Research Highlights in 2023

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  • An article in Communications Engineering reports the development of menstrual pads made of a plant-based high-quality absorption material.

    • Nesma El-Sayed Ibrahim
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  • An article in Nature Communications reports using CRISPR–Cas9 to genetically engineer chickens to be resistant to influenza A virus.

    • Sadra Bakhshandeh
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  • An article in Science reports a co-polymer with both semiconducting and adhesive properties, which can effectively stick an organic electrochemical transistor (OECT)-based sensor to living tissues.

    • Silvia Conti
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  • An article in Nature Communications reports that substitution of animal-based food by plant-based alternatives greatly reduces agricultural input use, greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity loss.

    • Christine-Maria Horejs
    Research Highlight
  • An article in Nature Metabolism reports the development of an electrogenetic interface to programme gene expression in cells.

    • Nesma El-Sayed Ibrahim
    Research Highlight
  • An article in Nature Communications reports a metamaterial-based textile that can be worn as clothing to enable direct implant-to-implant wireless networking at the scale of the human body.

    • Christine-Maria Horejs
    Research Highlight
  • An article in Nature Nanotechnology reports STING agonist-conjugated stimuli-responsive nanoparticles for targeted immunotherapy of cancer.

    • Nesma El-Sayed Ibrahim
    Research Highlight
  • An article in Nature reports a multidimensional question-answering clinical benchmark, evaluating the clinical knowledge of fine-tuned variants of PaLM, a 540-billion parameter, densely activated large language model.

    • Sadra Bakhshandeh
    Research Highlight
  • An article in Science Advances reports a minimally invasive approach for continuous glucose monitoring using biodegradable microneedles connected to a smartphone app for diabetes tracking.

    • Nesma El-Sayed Ibrahim
    Research Highlight
  • An article in Advanced Healthcare Materials reports a phenotypic epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) screening platform based on an organic electrochemical transistor that allows real-time, non-invasive monitoring of extracellular vesicles-induced EMT and the screening of antimetastatic drugs.

    • Christine-Maria Horejs
    Research Highlight
  • An article in Science Robotics reports an in situ deployable electrode system, actuated with a soft robotic mechanism, that can be surgically implanted and cover large areas of the cortex.

    • Sadra Bakhshandeh
    Research Highlight
  • An article in Nature Biomedical Engineering reports a simple and hardware-independent peptide-mediated delivery method for the CRISPR-mediated engineering of T cells.

    • Nesma El-Sayed Ibrahim
    Research Highlight
  • An article in Nature Machine Intelligence reports a deep learning-guided framework that can help pathologists to discover new prognostic tissue biomarkers from well-performing deep learning models.

    • Christine-Maria Horejs
    Research Highlight
  • An article in Science Advances reports a biohybrid neural interface device that integrates a cell layer on a microelectrode array, achieving high-resolution mapping of neuronal inputs and restoration of nerve function.

    • Christine-Maria Horejs
    Research Highlight
  • An article in Science reports a fast and adaptable strategy to confer plant disease resistance.

    • Sadra Bakhshandeh
    Research Highlight
  • An article in Science Advances reports the development of a wireless electronic stent to stimulate the lower oesophageal sphincter and treat gastroesophageal reflux disease.

    • Nesma El-Sayed Ibrahim
    Research Highlight
  • An article in Nature Nanotechnology reports a simple and eco-friendly approach to incorporate antimicrobial agents into cotton fabrics at the molecular level.

    • Nesma El-Sayed Ibrahim
    Research Highlight