Martian colonists could use an innovative new technique to harvest energy from carbon dioxide thanks to research pioneered at Northumbria and Edinburgh Universities. The technique, which has... Read more
Scientists have for the first time grown a complex, fully functional organ from scratch in a living animal by transplanting cells that were originally created in a laboratory. The advance co... Read more
Artificial bone, created using stem cells and a new lightweight plastic, could soon be used to heal shattered limbs. The use of bone stem cells combined with a degradable rigid material that... Read more
A NEW type of male contraceptive could be in sight after Scottish scientists discovered a gene critical for sperm production. Edinburgh University researchers found that the gene Katn... Read more