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Human brains ‘hard-wired’ to link what we see with what we do
Your brain's ability to instantly link what you see with what you do is down to a dedicated information 'highway',...
Silk-Based Bioengineering Implants
Study shows that fixation devices derived from silkworm silk are potentially attractive alternatives to metal and synthetic-based systems When a...
New gene for bipolar disorder discovered
Team of researchers searched for the foundations of manic-depressive disorder in about 24,000 people First on top of the world...
Soft robotic fish moves like the real thing
Soft robots — which don’t just have soft exteriors but are also powered by fluid flowing through flexible channels —...
Intelligent people are more likely to trust others
Intelligent people are more likely to trust others, while those who score lower on measures of intelligence are less likely...
Decision-making center of brain identified
Although choosing to do something because the perceived benefit outweighs the financial cost is something people do daily, little is...
Scientists ‘herd’ cells in new approach to tissue engineering
Researchers at UC Berkeley found that an electrical current can be used to orchestrate the flow of a group of...
The Cyborgs Era Has Started
Medical implants, complex interfaces between brain and machine or remotely controlled insects: Recent developments combining machines and organisms have great...
Japan stem cell scientist calls for retraction of study
A co-author of a Japanese study that promised a revolutionary way to create stem cells has called for the headline-grabbing...
Researchers describe microbe that ‘eats’ electricity
There have been plenty of fad diets that captured the public's imagination over the years, but Harvard scientists have identified...
Researchers decrease pain sensitivity using light
A team of Bio-X researchers at Stanford has developed mice whose sensitivity to pain can be dialed up or down...
Rice University bioengineers have created a toolkit of genes and hardware
In a significant advance for the growing field of synthetic biology, Rice University bioengineers have created a toolkit of genes...
New bioinformatics tool to visualize transcriptomes
ZENBU, a new, freely available bioinformatics tool developed at the RIKEN Center for Life Science Technology in Japan, enables researchers...
Breakthrough in hybrid species science
Massey University scientists have discovered a universal law that explains how hybrid species survive and thrive. Massey University computational biologist...
Stem cell study opens door to undiscovered world of biology
For the first time, researchers have shown that an essential biological process known as protein synthesis can be studied in...
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...
