However, in mice genetically altered to lack Piezo1, the tissue failed to contract ... the mice expelled a small glass bead ...

Human extracellular matrices can be edited in their composition using the CRISPR/Cas9 system, leading to materials exhibiting tailored regenerative capacities.

After every meal, the intestines perform an action called peristalsis - moving food through their hollow interiors with coordinated contractions and relaxations of the smooth muscle.

Scientists have identified a protein sensor in intestinal neurons that responds to pressure, inflammation to stimulate the ...

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One halcyon spring day in 1903, the 69-year-old anatomist and naturalist Dr. James Bell Pettigrew sat at the top of a sloping street on the outskirts of ...

In the experiments, the device achieved the best ... with bones, soft joints, and tissue working together. That's what we want our prosthetic hand to achieve. This is new territory for robotics ...

In the experiments ... with delicate materials such as glass, fabric, or soft toys. That's why a hybrid robot, designed like the human hand, is so valuable—it combines soft and rigid structures, just ...

in a glass cup containing aqueous gel that mimics healthy tissue. From this experiment, the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of the set-up were estimated as a function of heat deposition.

While bacteria can grow biofilms on any surface, researcher Gross found that microplastics supercharged this process. When antibiotics were introduced, the enhanced biofilm blocke ...

A new study published in Nature Medicine has revealed the presence of microplastics – tiny fragments of degraded plastic – in human brain tissue ... brain health. Experiments on fish have ...