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Japan scientists hope slime holds intelligence key

A brainless, primeval organism able to navigate a maze might help Japanese scientists devise the ideal transport network design. Not bad for a mono-cellular being that lives on rotting leaves.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (14) | comments 5

Aiming to cure deafness, Stanford scientists first to create functional inner-ear cells

Deep inside the ear, specialized cells called hair cells detect vibrations in the air and translate them into sound. Ten years ago, Stefan Heller, PhD, professor of otolaryngology at the Stanford University ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created May 13, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (13) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A new paper made of graphene and protein fibrils

(Phys.org) -- Researchers led by Raffaele Mezzenga, a professor in Food and Soft Materials Science, have created a new nanocomposite made of graphene and protein fibrils: a special paper, which combines the ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created May 07, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Ingested nanoparticles could be harmful to health

(PhysOrg.com) -- Billions of engineered nanoparticles in foods and pharmaceuticals are ingested by humans daily, and new Cornell research warns they may be more harmful to health than previously thought.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Feb 17, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Stem cells turned into complex, functioning intestinal tissue in lab

For the first time, scientists have created functioning human intestinal tissue in the laboratory from pluripotent stem cells.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 12, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Tech company to build science ghost town in NM

New Mexico, home to several of the nation's premier scientific, nuclear and military institutions, is planning to embark on a science project of unprecedented scale - a petri dish the size of a large U.S. city.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Sep 06, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 18

Researchers create first human heart cells that can be paced with light

In a compact lab space at Stanford University, Oscar Abilez, MD, trains a microscope on a small collection of cells in a petri dish. A video recorder projects what the microscope sees on a nearby monitor. The cells in the ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New evidence on how cranberry juice fights bacteria that cause urinary tract infections

Scientists today reported new scientific evidence on the effectiveness of that old folk remedy -- cranberry juice -- for urinary tract infections, at the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 23, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 3

Caltech engineers build smart petri dish

The cameras in our cell phones have dramatically changed the way we share the special moments in our lives, making photographs instantly available to friends and family. Now, the imaging sensor chips that ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Petroleum-eating mushrooms

Take a Petri dish containing crude petroleum and it will release a strong odor distinctive of the toxins that make up the fossil fuel. Sprinkle mushroom spores over the Petri dish and let it sit for two weeks ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Three-Dimensional Cell Culture: Making Cells Feel Right at Home

A team of Houston scientists has unveiled a new technique that uses magnetic nanobeads to levitate cells, allowing them to grow into three-dimensional structures. This technological leap from the flat Petri dish has the potential ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Apr 26, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Microfluidic integrated circuit could help enable home diagnostic tests (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- As a way to simplify lab-on-a-chip devices that could offer quicker, cheaper and more portable medical tests, University of Michigan researchers have created microfluidic integrated circuits.

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 21, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Technique yields potential biological substitute for dental implants

A technique pioneered in the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory of Dr. Jeremy Mao, the Edward V. Zegarelli Professor of Dental Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center, can orchestrate stem cells ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created May 24, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

New tool for cell research may help unravel secrets of disease

Advancements in understanding rotational motion in living cells may help researchers shed light on the causes of deadly diseases, such as Alzheimer's, according to Ning Fang, an associate scientist at the ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jan 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Elusive prey

Escape responses are some of the most studied behaviors by neurobiologists who want to understand how the brain processes sensory information. The ability to evade predators plays a vital role in the process of natural selection. ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 28, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast