Month: September 2022

SMART SCAFFOLDS FOR TISSUE ENGINEERING. "The ability to supply molecular signals able to guide the cellular response on these new semi-synthetic biomaterials represent a tremendous innovation in the area of tissue engineering." https://lnkd.in/dzmFFn6 View in LinkedIn

MIT THINK-TANK. "In March 2003, the MIT Synthetic Biology Working Group had brainstorming sessions to determine the potential applications of synthetic biology." Plug and play scenarios to program life to do useful tasks. https://lnkd.in/dvqkZVm View in LinkedIn

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SMART PROTEINS. "Scientists ... have taken proteins from nerve cells and used them to create a "smart" material that is extremely sensitive to its environment. This marriage of materials science and biology could give birth to a flexible, sensitive coating that is easy and cheap to manufacture in large quantities." https://lnkd.in/eYsu4hB View in LinkedIn

EARTH MAGNET. “The Earth generates its own magnetic field (the geomagnetic field), which is mostly caused by electric currents in the liquid outer core of the Earth (the “dynamo effect”). The magnetic field measured at the Earth’s surface is similar to the magnetic field one would expect to see if a large dipole magnet was placed in the center of the Earth.” https://scholar.google.es/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0,5&as_ylo=2015&q=magnetoreception View in LinkedIn

“MAGNETITE, a ferrimagnetic oxide of iron is synthesized in the nanocrystalline form by many living organisms. Magnetotactic bacteria and iron reducing bacteria are naturally known to precipitate magnetite nanocrystals. Besides bacteria, unicellular algae- Euglena, dinoflagellates, as well as higher animals such as salmon, butterfly, army ants, pigeons, and even human brain mineralize magnetite nanoparticles.” https://lnkd.in/es5DATt View in LinkedIn

HOMING DEVICE. “Many animals rely on the Earth’s magnetic field for spatial orientation and navigation, especially migratory species of birds and pigeons, fish, insects, sea turtles, lobsters, and bats.” https://lnkd.in/ePBe7DA View in LinkedIn

EFFECT ON GENES. “Various animals (bacteria, bees, fishes, birds, etc.) show the ability to find orientation in the geomagnetic field. This magnetoreception effect can be explained by the presence of small biogenic magnetite crystals in their organisms that interact with the geomagnetic field. Some studies carried out on rodents show that they respond to magnetic stimulation in the earth's magnetic field by the expression of activity genes like C-fos, but the mechanism of magnetoreception for them it is still unknown.” https://lnkd.in/egqBGFN View in LinkedIn

WIDESPREAD. “The ability to sense the geomagnetic field for use as a global reference during spatial orientation has been demonstrated in more than 30 species of vertebrates.” https://lnkd.in/etSP2df View in LinkedIn