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Baby’s genome hidden in mother’s blood
Scientists in Hong Kong and the United States have mapped hundreds of thousands of DNA code variations spread across the...
Bio-inspired Toughest Ceramic Mimics Mother Of Pearl
Biomimicry – technological innovation inspired by nature – is one of the hottest ideas in science but has yet to...
1st Woman With Bionic Arm
Claudia Mitchell, who lives in Ellicott City, is the fourth person — and first woman — to receive a “bionic”...
Scientists’ bioengineering feat
A man has enjoyed his first real dinner in nine years after a pioneering operation to rebuild his jaw using...
Synthetic biology applies engineering approach to biological components
"We're going to be able to write DNA. What do we want to say?" Professor Drew Endy of biological engineering...
Dog genome assembled
MIT researchers and colleagues have released the first draft of the dog genome sequence, which could aid the characterization of...
Bioengineers create a new approach to tissue engineering
Bioengineers report a new approach to creating three-dimensional samples of human tissue that could push researchers closer to their ultimate...
RNA pioneer looks back
DNA makes RNA makes protein. In retrospect, it couldn't be clearer. But to Alexander Rich and the other pioneers trying...
