One of the key differentiators between biological and artificial systems is the dynamic
plasticity of living tissues, enabling adaptation to different environmental conditions, tasks, or …

Bioengineering can address many important needs, from transformative biomedicine to
environmental remediation. In addition to practical applications, the construction of new …

Robot swarms have, to date, been constructed from artificial materials. Motile biological
constructs have been created from muscle cells grown on precisely shaped scaffolds …

The central nervous system (CNS) underlies memory, perception, decision-making, and
behavior in numerous organisms. However, neural networks have no monopoly on the …

Understanding how organisms establish their form during embryogenesis and regeneration
represents a major knowledge gap in biological pattern formation. It has been recently …

What determines large-scale anatomy? DNA does not directly specify geometrical
arrangements of tissues and organs, and a process of encoding and decoding for …

It is widely assumed in developmental biology and bioengineering that optimal
understanding and control of complex living systems follows from models of molecular …

Recent technological breakthroughs in our ability to derive and differentiate induced
pluripotent stem cells, organoid biology, organ-on-chip assays, and 3-D bioprinting have all …

Although the currently available pharmacological assays can cure most pathological
disorders, they have limited therapeutic value in relieving certain disorders like myocardial …

This review explores the historical and current state of our knowledge about urodele limb
regeneration. Topics discussed are (1) blastema formation by the proteolytic histolysis of …