Biotech
Scientific advances in cellular engineering and regenerative medicine: the development of bio-computers, artificial muscles, and the use of stem cells and light-activated systems to restore human biological functions.
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videoEpigenetics lets you control your genes through five simple lifestyle habits
Epigenetics proves your DNA is not your destiny. Learn the 5 lifestyle habits - diet, exercise, stress, pleasure, social bonds - that control your gene expression.
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videoBreakthrough in robotics: artificial muscles developed for robots
Artificial muscles enable robotic leg to walk and jump autonomously Scientists at the Max Planck Institute have developed artificial muscles…
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A fully synthetic scaffold grows brain-like tissue without animal coatings
UC Riverside researchers report a fully synthetic scaffold that grows functional brain-like tissue without animal-derived materials or added biological coatings.
HIV vaccine research shows early human signals, but no vaccine yet
After more than four decades of work, there is still no approved HIV vaccine. Recent large trials that tried to…
Stem cell transplant restores insulin production in type 1 diabetes patient
A groundbreaking case where a 25-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes began producing her own insulin following a transplant of…
videoSmart Sensing technology adapts to human anatomy to solve the accuracy limits of wearable health trackers
New Smart Sensing technology uses dynamic signal pathways to adapt to human anatomy, improving the accuracy and comfort of wearable health trackers.
Scientists map every neuron and connection in an adult fly brain
Researchers have produced the first complete wiring diagram of an adult animal brain, a female fruit fly brain, showing how…
Hamster cells modified to use light for energy like plants
Scientists at the University of Tokyo successfully engineered hamster cells to use chloroplasts for photosynthesis, offering new hope for lab-grown tissues.