Catalyst Splits DNA Molecule for First Time
Chemists from Nijmegen have developed a catalyst that binds to DNA, slides over it and splits the molecule in particular...
Researchers erase human brain tumor cells in mice
Working with mice, Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered that weeks of treatment with a repurposed FDA-approved drug halted the growth...
Bioengineers Create Smartphone ‘Microscope’ That Can Detect a Single Virus, Nanoparticles
Your smartphone now can see what the naked eye cannot: A single virus and bits of material less than one-thousandth...
Facebook using artificial intelligence to predict your likes
A new research group within Facebook is working on an emerging and powerful approach to artificial intelligence known as deep...
Scientists closer to universal flu vaccine
Scientists have moved closer to developing a universal flu vaccine after using the 2009 pandemic as a natural experiment to...
Study Explores Barriers to HIV Vaccine Response
Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) discovered that an antibody that binds and neutralizes HIV likely also targets the...
Researchers envision switching a heart beat on and off with light
With a few flicks of a light switch--on-off-on-off--Stanford University's Oscar Abilez is one step closer to changing the lives of...
Stem Cell Reprogramming Made Easier
Weizmann Institute scientists show that removing one protein from adult cells enables them to efficiently turn back the clock to...
Toxoplasma Changes Brain
The toxoplasma parasite can be deadly, causing spontaneous abortion in pregnant women or killing immune-compromised patients, but it has even...
Lens Combines Human and Insect Vision to Focus Wide-Angle Views
A lens invented at The Ohio State University combines the focusing ability of a human eye with the wide-angle view...
Calico project
Google has launched a mysterious new project called Calico. It's "a new company focused on health and well-being, in particular...
Nanoscale Neuronal Activity Measured for First Time
A new technique that allows scientists to measure the electrical activity in the communication junctions of the nervous systems has...
Novel Gene Discovery Could Lead to New HIV Treatments
A team of researchers led by King's College London has for the first time identified a new gene which may...
Most of the Smartest Bioengineers Work for Someone Else
Drew Endy is being chosen as a White House Champion of Change for the vision he has demonstrated and for...
Revolutionary Method for Discovering Antibiotics
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have developed a revolutionary new method for identifying and characterizing antibiotics, an...
Pancreatic stem cells isolated from mice
Scientists have succeeded in growing stem cells that have the ability to develop into two different types of cells that...
A Protein That Can Mean Life or Death for Cells
Each cell in an organism has a sensor that measures the health of its "internal" environment. This "alarm" is found...
Origins of Genomic ‘Dark Matter’ Discovered
A duo of scientists at Penn State University has achieved a major milestone in understanding how genomic "dark matter" originates....
World’s first 3D printed living organs
Two years ago, Anthony Atala took to the stage at TED and showed the world that human organs could be...