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Researchers discover that DNA naturally fluoresces
A Northwestern University team recently caught DNA doing something that has never been seen before: it blinked. For decades, textbooks...
Aug 16, 20162 min read


Singapore scientists grow mini human brains
Scientists in Singapore have made a big leap on research on the ‘mini-brain’. These advanced mini versions of the human midbrain will...
Aug 15, 20163 min read


New microfluidic chip replicates muscle-nerve connection
MIT engineers have developed a microfluidic device that replicates the neuromuscular junction — the vital connection where nerve meets...
Aug 3, 20164 min read


'Second skin' protects soldiers from biological and chemical agents
In work that aims to protect soldiers from biological and chemical threats, a team of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists...
Aug 3, 20163 min read


Materials Scientists Make Breakthrough in Biomimetic Coatings
Nature exquisitely assembles proteins and peptides into highly ordered functional materials, such as those critical for bone formation....
Jul 29, 20163 min read


Added bacterial film makes new mortar resistant to water uptake
Moisture can destroy mortar over time - for example when cracks form as a result of frost. A team of scientists at the Technical...
Jul 26, 20163 min read
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