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Biology November 4, 2015

Scientists implant tiny robots inside live mice

Can robots travel inside living animals? It sounds like science fiction, but scientists have just made it a reality by implanting tiny nano-robots inside living mice. Researchers from the Department of Nanoengineering at the University of California, San Diego, published their report on the first successful tests of implanting micro robots designed to disperse drugs within a body, reports SmithsonianMag.com.

Biology November 4, 2015

Israeli company aims to eradicate brain disease

An Israeli nonprofit group announced on Wednesday a $1 million prize program to encourage innovation in brain-research technology.

Biology October 26, 2015

Scientists withdraw claim about making stem cells

Scientists who reported that they'd found a startlingly simple way to make stem cells withdrew that claim Wednesday, admitting to "extensive" errors in the research.

Biology October 24, 2015

Human cadaver brains may provide new stem cells

After our lungs stop breathing, our hearts stop beating, our minds stop racing, our bodies cool, and long after our vital signs cease, little pockets of cells can live for days, even weeks.Scientists have harvested such cells from the scalps and brain linings of human corpses and reprogrammed them into stem cells

Biology October 24, 2015

Unwanted memories erased in electroconvulsive therapy experiment

Scientists have zapped an electrical current to people's brains to erase distressing memories, part of an ambitious quest to better treat ailments such as mental trauma, psychiatric disorders and drug addiction.

Biology October 22, 2015

New bionic hand may let amputees feel again

Thanks to wiring that connects it directly into the nervous system, a new bionic hand may one day return dexterity and the sensation of touch to an amputee.

NATURAL SCIENCE October 21, 2015

Microbes take center stage in this art contest

Using their petri dishes as canvas, scientists from around the world have produced tiny masterpieces for the American Society for Microbiology’s annual agar art contest.

Biology October 21, 2015

DNA tool helping biologists find elusive or invasive species

When salmon, salamanders or other aquatic animals poop or shed skin cells, they leave behind traces of their DNA in the water, like clues left behind at a crime scene.

Biology October 21, 2015

This extreme Antarctic insect has the tiniest genome

The Antarctic midge is a simple insect: no wings, a slender black body and an adult life span of not much more than a week

Biology October 21, 2015

Harvard researchers develop bioplastic made from shrimp shells

In their search for sustainable materials that can be mass produced, researchers at Harvard's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering turned to an unexpected source: shrimp. 

Biology October 21, 2015

Second Danish zoo plans to kill young giraffe to stop inbreeding

Despite the death threats and worldwide disgust when the Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark killed 2-year-old giraffe Marius to prevent inbreeding a few days ago, a second zoo in the country said it plans to kill a giraffe -- and it’s in the animal’s best interests.