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Learn how a protein derived from compost bacteria could revolutionize drug delivery and reduce the side effects of chemotherapy treatments.

Protein From Compost Bacteria Could Improve Drug Delivery for Chemotherapy

Rug of biomass. (Image Courtesy of: Cheng Li /Oregon State University)

Rug of biomass

Learn more about Ca. Electrothrix yaqonensis, a new species of cable bacteria — named after the Yaqona people — that could assist in environmental cleanup and produce better biomedical devices.

Electricity-Conducting Bacteria Could Help Advance Environmental Cleanup

The tiny pacemaker sits next to a single grain of rice on a fingertip. The device is so small that it can be non-invasively injected into the body via a syringe. (Image Credit: John A. Rogers/Northwestern University)

Tiny pacemaker

Learn more about the world's smallest pacemaker that’s implanted in a non-invasive way, which can help newborn children who need it.

A Tiny, Rice-Sized Pacemaker Can Biodegrade in Time, Helping Newborns

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Artistic representation of hydrogels in a mobius-ring formed through self-healing. 


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Learn more about the self-healing hydrogel that could help improve biomedical tools. 

Mimicking Human Skin, This Self-Healing Gel Could be Applied to Soft Robotics

A polar bear still hunting on the sea ice of Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada

Learn more about polar bear sebum, the oil on their fur that prevents ice from sticking to them, and how it could be used to replace certain PFAS. 

An Unwashed, Greasy Hair Day Actually Keeps Polar Bears Ice-Free

Don Ingber has served as director of the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering since its founding in 2009. (Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University)

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From rendering animal testing obsolete to reducing HIV and preterm birth, Donald Ingber is making the future a reality.

The Future of Organ-Chip Technology Is Bright

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