biology
CRISPR Patent Fight Now a Winner-Take-All Match
Posted in Science on 17th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
Lab notebooks could determine who was first to invent a revolutionary gene-editing technology.
Microbes Genetically Engineered to Prevent Obesity
Posted in Featured, Medicine on 13th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
Genetically engineered bacteria ward off obesity in mice, showing how the microbiome could be used treat chronic diseases in people.
In the Future, Spider Silk May Help Grow Your Replacement Heart
Posted in Science on 12th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
One challenge has been finding a scaffold material to grow organ tissues on, something thats non-toxic, will not impede cell growth, and will not, itself, be rejected by the body.
Extra terrestrial life in our solar system?
Posted in Science on 12th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
At least ten planets, moons and dwarf planets have liquid oceans in our solar system and they may have at least microbial life.
Carbon nanotubes can move molecules in and out of cell membranes
Posted in Hardware on 11th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
Researchers have been able to make membranes permeable by inserting carbon nanotubes that work like little tunnels.