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1252018-01-08Engineers make wearable sensors for plants, enabling measurements of water use in crops
The technology could have many other applications, including sensors for biomedical diagnostics, for checking the structural integrity of buildings, for monitoring the environment and, with modifications, for testing crops for diseases or pesticides.
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452018-01-03Scientists a step closer to mimicking way human body creates sperm
Researchers pass milestone on developmental path from stem cells to immature sperm, and hint lab-made sperm and eggs may one day be possible
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1372018-01-02A fossil fuel technology that doesn’t pollute
Process can use coal, shale gas and biomass while consuming carbon dioxide.
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462017-12-21Molecular Robotics at the Wyss Institute
Collaborations between nanotechnologists, synthetic biologists, and computer scientists create nanoscale tools that could revolutionize fields from cancer diagnostics to materials science
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422017-12-20Penn State offers free live stream nanotechnology workshops
To help fill the need for 6 million workers trained in nanotechnology and nanofabrication, Penn State Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization's Nanotechnology Professional Development Partnership is offering free live stream nanotechnology workshops for educators.
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462017-12-12Scientists create molecule of love with less complications
University of Queensland team created a new molecule by introducing small modifications to the structure of oxytocin, which reduced the activity of receptors linked to some side effects.
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1132017-12-11Gene drive research could wipe out disease, or a species. Here’s why the U.S. military funds it
Military leaders worry that gene drives could be weaponized and say they are spending millions to counteract the potential threat.
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432017-12-10Physicists excited by discovery of new form of matter, excitonium
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462017-12-09Google Is Giving Away AI That Can Build Your Genome Sequence
The deep learning tool can assemble a full genome from raw DNA more accurately than every existing method.
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542017-12-08Genetic Programmers Are the Next Startup Millionaires
The big-ticket acquisition of genetic design company Cell Design Labs signals a coming wave of precision cures.
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442017-12-05Neurons have the right shape for deep learning
Research was conducted by Richards and his graduate student Jordan Guerguiev, at the University of Toronto, Scarborough, in collaboration with Timothy Lillicrap at Google DeepMind. Their algorithm was based on neurons in the neocortex, which is responsible for higher order thought.
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982017-11-29Bones show Dolly’s arthritis was normal for a sheep her age
Cloning didn’t cause the famous sheep to age prematurely.
