Scientists have long been dreaming about building a computer that would work like a brain. This is because a...

The body’s immune system exists to identify and destroy foreign objects, whether they are bacteria, viruses, flecks of dirt or...

Bioengineers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) have successfully generated human kidney cells from human embryonic stem cells...

  Running cockroaches start to recover from being shoved sideways before their dawdling nervous system kicks in to tell their...

For years researchers have been searching for a way to treat diabetics by reactivating their insulin-producing beta cells, with limited...

For the first time an operation has been conducted, at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, where electrodes have been permanently implanted in...

  Humanity came one step closer in January to being able to replicate itself, thanks to the EU’s approval of...

  Two genetically engineered farm animals reported  illustrate how far from Frankenstein’s stitched-together monster animal biotechnology has come. One of...

  University of California, San Diego bioengineers have demonstrated in a study in pigs that a new injectable hydrogel can...

Cornell bioengineers and physicians have created an artificial ear that looks and acts like a natural ear, giving new hope...

Stanford researchers are the first to demonstrate that sophisticated light resonators can be inserted inside living cells without damage to...

  Good mental health and clear thinking depend upon our ability to store and manipulate thoughts on a sort of...