Caspases, a family of protease enzymes, play a crucial role in numerous biological processes, making them intriguing subjects of study for researchers. Understanding the structure, function, and regulation of caspases could pave the way for innovative therapeutic approaches. In a groundbreaking research study, scientists embarked...
Organ-on-a-chip microfluidic devices are well known for their abilities in mimicking in vivo conditions and their superiority in drug toxicity screening compared to regular cell culture models. In this week's research highlight, we will introduce another organ-on-chip that takes advantage of microfluidics technology to mimic...
Welcome back, science enthusiasts! Today, we're delving into the fascinating world of synthetic cell populations and exploring a groundbreaking study that unraveled the intricate dynamics of gene expression within these miniature artificial cells. This remarkable research sheds light on the behavior of cell-free expression systems...
"Porous particles have found widespread applications in therapeutic diagnosis, drug delivery, and tissue engineering due to their typical properties of large surface area, extensive loading capacity, and hierarchical microstructures. Attempts in this aspect are focusing on the development of effective methods to generate functional porous...
"By using electrostatic interactions as driving force to assemble vesicles, the droplet-stabilized method was recently applied to reconstitute and encapsulate proteins, or compartments, inside giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) to act as minimal synthetic cells. However, the droplet-stabilized approach exhibits low production efficiency associated with the...