Biologically Inspired Engineering News Today

CAR-T cell therapies are transforming the treatment of previously incurable blood cancers, but a large proportion of patients still responds only poorly or not at all to them, calling for new strategies to overcome this challenge. Now, a research team has developed a simple intervention in the form of a biodegradable scaffold material called T-cell enhancing scaffolds (TES) that can be locally injected under the skin and used to restimulate CAR-T cells after their administration. This increased ...

3D printing is revolutionizing the manufacturing industry by allowing people to create without the need for expensive machinery and raw materials

New system extends the lives of flying microrobots

A 100-fold leap to GigaDalton DNA nanotech

Ability to introduce or reverse the spread of genetic traits through populations could one day improve pest management and disease control

This new type of engineered living material could be a door-opener for bioactive wound healing strategies

A future where wearable robotic devices can improve the lives of the healthy, as well as serve those with injuries or in need of rehabilitation

The creation of light-harvesting, living cellular devices could fundamentally change the way we interact with our natural environment

How to design materials with reprogrammable shape and function

For the first time, researchers from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), and Genentech<u>, a member of the Roche Group,</u> found a way to enhance and extend LN expansion, and study how this phenomenon affects both the immune system and efficacy of vaccinations against tumors. While the oversized LNs maintained a normal ti...