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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A new cholesterol pill cut bad cholesterol by about 60% in a large trial
CORALreef Lipids is now peer-reviewed in the NEJM (4 February 2026): once-daily oral enlicitide decanoate on top of statins in most participants cut LDL cholesterol by about 56 percentage points versus placebo at 24 weeks, with similar short-term adverse-event rates in the trial. Cardiovascular outcome benefit for this oral drug is still unproven until CORALreef Outcomes reports.
MRI-guided cryoablation can destroy some tumours with less surgery
Sydney's Liverpool Hospital is using MRI-guided cryoablation to freeze selected tumours with live imaging. The method can mean less invasive care than open surgery for some patients, but it still uses skin-piercing probes and it is not painless or right for every cancer.
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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Tiny carbon tubes could make AI chips faster and more brain-like
Researchers are using carbon nanotubes to improve neuromorphic computing, a field of AI that mimics the human brain’s neural networks.…
Injectable nanobots could deliver drugs to exact spots in the body
Recent advancements in nanotechnology have led to the creation of tiny robots, or nanobots, that can be injected into the…
Evo AI predicts gene mutations and could speed up bio design
Evo AI predicts the effects of gene mutations across DNA, RNA, and proteins, a step that could speed disease research and synthetic biology.
Drug to regrow teeth moves closer to clinical use
A drug that blocks the USAG-1 protein could enable natural tooth regrowth in humans. Kitano Hospital reports that an investigator-initiated Phase I trial is underway at Kyoto University Hospital (Ki-CONNECT) from September 2024 to August 2025. The researchers aim to make the treatment available by 2030 for people with congenital tooth loss.
Glowing trees as art and experiment (not a real way to light streets)
A Reddit post claims that a Dutch designer plans to replace street lights with glow in the dark trees by…
Scientifically-validated trap Biogents cuts backyard mosquito bites by up to 87% without insecticides
Stopping mosquitoes no longer has to mean spraying chemicals The BG-Mosquitaire outdoor trap from German manufacturer Biogents mimics a human…