SciFri Radio: Biomedical Engineering

SciFri Radio: Synthetic Windpipe Transplant Boost For Tissue Engineering
American cancer patient gets the world’s second synthetic trachea transplant.

SciFri Radio: A Virtual Arm That Talks With The Brain
A virtual arm tested in monkeys is a step toward artificial limbs that communicate with the brain.

SciFri Radio: Remodeling Hearts With Stem Cells
Cardiologist Josh Hare describes research into using a type of stem cells to repair heart attack damage.

SciFri Radio: Playing Cut And Paste With DNA Of Living Bacteria
Researchers edited the genomes of living bacteria to work with a new set of genetic instructions.

SciFri Radio: Can “Stem Cell” Treatments Help Athletes?
Did an untested therapy help a pitcher return to the mound?

SciFri Radio: Video Pick: Growing Hearts and Bones
When it comes to engineering tissues, the cells are doing the work, says bioengineer Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic.

SciFri Radio: Camouflaging Red Blood Cells For Transfusion
Could matching blood types be a thing of the past?

SciFri Radio: Creating The Illusion Of A Different Body
Research plays on tricks of the brain to explore how people see their own bodies.

SciFri Radio: Ira Asks: How Do They Make Eyeglasses?
You deliver your prescription to an optician, and they return with a pair of eyeglass lenses tailored precisely to your personal vision quirks. But...

SciFri Radio: Silk
It's smooth, slippery, and strong -- but despite the efforts of many researchers, spiders and caterpillars do it best. We'll talk about silk.

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SciFri Newsbriefs: Biomedical Engineering

Newsbrief: A Material that Mends Itself
A new polymer, modeled after human skin, can repair itself when it breaks. It's all in the capillaries, the researchers say.

Newsbrief: A Natural Attraction
Scientists making new adhesives are looking to nature for recipes.

Newsbrief: Better Medicine Through Cell Phones
Answer that call—your ultrasound results are on the line.

Newsbrief: Spotting Stress in Statues
A new way to target weak spots in statues could also work for bones, engines, and icebergs