Chinese researchers claim discovery of gene editing tool better than CRISPR

Chinese researchers claim discovery of gene editing tool better than CRISPR

A group of scientists affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology unveiled a......

Pfizer gets FDA approval for blood cancer therapy

Pfizer gets FDA approval for blood cancer therapy

The United States Food and Drug Administration granted on 14 August accelerated approval to Pfizer's Elrexfio, a drug designed to......

Regulators approve sale of lab-grown meat in the United States

Regulators approve sale of lab-grown meat in the United States

The US Department of Agriculture and the Food and Agriculture Administration cleared earlier in June the sale of so-called......

What can be more powerful than AI? A brain-machine symbiosis

What can be more powerful than AI? A brain-machine symbiosis

Scientists are exploring the potential of using mini-brains, known as brain organoids, as processors in biocomputing systems.......

Studies on longevity describe how five species found a pathway to reverse aging

Studies on longevity describe how five species found a pathway to reverse aging

As our bodies age, various processes start to break down. Cells become zombie-like, releasing harmful chemicals. DNA accumulates......

Space X offers software engineer’s job to 14-year-old boy

Space X offers software engineer’s job to 14-year-old boy

Kairan Quazi will take a degree in computer science from the Santa Clara University School of Engineering this June and will have......

New drug may help re-grow teeth, literally

New drug may help re-grow teeth, literally

Upon replacement of the milk teeth with permanent ones, people lose the tooth renewal capability and once a permanent tooth is......

[video] Paralyzed Dutch man walks again thanks to thought-controlled implants

[video] Paralyzed Dutch man walks again thanks to thought-controlled implants

A team of Swiss and French scientists have developed the world’s first electronic implants that helped a paralyzed man walk......

New test based on urine samples may provide early diagnosis for cancer

New test based on urine samples may provide early diagnosis for cancer

Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a sensor using nanoparticles that can detect cancer......

How to explain the bursts of cerebral activity in near-death experiences?

How to explain the bursts of cerebral activity in near-death experiences?

Some people experience a surge in brain activity in the area associated with consciousness during their final moments, a fact......

What is the connection between a comet and human stupidity?

What is the connection between a comet and human stupidity?

"Don't Look Up" brings to the fore two astronomers, who discover a comet hurtling toward Earth and try to warn the......

First robot-conceived babies were born in US

First robot-conceived babies were born in US

A Spanish startup called Overture Life has built a sperm-injecting robot that was successfully used to fertilize human eggs,......