When most people think of silk, they often imagine luxurious textiles in the form of clothing or accessories. But silk is emerging as an innovative biomaterial that’s being incorporated into ...

The boxes arrive from Japan, full of what look like packing peanuts. But these white oblong shapes aren’t there just to protect some other cargo. These are silkworm cocoons. Snip them open, throw out ...

A limiting factor for drugs and diagnostics in emerging economies is often heat. Access to refrigeration is often necessary to store medications as well as diagnostic samples. That can be a high ...

If they're not going to be analyzed right away, blood samples are best kept chilled as warmer temperatures can distort the biomarkers physicians rely on for diagnosis. But researchers have now ...

Researchers have stabilized blood samples for long periods of time without refrigeration and at high temperatures by encapsulating them in air-dried silk protein. The technique has broad applications ...