Fluorescent proteins from jellyfish that were grown in bacteria have been used to create a laser for the first time, according to a new study. The breakthrough… Read more “New Laser Created from Jellyfish’s Fluorescent Proteins”
Category: Biology
A robot stingray
Here’s a critter that would be a showstopper in your aquarium: By layering rat heart cells over a gold skeleton, scientists have built tiny swimming artificial stingrays… Read more “A robot stingray”
Bacteria can see
Biologists say they have solved the riddle of how a tiny bacterium senses light and moves towards it: the entire organism acts like an eyeball. In a… Read more “Bacteria can see”
Exploring New Worlds In The Stars And In Our Cells
When he first started working on space engineering, Jeroen Cappaert, 27, probably didn’t expect to fight pirates one day. But that’s just one of the applications the… Read more “Exploring New Worlds In The Stars And In Our Cells”
Gut microbes give anticancer treatments a boost
Checkpoint inhibitors, which aim to unleash the power of the immune system on tumors, are some of the most impressive new cancer treatments. But most patients who… Read more “Gut microbes give anticancer treatments a boost”
New light on brain science
Flip a switch and you can turn on or off lights, fans and all sorts of other things. Individual nerve cells in the brain are now the… Read more “New light on brain science”
DNA sequencing improved by slowing down
EPFL scientists have developed a method that improves the accuracy of DNA sequencing up to a thousand times. The method, which uses nanopores to read individual nucleotides,… Read more “DNA sequencing improved by slowing down”
3-D printed guide helps regrow complex nerves after injury
A national team of researchers has developed a first-of-its-kind, 3D-printed guide that helps regrow both the sensory and motor functions of complex nerves after injury. The groundbreaking… Read more “3-D printed guide helps regrow complex nerves after injury”
The wonderful world of wonder materials
In July, scientists at the University of Darmstadt in Germany succeeded in stopping light completely inside a crystal. Some rays of light (in this case from a… Read more “The wonderful world of wonder materials”
Feature: Saving Iran’s great salt lake
LAKE URMIA, IRAN—In a wetland dying of thirst, Hossein Akhani, a botanist at the University of Tehran, mourns a verdant past. “Fifteen years ago, the lake was… Read more “Feature: Saving Iran’s great salt lake”
The Springy Science Of Gecko Toe Stickiness
Geckos use dry adhesion, involving microscopic hairs on their toe pads, as well as other aspects of internal anatomy, to climb vertical walls and run across ceilings,… Read more “The Springy Science Of Gecko Toe Stickiness”
Brazilian Wasp Venom Kills Cancer Cells
A newly published study shows how Brazilian wasp venom selectively kills cancer cells without harming normal cells. The social wasp Polybia paulista protects itself against predators by… Read more “Brazilian Wasp Venom Kills Cancer Cells”
Model for robots with bacteria-controlled brains
Forget the Vulcan mind-meld of the Star Trek generation — as far as mind control techniques go, bacteria is the next frontier.In a paper published July 16… Read more “Model for robots with bacteria-controlled brains”
Human body’s four stages of evolution
Research into 430,000-year-old fossils collected in northern Spain found that the evolution of the human body’s size and shape has gone through four main stages, according to… Read more “Human body’s four stages of evolution”
New microscope techniques give deepest view yet of living cells
Two new microscopy techniques are helping scientists see smaller structures in living cells than ever glimpsed before. Scientists can now view structures just 45 to 84 nanometers… Read more “New microscope techniques give deepest view yet of living cells”
Rare nautilus spotted near Papua New Guinea
For the first time in nearly 30 years, scientists have spotted a rare type of nautilus off the coast of Ndrova Island in Papua New Guinea, The… Read more “Rare nautilus spotted near Papua New Guinea”
Researchers produce jet fuel compounds from fungus
Washington State University researchers have found a way to make jet fuel from a common black fungus found in decaying leaves, soil and rotting fruit. The researchers… Read more “Researchers produce jet fuel compounds from fungus”
