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Oyster Talent
It’s a gem of an idea. Based on the premise that an irritant introduced into an oyster will produce a pearl, scientists at the University of Dayton Research Institute are prompting oysters to produce pearl-like coatings on metal for applications to range from aircraft corrosion protection to biocompatible medical devices. February 1, 2008 (UDRI press release)
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Fixing What Ails Us
UD researchers are working to make broken bones heal faster and stronger using carbon-based repair parts — bone fixation plates that disappear over time, scaffolding for new bone cells to grow on — instead of the metal now used. For patients, this could equal fewer surgeries, less pain and better healing. December 1, 2007 (UD Quarterly)
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Generating genetics lessons
In a project funded by the National Science Foundation...
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Recent TREND Publications
The TREND Center continues to publish discoveries at the leading edge of bioscience and bioengineering.
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The Regeneration Recipe
The cover article in The Scientist magazine (August, 2009) presents a detailed look at the work of Panagiotis Tsonis,
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Healing Help for Broken Bones
Ivanhoe Productions visited Dr. Khalid Lafdi’s Carbon Research Lab to produce clips on science and technology for the Discoveries and Breakthroughs Inside Science series, which feeds the clips to subscribing news stations nationwide.
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Interdisciplinary Bio-Research:
Learn, Lead and Serve – in the Laboratory. Biology department newsletter article highlighting TREND Center student research.