Nanoscale Pressure Sensors Mimic Human Skin
New research shows how arrays of tiny electronic devices can achieve human-skin-like sensitivity to mechanical force.
Biomedicine
Questions over Gene Patents Shake Diagnostics Industry
The impending Supreme Court ruling on gene patents is creating uncertainty in the molecular diagnostics sector.
Prenatal DNA Sequencing
Reading the DNA of fetuses is the next frontier of the genome revolution. Do you really want to know the genetic destiny of your unborn child?
Memory Implants
A maverick neuroscientist believes he has deciphered the code by which the brain forms long-term memories.
Multifunctional Drugs May Offer Better-Than-Additive Effects
A startup called Catabasis is developing drugs that hit diseases at multiple targets.
Samsung Demos a Tablet Controlled by Your Brain
An easy-to-use EEG cap could expand the number of ways to interact with your mobile devices.
Interview with BRAIN Project Pioneer: Miyoung Chun
?The trickiest thing about the brain mapping project might be that we don’t even know what we’re trying to learn.
Nanoparticle Disguised as a Blood Cell Fights Bacterial Infection
Biomimetic nanoparticles could be an effective treatment against antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
A Decade of Advances Since the Human Genome Project
Despite breakthroughs in technology and medicine, there's still a lot of work ahead for understanding and using the human genome.
