science
Scientists create stretchable battery made entirely out of fabric
This entirely textile-based, bacteria-powered bio-battery could one day be integrated into wearable electronics.
Credit: Seokheun Choi
BINGHAMTON, NY - A research team led by faculty at...
Harmful effects of being overweight underestimated
Heavy London traffic. (Stock image)
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Exposure to air pollution on city streets is enough to counter the beneficial health effects of...
Monkey feel, monkey do: Microstimulation in premotor cortex can instruct movement
In these images, on the left a monkey initially performed the reach-grasp manipulate task instructed by blue LEDs. On the right, monkeys then learned...
Viruses share genes with organisms across the tree of life, study...
A new study reveals that viruses share genes across the three superkingdoms of life, from the single-celled microbes known as bacteria and archaea, to...
Crafty crows know what it takes to make a good tool
New Caledonian crow.
Credit: James St Clair
Biologists at the University of St Andrews have discovered how New Caledonian crows make one of their most sophisticated...
CRISPR-Cas9 technique targeting epigenetics reverses disease in mice
Gene editing concept (stock image).
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Much of the enthusiasm around gene-editing techniques, particularly the CRISPR-Cas9 technology, centers on the ability to...
How the oldest compound eyes were constructed
Trilobite fossil (stock image).
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Researchers from Cologne, Tallinn, and Edinburgh have found out that the compound eyes of today's arthropods are...
Network of neurons crucial for vocal learning identified
Dr. Todd Roberts examines a zebra finch inside his lab at the O'Donnell Brain Institute.
Credit: Photo by David Gresham, UT Southwestern.
Researchers have identified a...
Researchers 3-D print lifelike artificial organ models
Researchers can attach sensors to the organ models to give surgeons real-time feedback on how much force they can use during surgery without damaging...
3-D mini brains accelerate research for repairing brain function
Three-dimensional neural circuit "asteroid" composed of neurons (blue) and astrocytes (red and green) generated from human pluripotent stem cells.
Credit: Robert Krencik and Jessy van...
Humans at maximum limits for height, lifespan and physical performance, study...
There appears to be a plateau in the maximum biological limits for humans' height, age and physical abilities, and we seem to have reached...
