Human cognition depends upon slow-firing neurons
Good mental health and clear thinking depend upon our ability to store and manipulate thoughts on a sort of “mental sketch pad.” In a...
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The first bionic hand that can feel
A man who lost his hand in an accident is due to receive the first bionic hand designed to more fully simulate the sensation of...
Antibiotic study inspires new pathways in heart valve research
Bioengineering researchers in Associate Professor Jane Grande-Allen’s laboratory at Rice University analyze the biomechanics of heart-valve tissue and the underlying cellular and genetic causes of...
Miguel Nicolelis: A monkey that controls a robot with its thoughts.
Can we use our brains to directly control machines -- without requiring a body as the middleman? Miguel Nicolelis talks through an astonishing experiment, in...
The Wistar Institute
The Wistar Institute is the first independent institution in usa devoted to medical research and training. The Wistar Institute has evolved from its beginnings as...
‘Activating’ RNA Takes DNA On a Loop Through Time and Space
Long segments of RNA—encoded in our DNA but not translated into protein—are key to physically manipulating DNA in order to activate certain genes. These non-coding...
Square Living Cell
Living cells change their shape by applying mechanical tension to their extracellular matrix adhesions and pulling themselves flat against their substrate. This capillary cell was...
uBiome Project
Jessica Richman, a PhD student at Oxford University, has raised more than $290,000 from over 1,300 people who have paid to take part in the...
Bioengineering cells for more efficient biofuel production
In the search for renewable alternatives to gasoline, heavy alcohols such as isobutanol are promising candidates. Not only do they contain more energy than ethanol,...
Project Seeks to Build Human Brain
The Obama administration is planning a decade-long scientific effort to examine the workings of the human brain and build a comprehensive map of its activity,...
Bionic Proteins
Researchers developed nano-machines which recreate principal activities of proteins. They present the first versatile and modular example of a fully artificial protein-mimetic model system, thanks...
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Brain Prostheses Create a Sense of Touch
The rats sensed the light as a sensation of touch after Duke neurobiologist Miguel Nicolelis and his team fitted the animals with an infrared detector...
Building a Biochemistry Lab on a Chip
Miniaturized laboratory-on-chip systems promise rapid, sensitive, and multiplexed detection of biological samples for medical diagnostics, drug discovery, and high-throughput screening. Cross-section of device with a...
Chronic pain alters how DNA works in brain
Epigenetic changes may be caused by environmental factors, including diet, exposure to contaminants, and social conditions such as poverty—and may have a long-term effect on...