Biotechnology Scientists Hope to Lengthen Dog Years A drug that helps people after organ transplants has extended the lives of fruit flies, worms, and mice. The next step is to see what it will do for our pets. by Faye Flam 2015-10-22T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Artificial Skin Provides a Step Toward Bionic Hands New sensors made from plastic and carbon nanotubes could provide an artificial skin that would endow prosthetic hands with a sense of touch. by Faye Flam 2015-10-15T15:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life A New Way to Fight Aging in the Brain For the first time, scientists can take skin cells from people of various ages and transform them into brain cells reflecting the ages of their donors. by Faye Flam 2015-10-09T17:20:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Martian Life Could Be a Biotech Bonanza The discovery of briny water on the Martian surface has brought new optimism that life might exist on our neighboring planet. by Faye Flam 2015-10-02T13:15:00-04:00
Rewriting Life How Brain Scientists Outsmart Their Lab Mice To watch the brain work during navigation, scientists build computer-generated worlds for mice. by Faye Flam 2015-10-02T10:45:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines How 3-D Printing Allows the World to Investigate New Human Fossils Intrigued by fossils of a new humanlike species dubbed Homo naledi, researchers and students use 3-D printing to handle the bones and search for clues. by Faye Flam 2015-09-17T13:54:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Map of the World’s Neutrinos Exposes Nuclear Activity Wherever It’s Happening A seemingly unsubstantial particle called a neutrino is opening a new window on the world. by Faye Flam 2015-09-10T13:11:00-04:00
Rewriting Life New Instrument Captures the Secret Lives of Cells Instrument reveals, in unprecedented detail, what’s going on inside cells. by Faye Flam 2015-08-27T16:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life How a Tanning Drug Led Scientists to the Pink Pill The first drug for stimulating female libido probably won’t be the last. by Faye Flam 2015-08-21T16:06:00-04:00
