saudi Arabia is taking action – and it is ready to spend more than all its predecessors combined, ... Read more

Doctors successfully transplanted a 3D-printed ear made of human cells to a woman born with a rare ear deformity – microtia, reported the regenerative medicine company 3DBio Therapeutics. The transplant was part of the first clinical trial of the technology, and its success marks a major step forward for tissue ... Read more

Researchers from Cambridge rejuvenated the skin cells of a 53-year-old woman so that they became similar to the cells of a 23-year-old. Scientists believe that this way you can rejuvenate other body tissues. As a result, they seek to develop treatments for age-related diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and ... Read more