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Insect Nervous System Copied To Boost Computing Power
Brains are the most powerful computers known. Now microchips built to mimic insects’ nervous systems have been shown to successfully...
Rise of the compliant machines
MIT spinout Meka Robotics, recently acquired by Google, creates ‘sociable’ humanoids that could help advance human-robot interaction. Are we on...
Genetic molecular mechanisms of neural development identified
Neural development is an extremely complex and highly orchestrated process, involving genetic cascades during which dozens of genes are activated...
Paul Allen Foundation looking for artificial intelligence researchers
The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation is taking proposals from researchers interested in working on using “risky, novel approaches” to...
Research on 3D Scaffolds Sets New Bar in Lung Regeneration
In end-stage lung disease, transplantation is sometimes the only viable therapeutic option, but organ availability is limited and rejection presents...
New High-Tech Lab Records the Brain and Body in Action
How does an autistic child take in information when he sits in a classroom abuzz with social activity? How long...
3-D Technology May Someday Print Up New Livers
3-D printing used to construct everything from art to toys to spare parts for the space station may one day...
Researchers identify target for shutting down growth of prostate cancer cells
Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified an important step toward potentially shutting down the growth of prostate cancer...
Scientists create detailed picture of protein linked to learning, pain and brain disorders
Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and Vanderbilt University have created the most detailed 3-D picture yet of a...
Bionic arm gives cyborg drummer superhuman skills
Jason Barnes's prosthetic arm will let him live his drumming dream in his first gig this month – but it...
Welcome to the Age of the Bionic Superbug
Like a silent bionic army, the era of the cyborg has crept upon us. Like a silent bionic army, the...
Novel cancer vaccine holds promise against ovarian cancer
A novel approach to cancer immunotherapy – strategies designed to induce the immune system to attack cancer cells – may...
Motion-Sensing Cells in the Eye Let the Brain ‘Know’ About Directional Changes
How do we “know” from the movements of speeding car in our field of view if it’s coming straight toward...
Studies show big promise for HIV prevention drug
Exciting research suggests that a shot every one to three months may someday give an alternative to the daily pills...
Manufacturing a solution to planet-clogging plastics
Research team paves way to scale up manufacturing of large objects using a fully compostable bioplastic made from shrimp shells...
Brain development provides insights into adolescent depression
A new study led by the University of Melbourne and Orygen Youth Health Research Centre is the first to discover...
Stem cell advance yields mature heart muscle cells
A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers has induced human embryonic stem cells (hESC) to differentiate toward pure-population, mature heart...
Simple blood test could improve treatment for deadly childhood cancer
A simple blood test* could pinpoint which children are unlikely to respond to treatment for a particularly aggressive form of...
Researchers find protein ‘switch’ central to heart cell division
In a study that began in a pair of infant siblings with a rare heart defect, Johns Hopkins researchers say...
Novel blood screen reveals risk of dying
Researchers have identified four biomarkers that help to identify people at high risk of dying from any disease within the...