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The physics of tissue formation with mesenchymal stem cells

Gustavo A. Higuera, Anton van Boxtel, Clemens A. van Blitterswijk, Lorenzo Moroni. Cells react to various forms of physical phenomena that promote and maintain the formation of tissues. The best example of this are cells of musculoskeletal origin, such as … Continue reading

Novel protein scaffolds as emerging therapeutic proteins: from discovery to clinical proof-of-concept

Thierry Wurch, Alain Pierré, Stéphane Depil. Recent advances in combinatorial protein engineering have made it possible to develop immunoglobulin (Ig)-based and non-Ig protein scaffolds that can potentially substitute for most whole antibody….

Recent advances in bone tissue engineering scaffolds

Susmita Bose, Mangal Roy, Amit Bandyopadhyay. Bone disorders are of significant concern due to increase in the median age of our population. Traditionally, bone grafts have been used to restore damaged bone. Synthetic biomaterials are now bei….

Essential genes as antimicrobial targets and cornerstones of synthetic biology

Mario Juhas, Leo Eberl, George M. Church. Essential genes are absolutely required for the survival of any living entity. Investigation of essential genes is therefore expected to advance tremendously our understanding of the universal pri….

Escherichia coli for biofuel production: bridging the gap from promise to practice

Sarah Huffer, Christine M. Roche, Harvey W. Blanch, Douglas S. Clark. The anticipated shift of biofuel feedstocks from maize to lignocellulose presents challenges in developing effective biomass pretreatment approaches, which impacts the selection and capabilities o….

Towards the miniaturization of GPCR-based live-cell screening assays

Sofia A.M. Martins, João R.C. Trabuco, Gabriel A. Monteiro, Virginia Chu, João P. Conde, D. Miguel F. Prazeres. G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) play a key role in many physiological or disease-related processes and for this reason are favorite targets of … Continue reading

Genetically transformed roots: from plant disease to biotechnological resource

Milen I. Georgiev, Elizabeth Agostini, Jutta Ludwig-Müller, Jianfeng Xu. Hairy root syndrome is a disease that is induced by Agrobacterium rhizogenes infection and characterized by a proliferation of excessively branching roots. However, in the past 30 years ….

Microbial biosurfactants: challenges and opportunities for future exploitation

Roger Marchant, Ibrahim M. Banat. The drive for industrial sustainability has pushed biosurfactants to the top of the agenda of many companies. Biosurfactants offer the possibility of replacing chemical surfactants, produced from ….

Antibacterial properties of nanoparticles

Mohammad J. Hajipour, Katharina M. Fromm, Ali Akbar Ashkarran, Dorleta Jimenez de Aberasturi, Idoia Ruiz de Larramendi, Teofilo Rojo, Vahid Serpooshan, Wolfgang J. Parak, Morteza Mahmoudi. Antibacterial agents are very important in the textile industry, water disinfection, medicine, and food … Continue reading

CytoDyn Announces Entry into Agreement with Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to Acquire PRO 140 – Miami Herald

CytoDyn Inc. (the “Company”) (OTCQB:CYDY), a development stage biotechnology company focused on the development … except as required by applicable law. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements …