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Bio Lab

Single component biology is past; bioengineering has begun

01 Oct 2008

Professor Nigel Slater, from the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, describes how the influx of ideas and principles from non-...

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Microtomographic image showing the 3D structure of a resorbable support material designed to allow in-growth as it degrades

Next-generation medical implants

01 Sep 2008

At the Cambridge Centre for Medical Materials, a highly interdisciplinary approach is meeting the challenge of bioengineering new materials for the...

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collagen

Collagen mechanics: learning from nature

01 Sep 2008

Because of their unique structure, biological tissues exhibit physical and mechanical properties that are unlike anything in the world of engineering...

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plant image

Synthetic biology takes root

01 Sep 2008

Creating circuits from multiple components is routine in engineering. Can living systems be constructed using similar principles?

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A colony of human embryonic stem cells formed from a mixture of cells expressing red or green fluorescent proteins

Engineering stem cells and tissues for better health

01 Sep 2008

The Cambridge Stem Cell Initiative enters its second phase with the launch of the Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine.

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Crutches

An invention to help repair damaged joints

01 Sep 2008

Medical devices created by a spin-out company from the University of Cambridge are helping the body to heal itself.

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