Bacteria as Living Microrobots to Fight Cancer

3 Apr 20203 Apr 2020

Autonomous, living microrobots that seek and destroy cancer are not as futuristic as one might imagine, thanks to a fusion of robotics and synthetic biology. Simone Schuerle, and Tal Danino Apr…

What does it look like to “turn on” a gene?

24 Mar 202024 Mar 2020

Only recently have scientists directly witnessed this most pivotal of events in biology, thanks to new technology that allows them to observe the process in living cells. It’s teaching them…

Closing in on the new coronavirus

24 Mar 202024 Mar 2020

It is new, but not entirely. The coronavirus upending the world right now is so similar to the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus of 2002–03 that virologists opted to…

Milestones in human microbiota research

3 Aug 20193 Aug 2019

Milestones in human microbiota research

Breakthroughs in Understanding the Origin of Life

3 Aug 20193 Aug 2019

Breakthroughs in Understanding the Origin of Life

Gut feelings

3 Aug 20193 Aug 2019

Gut feelings The same taste receptors found on the tongue are in the stomach, intestines and elsewhere, too. What are they doing there? Well, a lot.

Why viruses deserve a better reputation

3 Aug 2019

viruses deserve a better reputation Sure they cause disease, but the microbes can be a help as well. Witness long-lasting pepper seeds, drought-resistant crop plants and even our own placentas.

The first Europeans weren’t who you might think

3 Aug 2019

The first Europeans weren’t who you might think Genetic tests of ancient settlers' remains show that Europe is a melting pot of bloodlines from Africa, the Middle East, and today's…

The Evolution of Aging

3 Aug 20193 Aug 2019

Aging is an Evolutionary Paradox Why do we age and die? Aging, or senescence as it is sometimes called, is an inevitable progressive deterioration of physiological function with increasing age, demographically characterized…

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