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Watch scientists use electricity to herd skin cells, like sheep

“The technology seems very exciting,” says Abigail Koppes, a biological and chemical engineer at Northeastern University, who studies bioelectronics.

A couple at home and the office? It can work

In honor of Valentine’s Day, the Globe tracked down happily co-employed couples to talk about intertwining their personal and professional lives. Ryan and Abigail Koppes have been inseparable since they were 15-year-olds in Western Massachusetts. They were on the ski team at a private high school in Gill, went to college and grad school together […]

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What a tiny, 3D gut can tell us about gastrointestinal disorders

Chemical engineering professors Abigail and Ryan Koppes built a model that mimics how vital neurons operate within the small intestine

If cells could talk… Actually, they do. But what are they saying?

How our cells talk—and what they say—is complicated, and it’s different body to body. To boil down this performance to its characters, assistant professor Abigail Koppes is letting them play out on a chip, clarifying both their roles and how sensitive they are to a set change.

Northeastern University researchers synthesize chemical found in longfin squid to use for UV protection

There’s nothing worse than a sunburn. Actually, there is—the potential damage that sunscreen can do to our bodies and the environment. So would you try a natural alternative? While lots of products are labeled “organic,” a new method of concocting sunscreen gives a whole other meaning to “natural”: modeling it after the built-in UV protection […]