Introducing perceptein, a protein-based artificial neural network in living cells
Westlake University in China and the California Institute of Technology have designed a protein-based system inside living ...
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Building a backbone: Scientists recreate the body's 'GPS system' in the lab
Scientists have generated human stem cell models which contain notochord -- a tissue in the developing embryo that acts like a navigation system, directing cells where to build the spine and nervous ...
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Scientists know our bodies are full of microplastics. What are they doing to us?
Plastic particles are found in our organs, blood and even semen. But do they stay in us forever? What damage are they doing?
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Festive agrifoodtech vox pop part 1: From robotics to biologics, what are founders most excited about as we head into 2025?
As 2025 approaches, what technologies, from robotics to AI, are agrifoodtech startups keeping watching? Elaine Watson fired ...
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How to Be Healthy at 100: Centenarian Stem Cells Could Hold the Key
Centenarians don’t just live longer. They’re also healthier, even in extreme old age. A biobank of centenarian stem cells ...
Giant virus encodes key piece of protein-making machinery of cellular life
Researchers at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa have discovered that a virus, FloV-SA2, encodes one of the proteins needed ...
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The Role of Stem Cells in Tissue Regeneration and Aging
In the biological systems of multicellular animals, a continuous cycle of cellular turnover is facilitated by stem cells, ...
A US farm breeds pigs for human kidney transplants
On a farm in the southern US state of Virginia, David Ayares and his research teams are breeding genetically modified pigs to ...
Santa’s arrival and tree-lighting highlight Poway’s Christmas in the Park
The visit by Santa Claus followed by a tree lighting ceremony were part of the city of Poway’s annual Christmas in the Park ...
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Pentagon funds alternative meat protein from fungus for military food to meet sustainability goals
A Fungus Among Us? “America’s enemies are laughing at us talking about fermented fungus burgers, rather than natural, farm-raised” animal protein, the Center for the Environment and Welfare's Jack ...