Duality in the human genome
Humans don’t like being alone, and their genes are no different. Together we are stronger, and the two versions of a gene – one from...
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Spinal cord has successfully been grown in a lab
Researchers from the University of Dresden have used embryonic stem cells to grow an intact spinal cord in a petri dish, the team reported this...
‘Chatty’ Cells Help Build the Brain
Development of the cerebral cortex is influenced by genetic cues and communication between neurons and progenitors. Fluorescence microscopy image of a mouse cortex during brain...
Bioengineered Bacteria Ripen Fruit By Belching Ethylene
The ruby red rows of tomatoes at the local grocery store don’t come off the vine in such a pretty state. Food producers pick fruits...
A hybrid vehicle that delivers DNA
The new transport system for DNA vaccines could help treat HIV, malaria, HPV and other major illnesses University at Buffalo researchers, including Charles Jones, far...
Nervous system may play bigger role in infections than previously known
The nervous system may play a bigger role in infections and autoimmune diseases than previously known. If researchers can learn more about that role, it...
Scientists discover treatment breakthrough for advanced bladder cancer
Scientists from Queen Mary University of London have made a breakthrough in developing a new therapy for advanced bladder cancer - for which there have...
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...
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....
Imagination, reality flow in opposite directions in the brain
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...
Nail stem cells prove more versatile than press ons
There are plenty of body parts that don’t grow back when you lose them. Nails are an exception, and a new study published in The...
