Glass Project for Blinds
Recent advances in optogenetics have opened the possibility of restoring light sensitivity to vision cells using a simple injection and gene-based therapy. But how can...
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The first bionic eye to be approved for patients in the U.S. is getting software upgrades.
The FDA-approved Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System from Second Sight Medical Products transmits images from a small, eye-glass-mounted camera wirelessly to a microelectrode array implanted...
Micro-Machines for the Human Body
Tiny sensors and motors are everywhere, telling your smartphone screen to rotate and your camera to focus. Now, a team of researchers at Tel Aviv...
Scientists Visualize How Cancer Chromosome Abnormalities Form in Living Cells
For the first time, scientists have directly observed events that lead to the formation of a chromosome abnormality that is often found in cancer cells....
Wiring diagram of retinal neurons is first step toward mapping the human brain.
The human brain has 100 billion neurons, connected to each other in networks that allow us to interpret the world around us, plan for the...
Stanford’s bioengineering boot camp for high schoolers
High school students in a Stanford bioengineering boot camp tackled real-world projects, such as using sensors to ensure that surgeons don't accidentally leave pieces of...
Human Epigenomic Map Extended
Ten years ago, scientists announced the end of the Human Genome Project, the international attempt to learn which combination of four nucleotides—adenine, thymine, cytosine, and...
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