Researchers envision switching a heart beat on and off with light
With a few flicks of a light switch--on-off-on-off--Stanford University's Oscar Abilez is one step closer to changing the lives of millions. Why? Because as a...
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Stem Cell Reprogramming Made Easier
Weizmann Institute scientists show that removing one protein from adult cells enables them to efficiently turn back the clock to a stem-cell-like state Embryonic stem...
Toxoplasma Changes Brain
The toxoplasma parasite can be deadly, causing spontaneous abortion in pregnant women or killing immune-compromised patients, but it has even stranger effects in mice. Infected...
Lens Combines Human and Insect Vision to Focus Wide-Angle Views
A lens invented at The Ohio State University combines the focusing ability of a human eye with the wide-angle view of an insect eye to...
Calico project
Google has launched a mysterious new project called Calico. It's "a new company focused on health and well-being, in particular the challenge of aging and...
Nanoscale Neuronal Activity Measured for First Time
A new technique that allows scientists to measure the electrical activity in the communication junctions of the nervous systems has been developed by a researcher...
Novel Gene Discovery Could Lead to New HIV Treatments
A team of researchers led by King's College London has for the first time identified a new gene which may have the ability to prevent...
Most of the Smartest Bioengineers Work for Someone Else
Drew Endy is being chosen as a White House Champion of Change for the vision he has demonstrated and for his commitment to open science!...
Revolutionary Method for Discovering Antibiotics
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have developed a revolutionary new method for identifying and characterizing antibiotics, an advance that could lead to...
Pancreatic stem cells isolated from mice
Scientists have succeeded in growing stem cells that have the ability to develop into two different types of cells that make up a healthy pancreas....
A Protein That Can Mean Life or Death for Cells
Each cell in an organism has a sensor that measures the health of its "internal" environment. This "alarm" is found in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER),...
Origins of Genomic ‘Dark Matter’ Discovered
A duo of scientists at Penn State University has achieved a major milestone in understanding how genomic "dark matter" originates. This "dark matter" -- called...
World’s first 3D printed living organs
Two years ago, Anthony Atala took to the stage at TED and showed the world that human organs could be 3D printed. Now, a team...
Bioengineers develop tattoo-like skin thermometer patch
A diverse team of researchers from the U.S., China, and Singapore has created a patch that when glued to the skin can be used as...
Functional genetic variation in humans: comprehensive map published
European scientists, led by researchers from the University of Geneva’s Faculty of Medicine (UNIGE) in the GEUVADIS project, present a map that points to the...