Copper on the Brain at Rest
In recent years it has been established that copper plays an essential role in the health of the human brain. Improper copper oxidation has been...
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The future of fake meat
Alastair Gee: "In the future, how will we define meat?" Featured illustration by Emily Pidgeon/TED. At home one night earlier this month, I prepared a...
Two-Cell Mouse Embryos Talk About Their Future
Bioengineers at the University of California, San Diego have discovered that mouse embryos are contemplating their cellular fates in the earliest stages after fertilization when...
Large biological circuits
Researchers have made great progress in recent years in the design and creation of biological circuits — systems that, like electronic circuits, can take a...
‘Huge breakthrough’ in understanding how the immune system recognises cancer
US researchers have revealed the identity of molecules on the surface of cancer cells which allow the body's immune system to identify and destroy them....
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As real as that daydream may seem, its path through your brain runs opposite reality. Aiming to discern discrete neural circuits, researchers at the University...
A lab the size of a postage stamp
Traditional lab tests for disease diagnosis can be too expensive and cumbersome for the regions most in need. George Whitesides' ingenious answer is a foolproof...
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