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....
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 study artificial intelligence (AI) topics...
Artificial Photosynthesis
There's promising news from the front on efforts to produce fuels through artificial photosynthesis. A new study by Berkeley Lab researchers at the Joint Center...
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 an additional challenge. Innovative research...
New High-Tech Lab Records the Brain and Body in Action
How does an autistic child take in information when he sits in a classroom abuzz with social activity? How long does it take someone with...
Scientists combine bacteria with liquid crystals
When swimming around, bacteria aren't good with the "pool rules." In small quantities, they'll follow the lanes, but put enough together and they'll begin to...
3-D Technology May Someday Print Up New Livers
3-D printing used to construct everything from art to toys to spare parts for the space station may one day produce human organs at a...
Researchers identify target for shutting down growth of prostate cancer cells
Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified an important step toward potentially shutting down the growth of prostate cancer cells. Dr. Ralf Kittler, Assistant...
Scientists create detailed picture of protein linked to learning, pain and brain disorders
Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and Vanderbilt University have created the most detailed 3-D picture yet of a membrane protein that is linked...
