The ‘intraterrestrials’: New viruses discovered in ocean depths
Strange creatures live in the deep sea, but few are odder than the viruses that inhabit deep ocean methane seeps ...
Scientists call for caution in using DNA-editing technology
A group of 18 scientists and ethicists today warned that a revolutionary new tool to cut and splice DNA should ...
Shape-shifting frog discovered
A frog in Ecuador's western Andean cloud forest changes skin texture in minutes, appearing to mimic the texture it sits ...
Early Diagnosis Opportunities for Alzheimer’s Through Simple Blood Test
By the time most people receive a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease — based on clinical signs of mental decline — ...
Can we create new senses for humans?
As humans, we can perceive less than a ten-trillionth of all light waves. “Our experience of reality,” says neuroscientist David ...
Heart on a Chip
UC Berkeley researchers, led by bioengineering professor Kevin Healy, have been able to test heart drugs on human cardiac muscle ...
How our DNA may prevent bowel cancer
A new study published in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) suggests the link between aspirin and ...
Cyborg beetle research allows free-flight study of insects
Hard-wiring beetles for radio-controlled flight turns out to be a fitting way to learn more about their biology. Cyborg insect ...
Wireless brain stimulation
New technique could lead to long-lasting localized stimulation of brain tissue without external connections. Images show calcium ion influx into ...
Researchers Find Key to Making Neurons From Stem Cells
A research team at UC San Francisco has discovered an RNA molecule called Pnky that can be manipulated to increase ...
Autistic and non-autistic brain differences isolated for first time
The functional differences between autistic and non-autistic brains have been isolated for the first time, following the development of a ...
First stem cell-based approach to treat type 2 diabetes
A combination of human stem cell transplantation and antidiabetic drugs proved to be highly effective at improving body weight and ...
Spinal cord neurons that control pain and itch
The spinal cord transmits pain signals to the brain, where they are consciously perceived. But not all the impulses arrive ...
Building “self-aware” robots
Can robots and humans interact the way that human beings interact with each other? Guy Hoffman researches embodied cognition and ...
World-first cancer drugs could work in larger group of patients
A pioneering class of drugs that target cancers with mutations in the BRCA breast cancer genes could also work against ...
Human brain inspires wearable micro-sensors
Wei Tang, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at New Mexico State University, is taking a cue from nature ...
Mechanism that helps parasites manipulate their hosts
Rodents infected with a common parasite lose their fear of cats, resulting in easy meals for the felines. Now IU ...
This is why your brain needs sleep
The brain uses a quarter of the body's entire energy supply, yet only accounts for about two percent of the ...
New Compound Prevents Diabetes Before It Begins
Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have successfully tested a potent synthetic compound that prevents ...
Revolutionary 3-D printing technology
A 3-D printing technology developed by Silicon Valley startup, Carbon3D Inc., enables objects to rise from a liquid media continuously ...
