A pioneering mobile device using cutting-edge nanotechnology to rapidly detect malaria infection and drug resistance could revolutionise how the disease is diagnosed and treated. Around 800,... Read more
The research will potentially have an immense impact on the general public Vasily Kolchenko, associate professor of biological sciences at New York City College of Technology (City Tech), is... Read more
This discovery opens the door to a great deal of applications Controlling and modifying at will the transparency, electrical properties, and stiffness of a gel – such are the promises of a n... Read more
The science behind it is closer than many people may think A dystopian society supported by genetically modified clone workers stands out among the six stories that make up the sprawling fil... Read more
The researchers reported that the test detected 98 percent of all cancers A new noninvasive test for colorectal cancer screening demonstrated high sensitivity for detecting colorectal cancer... Read more
A current focus in global health research is to make medical tests that are not just cheap, but virtually free. One such strategy is to start with paper – one of humanity’s oldest technologi... Read more
“The biological Internet is in its very earliest stages” If you were a bacterium, the virus M13 might seem innocuous enough. It insinuates more than it invades, setting up shop l... Read more
The Innocence Project has helped free nearly 300 wrongfully convicted prisoners. The key player in a movement challenging improper use of DNA testing and other elements of forensic science i... Read more
The promise for the future of medicine will be off the charts The first entrant in the Genomics X Prize is taking up the challenge of truly cheap and rapid genome sequencing. If it can do it... Read more
The result was a totally unexpected treatment. Genetics researchers at Washington University, one of the world’s leading centers for work on the human genome, were devastated. Dr. Lukas Wart... Read more
A ‘MIRACLE’ breakthrough in DNA technology has been unveiled for the first time in Warrington. The new technology, designed in America, will eventually allow police to check the DNA of a sus... Read more
A myth for our scientific era Pinning down exactly what Ridley Scott’s larger-than-life Prometheus means may be impossible. But it’s safe to say that the movie – the 3-D quasi-prequel to Sco... Read more
It might be a candidate for human clinical trials Mayo Clinic researchers have successfully used smaller, folded DNA molecules to stimulate regeneration and repair of nerve coatings in mice... Read more
The new sensor detects both charged and uncharged biomolecules, allowing a broader range of applications Researchers have created an ultrasensitive biosensor that could open up new op... Read more
Potential to revolutionize point-of-care medicine You wouldn’t know it from appearances, but a metal cube the size of a toaster, created at the University of Alberta, is capable of performin... Read more