Today’s Solutions: January 15, 2025

New blood vessel formation, 3d illustration.

Doctors can see blood vessels in new ways with this technique

Imaging blood vessels is harder than you might think. Information about the surrounding structures and cells in the tissue have to be imaged multiple times, at multiple angles, and in multiple conditions. This layered process leaves scientists having to piece together separate images and Read More...

Mammal muscle tissue.

How scientists created fake muscle full of real protein

Science is always making advances to further help the lives of amputees, from providing more control over prosthetics, to creating lighter, more comfortable solutions. Some scientists even hope to allow amputees to regrow their own limbs one day! While we wait for this possibility, a research Read More...

African clawed frog. These frogs are plentiful in ponds and rivers within the south-eastern portion of Sub-Saharan Africa.

Scientists help frogs regrow amputated limbs

A recent study, published in Science Advances, has brought us one step closer to regenerative medicine. In a collaborative effort from Tufts University and Harvard, the teams were able to regenerate an adult African clawed frog’s (Xenopus laevis) limb, something they are naturally unable to Read More...

Illustration of the Bacteriophage Virus that infects and replicates within a bacterium.

This could be the start of the end for drug-resistant bacteria

The increasing occurrence of drug-resistant bacteria is a huge obstacle humans have to overcome to save lives across the globe. Researchers have done all they can to be prepared against this challenge, such as creating a model which calculates the chance of resistance against different drug Read More...

Gene-editing could save Americ

Gene-editing could save American forests from pests and diseases

US environmental agencies are considering whether or not to use biotechnology to protect American forests which, especially due to climate change, are becoming more vulnerable to pests and diseases. Biotechnological tools such as genetic editing could help introduce trees that can survive threats Read More...