Editing genes at the source Harvard scientist Amy Wagers has demonstrated that gene-editing machinery can be delivered straight to stem cells where they live, rather...
Smartphone-Powered ultrasound September 11, 2018 University of British Columbia Engineers at the University of British Columbia have developed a new ultrasound transdu...
Scientists discover new method of diagnosing cancer with malaria proteinUniversity of Copenhagen Each year, cancer kills approximately 9 million people worldwide, and early diagnosis is crucial to efficient tr...
Weaponizing oxygen to kill infections and diseaseAmerican Chemical Society The life-threatening bacteria MRSA can cripple a medical facility since it is resistant to treatment. But scien...
A Deep Dive Into the Latest CRISPR ControversyMaxx Chatsko For every over-hyped technology in the biopharma sector, a lesson in humility never seems far behind. But it seems most can ...
Biotech Gets Defense DollarsBy Dana Bartholomew Nearly $800 million in federal contracts awarded over 12 years have helped Los Angeles area biotechnology firms take ...
Researcher develops nanoparticle-based tags to detect viruses and cancer with high sensitivity Brookhaven National Laboratory is supported by the Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy. The Office of Science is the singl...
Scientists create nano materials that reconfigure in response to biochemical signals Mohit Kumar, Nicole L. Ing, Vishal Narang, Nadeesha K. Wijerathne, Allon I. Hochbaum & Rein V. Ulijn Nature Chemistry (2018) Biological ...
Breakthrough made in atomically thin magnetsCornell researchers have become the first to control atomically thin magnets with an electric field, a breakthrough that provides a bluep...
5 Big Technology Innovations Of 2018: IBM Reveals Amazing Developments That Will Impact All Of UsBernard Marr AI-powered robot microscopes will help clean up the world’s water supplies Water shortage is a problem that could affect up ...
How 5,000 Pencil-Size Robots May Solve the Mysteries of the UniverseBy Tereza Pultarova, Live Science Contributor A 45-year-old telescope is going to get a high-tech upgrade that will enable it to search f...
In human cells, scientists find DNA that looks like a twisted knot instead of a double helixBy Deborah Netburn Biology textbooks may be due for a rewrite. For the first time, scientists have detected a DNA structure inside living...