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Video: These ‘micro-machines’ could repair our bodies and clean our oceans
Measuring less than a millimeter wide, these micro-machines are programmable lifeforms that researchers from the University of Vermont and Tufts ...
Growing replacement organs? New synthetic ‘boss’ cell could be key
The field of developmental biology is dedicated to one of the fundamental wonders of the universe: How do complex biological ...
Air pollution influences gene expression and disease more than our ancestry
Exposure to air pollution doesn’t just lead to illnesses like asthma and lung ailments, it can also alter the way ...
‘Living paints’: GMO bacteria could be used to make biodegradable paints
Now here's a bright idea. Researchers in Europe have developed a technique for growing genetically modified bacteria that can be used as ...
Should patients—not the FDA— have final say on risky gene therapy treatments?
Working with mice, researchers have used gene therapy to restore sight to the blind, reprogram the body’s own T cells ...
Vitamin-enhanced GMO potatoes could combat malnutrition—if they ever hit the market
Sufferers of malnutrition in the global south could soon find help from an unlikely source: a humble potato, genetically tweaked ...
Creating a brain cell ‘periodic table’ from live tissue
There are 86 billion neurons in the human brain and no two of them are exactly alike. If doctors and ...
Our Neanderthal ancestors affect how we look and act today
Neanderthals are the closest evolutionary relatives identified to date of all people living today. They are so close to us ...
Oldest known North American human remains–13,000 years old–found in underwater cave
An ice-free corridor between the Americas and Asia opened up about 12,500 years ago, allowing humans to cross over the ...
Could astronaut urine be the key to safer space travel?
Yeast strains of Yarrowia lipolytica that naturally like to feed on urine have been bioengineered to produce omega-3 fatty acids, which are ...
Cracking da Vinci’s DNA code: 2 discovered bones open possibilities
Italian researchers say that they have found two “relics” belonging to Leonardo da Vinci, which may help in sourcing the ...
Dutch, Croatians and other populations with tall men genetically linked to prehistoric mammoth hunters
Men from Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Netherlands, Croatia, and Montenegro are, on average, the tallest in the world, according to ...
Leadership genes? Should companies be allowed to use DNA tests to screen applicants?
[On Oct. 2016], Gartner analysts David Furlonger and Stephen Smith presented an idea at a symposium for information technology executives ...