by rss feed | Apr 22, 2021 | bioengineering, News Feeds, xenobot, xenobots
Can you really make living robots from stem cells called xenobots? How would this work? You take frog stem cells, supercomputers to tell you what to do with them, and you get xenobots? Well, kind of yes and no at this point. It’s a fascinating area. What are...
by rss feed | Dec 28, 2020 | bioengineering, News Feeds, organ transplantation, Thymus, thymus made from stem cells, thymus transplant
Imagine receiving a smidgeon of thymus gland along with a donated heart or kidney, to fool the immune system into accepting the transplant. Authors of a new study argue that might be possible, based on their new proof-of-principle experiments. The team from the...
by rss feed | Dec 10, 2020 | bioengineering, cultured beef, Lab grown meat, News Feeds, Plumpy’nut, schmeat, stem cell book, stem cell burger, Stem cells: an insider's guide, test tube burger, vegetarianism
Would you eat lab grown meat? Envision biting into a warm juicy burger with all the trimmings. Lab grown meat intro If you are a burger fan, your mouth may already be watering. Or maybe you prefer steak or bacon? If you are a vegetarian or animal welfare advocate,...