biology

Genome Sequencing of Apes Provide Insights into Evolution

Posted in Science on 12th Jun, 2018
by Alex Muller

Researchers have reported on improved orangutan and chimpanzee genomes, built from scratch using long-read PacBio sequencing and long-range mapping technology.

Ultrasound-powered nanorobots clear bacteria and toxins from blood

Posted in Science on 6th Jun, 2018
by Alex Muller

The U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency aims to create a broad-spectrum detoxification robotic platform.

'Reprogrammed' Stem Cells Approved to Mend Human Hearts

Posted in Medicine on 1st Jun, 2018
by Alex Muller

Three patients in Japan will receive the experimental therapy in the next year.

UCLA engineer develops 3D printer that can create complex biological tissues

Posted in Medicine on 23rd May, 2018
by Alex Muller

A UCLA bioengineer has developed a technique that uses a specially adapted 3D printer to build therapeutic biomaterials from multiple materials.

Atacama's lessons about looking for life on Mars

Posted in Science on 27th Feb, 2018
by Alex Muller

Even in the driest places on Earth there is life eking out an existence, it seems.