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Chemistry World May 10, 2013 Michael Parkin	Super Glue for cells Scientists in Canada have made a super-strong cell membrane adhesive and used it to stick red blood cells together. The polymer, based on the phospholipid head group phosphatidyl choline, could be used to secure cells in particular positions for tissue engineering and wound closure.
Chemistry World July 15, 2013 Eleanor Merritt	A chemical approach to biological antifreeze Scientists in New Zealand and the US have synthesized a protein that helps inhibit ice crystal growth in Antarctic fish.
Chemistry World November 30, 2015 James Urquhart	Maths model could help put organs on ice US researchers have improved an ice-free cryopreservation technique by using mathematical models to minimize toxicity and damage caused to cells during the procedure.
Chemistry World February 13, 2014 Philip Ball	Ice core to antifreeze protein's inner workings The antifreeze protein that protects the winter flounder from sub-zero temperatures has been found to have an odd structure.
Chemistry World May 2008 Philip Ball	The crucible When the going gets tough, the tough get sweet. There are many physiological responses to cold conditions, but one of the common strategies for insects is to fill their cells with sugar.
Chemistry World November 10, 2006 Victoria Gill	Healing Threads Spun From Living Cells Researchers have successfully made microthreads from polymers containing living cells, using a technique called electrospinning. These biologically active threads could be formed into medical scaffolds, to deliver cells directly to tissue and promote healing.
Chemistry World July 11, 2006 Simon Hadlington	Spin Doctors Find New Way to Make Skin Scaffold Researchers have developed a new type of polymer scaffold support for growing cultured human skin cells. The team showed that the mechanical and geometric properties of the scaffold are far more important than any specific chemical property.
Chemistry World May 22, 2009 Phillip Broadwith	'Printing' organs with hydrogels Dutch researchers have developed a way to 'print' stable cell-containing scaffolds, creating a method that could one day be used to help make tailor-made tissue grafts
Chemistry World January 9, 2013 Laura Howes	Antifreeze protein's watery dance Most animals left in -30 C temperatures wouldn't last very long. Not only would they get hypothermia, but the water in their bodies would start to freeze. Some animals and plants, however, use antifreeze proteins to keep ice at bay.
National Defense March 2008 Grace V. Jean	Creating the Body's Microenvironment to Grow Artificial Organs Scientists are using micro-electromechanical systems to grow artificial organs.
Chemistry World November 23, 2009 Simon Hadlington	Non-protein antifreeze helps Arctic beetle chill out Scientists in the US have discovered a new class of biological antifreeze molecules - the first that do not contain proteins.
Chemistry World December 11, 2008 Hayley Birch	Protein threading paves the way for nanomachines A team of Dutch and Italian researchers has discovered how proteins are threaded through pores in cell membranes.
Chemistry World July 24, 2012 Rachel Cooper	Light speeds up new cell growth Scientists from Singapore have combined a photovoltaic polymer with a biocompatible polymer to make a nanofiber-based scaffold that can grow cells for skin regeneration.
Chemistry World April 2, 2009 Michael Gross	Light-guided hydrogels direct cell growth Researchers in the US have developed a gel-like material whose structural and chemical properties can change in response to laser light
Chemistry World December 22, 2015 Suzanne Howson	Re-seeding hairlines with stem cells Scientists have developed a way to treat hair loss using stem cells. The cells are enclosed within a cytokine-containing layer that circumvents the difficulties in regenerating new hair follicles on bald skin.
Chemistry World June 13, 2010 Lewis Brindley	Novel 'cell wires' to patch up heart or nerve damage Noodle-like strings containing living cells have been made by researchers in the US.
Scientific American January 17, 2007 Charles Q. Choi	A Stroke for Stem Cells The brain becomes a target in stem cell clinical trials.
Chemistry World January 14, 2008 Michael Gross	Ice-Cream Without the Crunch A mixture of molecules obtained from gelatin could help to make food last longer in the freezer and make ice-cream creamier.
Chemistry World October 2010	Artificial blood Synthetic alternatives to donor blood have been stuck in development for decades. Nina Notman reports on recent promising progress
Chemistry World September 11, 2009 Tom Bond	Just heat and heal A polymer system based on weak, reversible bonds that can heal itself when heated has been created by UK and US chemists. The new polymers could be further developed and used in the aerospace and other industries, say the researchers.
HHMI Bulletin May 2010 Sarah C.P. Williams	Young Again Niche cells can reverse the aging of stem cells.
BusinessWeek May 24, 2004 Arlene Weintraub	Want To Bank Your Own Stem Cells? One Los Angeles startup believes everyone should, to be ready when regenerative therapies start hitting the market
Chemistry World October 11, 2007 Jonathan Edwards	'Tuneable' Polymer Can Separate Anything An international team of scientists have made a polymer with pores which can be fine-tuned to speedily separate different small molecules -- with applications ranging from carbon capture to fuel cells.
Chemistry World August 2, 2012 Philip Ball	Polymer replacement for the hydration shell The sheath of water molecules, called a hydration shell, that gives protein molecules the flexibility to do their catalytic job can be replaced by polymers, according to Adam Perriman of the University of Bristol and his coworkers.
Chemistry World March 3, 2013 James Urquhart	Polymer production line runs on DNA US researchers have developed a purely chemical and enzyme-free system that can build synthetic polymers using DNA as a template.
Chemistry World January 9, 2012 Simon Hadlington	A question mark over cubic ice's existence Chemistry textbooks may have to be rewritten after scientists in the UK showed that an exotic type of ice crystal formed from supercooled water has probably been misidentified and might not exist.
The Motley Fool August 31, 2007 Brian Orelli	A Stem-Cell Primer Public funding from states could help companies doing stem cell research. Read about Geron, StemCells, Osiris Therapeutics, ViaCell and Invitrogen, companies that may profit from the increased public spending.
The Motley Fool November 9, 2004 Charly Travers	Are Stem Cells a Rule Breaker? Does the science offer real hope or just hype? Biotech investors take on enough risk in the normal course of drug development that they do not need to worry about whether or not the underlying technology even works.
Technology Research News June 29, 2005 Eric Smalley	Cell combo yields blood vessels Researchers experiment with methods of getting blood vessels to grow in replacement organs before the tissue is placed in the body.
Popular Mechanics May 15, 2009 Jennifer Bogo	Making the Coldest Ice Cream in the World--But is it Any Good? The perfect ice cream is a balancing act, as there are other factors besides freezing that affect the quality of ice cream.
Chemistry World April 2010	Column: The crucible We are getting better at manipulating cells to grow into the tissues we need. Chemical factors are key, says Philip Ball
HHMI Bulletin Aug 2010 Richard Saltus	Three-Dimensional Cell Cultures Thinking big but starting small, Sangeeta Bhatia is closing in on her ambitious goal: growing human livers in the lab from scratch.
BusinessWeek June 13, 2005 Arlene Weintraub	A Boost for Broken Hearts? The Institute of Regenerative Medicine in Barbados is convinced that stem cells from fetuses can repair cardiac damage.
Chemistry World April 20, 2012 Jennifer Newton	Nanocrystal probes mimic viruses to gain entry into cells Colloidal polymer vectors loaded with nanocrystal probes enter cells in the same way as a virus and can be used to track cells for therapies such as those based on stem cells
Chemistry World April 28, 2011 Laura Howes	Polymer collapses in a flash Researchers in the Netherlands have created a polymer that folds up like a protein on exposure to light.
Chemistry World June 27, 2011 Catherine Bacon	A Step Forward for Space Power US scientists have gained insights into how to improve polymer solar cells' stability in space to power shuttles.
Technology Research News March 26, 2003	Plastic coating makes chips biofriendly Electronics usually don't mix well with biological material. Sandia National Laboratories researchers have overcome the incompatibility with a microscopic laser designed to quickly measure and identify microorganisms and cell types without inhibiting biological processes.
Chemistry World April 7, 2009 Lewis Brindley	Cells get in line Magnetic nanoparticles that 'shepherd' cells into neat lines have been designed by American scientists.
Chemistry World July 21, 2011 Elinor Richards	Cell Control to Change Cell Function US scientists can now control the reactions occurring inside cells.
Scientific American December 2008 Tim Hornyak	Turning Back the Cellular Clock: A Farewell to Embryonic Stem Cells? Shinya Yamanaka discovered how to revert adult cells to an embryonic state. These induced pluripotent stem cells might soon supplant their embryonic cousins in therapeutic promise
Chemistry World July 1, 2012 Mellisae Fellet	3D printed sugar network to feed engineered organs US researchers can build vessels into a cell-containing gel -- the beginnings of a thick tissue. Scientists form the gel around a lattice of printed sugar fibers. The fibers dissolve after the gel sets, leaving a network of channels that carry nutrients like blood vessels.
Chemistry World January 20, 2011 Erica Wise	Protective shells for cells A highly permeable shell made for living cells could substantially extend their lifetime in bioengineering applications, including aiding bone repair, say US scientists.
Chemistry World April 11, 2008 Lewis Brindley	Super Cells Made with 'Inorganic Armor' Chemists in China have coated living cells with egg-like shells, granting them a wide range of new properties.
IEEE Spectrum May 2006 Samuel K. Moore	Poky Plastic Perks Up Materials scientists have invented the first polymer semiconductor to perform almost as well as the type of silicon used to drive flat-panel displays.
Chemistry World August 8, 2011 Rebecca Brodie	A Solar Torch to Fit in Your Back Pocket A solar powered torch the size of a credit card has been developed by a team of scientists from Denmark, the Netherlands and the US.
Chemistry World July 27, 2014 Simon Hadlington	Propeller-shaped molecules give 2D polymers lift-off Crystal engineers have finally succeeded in achieving a goal that has eluded chemists for decades by unambiguously synthesizing two-dimensional polymer crystals, confirmed by single-crystal x-ray diffraction.
Chemistry World February 11, 2013 Helen Potter	A new system for cancer detection Cancer cells have been found to differ from normal cells in several ways, including the make up of their cell membranes. Cancer-cell membranes have been found to contain more anionic lipids than normal cells, leading to an overall negatively charged cell surface.
Chemistry World November 25, 2013 Carla Pegoraro	Steering cells towards biocomputers Bacterial toxins that undergo unique cell interactions have been used to perform logic functions by researchers in Germany. This innovation will help push the limits of synthetic biology.
Technology Research News March 23, 2005 Eric Smalley	Inkjet prints human cells Scientists tackle challenge of putting the right cells in the right places and ensuring that the cells survive the rough ride.
Popular Mechanics November 17, 2009 Elizabeth Svoboda	Five Body Parts You May Be Able to Regrow Soon(ish) New hope for injured hearts, lungs, arms and legs as well as other body regeneration strategies.