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 and hardware that uses colored...
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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 to quickly and easily integrate,...
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 Murray Cox Computational biologist Professor...
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 adult stem cells – something...
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 tackle technical computing problems like...
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 the brink of a robotics...
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 at specific times and places....