Longest Piece of Synthetic DNA Yet
The research team, led by Nobel laureate Hamilton Smith, ordered short strands of genetic code from commercial DNA synthesis companies in the U.S.
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Biotechnology
Tiny Robot Walks Using Rat Heart Muscle
Scientists in Korea have designed a crablike robot that is smaller than the thickness of a fingernail and powered by contractions of cardiac
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Human embryos cloned from adult cells
A California company has brought human cloning research to a new level with efficient production of cloned human blastocysts — an early stage
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Synthetic DNA on the Brink of Yielding New Life Forms
Scientists in Maryland have already built the world’s first entirely handcrafted chromosome — a large looping strand of DNA made from scratch in
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Weizmann Research May Allow Memories to be Erased, Strengthened
Prof. Yadin Dudai, Head of the Weizmann Institute’s Neurobiology Department, and his colleagues are challenging the prevalent view that memories are recorded in
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Researchers Evolve Artificial Enzymes in the Laboratory
Living cells are not the only place where enzymes can help speed along chemical reactions. Industrial applications also employ enzymes to accelerate reactions
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Artificial Life Likely In 3 To 10 Years
Around the world, a handful of scientists are trying to create life from scratch and they’re getting closer. Experts expect an announcement within
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Rewritable Holographic Memory
A genetically engineered microbial protein could mean better data storage. By using lasers to etch data onto microbial proteins, researchers at the University
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s Search for Biological Immortality
Most recently, Dr. Gupta embarked upon a remarkable quest to investigate “new discoveries in the search for immortality to help you age less
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Embedded: A Benign Way to Nanowire Living Cells
One day it may be possible for physicians to use electrical stimulation to guide the development of embryonic stem cells into neurons, heart
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