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Videogame technology is proving to be a valuable tool for helping people of all ages improve lifestyle and health habits and manage disease.

Three-dimensional clusters of pancreatic beta-cells that live much longer and secrete more insulin than single cells grown in the laboratory are valuable new tools for studying pancreatic diseases such as diabetes and for testing novel therapies.

Scientists carrying out studies on stem cells and regenerative medicine are employing a broad range of approaches in the quest to develop novel therapeutic products, reports Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN).

When a mother undergoes genetic testing to determine whether she carries a gene for hereditary breast cancer, the parents must then decide whether and how to share this risk information with their children.

A novel method for printing human cells onto surfaces in defined patterns can help advance research on tissue engineering and regeneration, as described in an article in Tissue Engineering, Part C, Methods, a journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

Healthy individuals who carry a gene variation linked to an increased risk of autism have structural differences in their brains that may help explain how the gene affects brain function and increases vulnerability for autism.

Despite China’s rapid economic growth and the influx of thousands of global companies into that country over the past two decades, it is not too late for biotech companies to enter China, reports Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN).

A case study published in Environmental Engineering Science, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., describes a systems-based approach to assess and reduce the negative societal and economic impact of industrial parks.

Millions of dollars and immeasurable hours of research and development are being invested to develop and employ increasingly sophisticated hardware and software technologies to deliver innovative new personalized health care interventions.

Applying 21st century tools and technologies to manage land use, maximize biomass production, and increase the efficiency of processes for extracting energy from renewable resources will enable the biofuels industry to overcome challenges.