cartilage

A report of preserved fragments of nuclei and chromatin in a fossilized femur of a 125-million-year-old Caudipteryx dinosaur elicits skepticism.

A mouse model of rheumatoid arthritis reveals that a tiny protein in scorpion venom can deliver steroids to affected joints.

A combination of two drugs appears to restore cartilage in rats.

Collagen inside ankles has more turnover than that in hips, thanks to the action of microRNAs.

Researchers recovered the cells that give rise to bone and cartilage from fetal and adult bone marrow and also derived them from induced pluripotent stem cells.

The tissue, grown on a 3-D scaffold and seeded from the kids’ own cells, was transplanted to correct deformities in their cartilage.

Scientists are taking a close look at fish skeletons for inspiration to solve engineering problems. 

The US Food and Drug Administration approves a device, seeded with a patient’s own cells, which can help repair damaged knee cartilage—a first for autologous cartilage technology.

Johns Hopkins University Chemist Larry Principe discusses his favorite alchemy painting, the topic of this month’s Foundations.

Layer-by-layer manufacturing techniques could help re-make human body parts, or produce entirely new biocompatible machines.

Scientists used a titanium wire framework to help ears made from collagen and sheep cartilage cells maintain their shape.

Ivan Martin talks about the promise of using cell-based therapies to regenerate joint cartilage.

There are a surprising number of unknowns about how our limbs come to be symmetrical.