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Georgia Tech engineers and Emory University clinicians have successfully engrafted insulin-producing cells into a diabetic mouse model, reversing diabetic symptoms...

The sun provides the most abundant source of energy on the planet. However, only a tiny fraction of the solar...

Researchers have turned conventional DVDs into portable and cheap diagnostic tools for developing countries, and are now adapting their prototype...

The David H. Murdock Research Institute in Kannapolis received a $50 million gift Wednesday from its founder, David Murdock. The...

Bioengineered spider protein could be the start of a new generation of anti-venom vaccines, potentially saving thousands of lives worldwide....

Society is increasingly becoming more data-driven. Noting the power of vast reservoirs of public information, the federal government launched the...

University of Washington engineers and NanoFacture, a Bellevue, Wash., company, have created a device that can extract human DNA from...

Second Sight Medical Products in Sylmar has won approval from the FDA to sell its bionic eye, which helps people...

A massive study analyzing gene expression data from 22 tumor types has identified multiple metabolic expression changes associated with cancer....

The human body contains trillions of cells, all derived from a single cell, or zygote, made by the fusion of...

New brain-machine interfaces that exploit the plasticity of the brain may allow people to control prosthetic devices in a natural...

A key type of human brain cell developed in the laboratory grows seamlessly when transplanted into the brains of mice,...

These nanosponges, which thus far have been studied in mice, can neutralize “pore-forming toxins,” which destroy cells by poking holes...

When molecular biology methods failed her, Sangeeta Bhatia turned to engineering and microfabrication to build a liver from scratch.Liver cells...