Toronto, CANADA – Scientists have found some of the strongest evidence yet that musical training in younger years can prevent the decay in speech…
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 10-Jun-2014 A shot against heart attacks? Harvard researchers say simple ‘genome editing’ may dramatically lower risk of such crises in future Harvard…
HRR: Beware COI – the drug, known as BCX4430, protected cynomolgous macaques from Marburg virus infection when administered by injection as long as 48…
As the science of brain stimulation forges ahead, neuroscientists and psychologists face tough ethical decisions The military has a genuine interest in brain stimulation research.…
Creepy, limbless – MIT roboticists flywheel paves way for tiny, cube-shaped overlords By Brid-Aine Parnell, 7th October 2013 Rise of The Machines Roboticists at the Massachusetts…
Salespeople, call centre staff and customer service personnel could all be replaced by computers within the next few years, claims one technology entrepreneur. Steven…
Two minds with but a single thought as University of Washington researcher controls colleague’s hand movements LAST UPDATED AT 13:48 ON Wed 28 Aug …
13:49 18 June 2013 by Paul Marks Magazine issue 2922. Subscribe and save A garish yellow slime that grows on rotten leaves…
Mobe manufacturer playing long game for end times By Iain Thomson in San Francisco Posted in Security, 31st May 2013 19:26 GMT Regcast training :…
Microprocessor with DNA (illustration). Scientists have developed and constructed an advanced biological transducer, a computing machine capable of manipulating genetic codes, and using the output…
26 April 2013 by Sara Reardon Magazine issue 2914. Subscribe and save For similar stories, visit the The Human Brain Topic Guide…
Contact: Suzanne Price sprice@nutrition.org 617-954-3976 Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Study suggests increasing complexity of gut effect on health Boston, MA—The microbiome is…
Finding could lead to new biodegradable devices based on living cells that are capable of detecting changes in the environment Steve Connor Thursday, 28 March…
Contact: Jyoti Madhusoodanan jmadhusoodanan@plos.org 415-568-4545 Public Library of Science People with spinal cordPeople with spinal cord injuries show strong association of wheelchairs as part of…
Cyborg Roaches, Glow-in-the-Dark Fish, and Other Biotechnology Beasts By Emily Anthes Posted Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, at 10:34 AM Slate.com A remote-controlled flying flower beetle.…
Published 26. February 2013, 15:18 h Bielefeld physicist Andy Thomas takes nature as his model Scientists have long been dreaming about building…
Feb 23, 2013 8:00 AM Lauren Davis Designers Revital Cohen and Tuur Van Balen use both real and fictional biotechnology to explore the connection between…
Contact: Hillary Sanctuary hillary.sanctuary@epfl.ch 41-797-034-809 Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne In the lab, rats with severe spinal cord injury are learning to walk—and run—again. Last…
February 19th, 2013 | by Charles Q. Choi Temporary electronic tattoos could soon help people fly drones with only thought and talk seemingly telepathically…
By Nick Collins 2:58PM GMT 17 Feb 2013 Although the light could not be seen lab rats were able to detect it…