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• Researchers Discover "Low-Pass Filter" Mechanism That Allows Cells to Ignore Brief Physical Forces while Reacting to Disease Signals

  Published: Apr 30, 2026

  Section: Natural Sciences

  A collaborative study between King’s College London and the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia has revealed how cells measure the duration of physical forces before respondi...

• Bioengineers Program Living Tissue to Self Assemble Into Predetermined Three Dimensional Shapes Using Chemical Micropatterns

  Published: Apr 17, 2026

  Section: Research

  Researchers from IBEC and UPC have developed a method to guide the internal forces of biological tissues by controlling cell orientation. By imposing specific topological defects v...

• Minister James Lawless Proposes Broad First Year College Reform to Combat Leaving Certificate Pressure

  Published: Apr 8, 2026

  Section: Europe

  Minister for Further and Higher Education James Lawless has advocated for a transition to a more generalized first year in third level education to broaden student skillsets. The p...