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BiosystemsHumans are not the first to repurpose CRISPR
A recent study discovers that CRISPR can be used for a number of different purposes by diverse biological entities, not just humans...
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DiagnosticsDevice could “hear” disease through structures housing cells
A device uses sound waves to detect the stiffness of an extracellular matrix, a structural network that contains cells, which researchers find...
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ElectronicsHow do you power billions of sensors? By converting waste heat into electricity
Researchers at Osaka University are helping to power portable sensors that do not use batteries by generating electricity from heat that is...
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Disease PreventionA single drug therapy to fight resistant cancers
One drug, three modes of action: Clinicians combat the drug resistances of some cancer types by using a combination of different drugs.
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EnergyOne step closer to organic batteries
York University researchers have discovered a way to make lithium-powered batteries more environmentally friendly while retaining performance, stability and storage capacity.
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ChemistryMaking puffer fish toxin in a flask: Total synthesis of tetrodotoxin
Scientists create a new route for the total synthesis of tetrodotoxin, a molecule in puffer fish that has promising medicinal benefits, such...
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Intelligent Systems and RoboticsA resilient robotic bug
Researchers at Dartmouth have developed a miniature robotic bug that has a flexible body, is easily maneuverable, and can be completely flattened...
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Biosystems
Living cells as novel active components in materials science
Living cells are capable of synthesizing a staggering number of complex molecules from a few precursors. Such processes in natural materials allow...
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EnvironmentEarly Earth may have been a waterworld
The study takes advantage of a quirk of hydrothermal chemistry to suggest that the surface of Earth was likely covered by a...
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EnvironmentThe world faces an air pollution pandemic
Researchers say people's lives are shortened by an average of nearly three years from different sources of air pollution