New light-powered fiber detects tiny amounts of bacteria in just one minute
Researchers in Japan have developed a new light-based technology that can rapidly gather thousands of bacteria into a tiny area, making them much easier...
Scientists launch 10-year plan to build living cells from scratch
A team of scientists from across Asia has launched an ambitious project to create artificial living cells from non-living materials within the next decade.
If...
Scientists discover faster way to build new medicines by swapping atoms in molecules
Chemists at University of Chicago have developed a new chemical technique that could make it much easier and faster to create future medicines.
The breakthrough...
Scientists discover how a key protein opens tiny holes in our cells
Inside the human body, countless microscopic processes keep us alive and functioning.
Fluids move, gases are exchanged, and charged particles flow in and out of...
Smart mouth patch could detect gum disease before you feel symptoms
A small patch that sticks inside the mouth may soon help detect gum disease and other oral inflammation long before symptoms appear.
Researchers at Texas...
How ants could inspire the next generation of antibiotics
As hospitals around the world struggle with dangerous drug-resistant infections, scientists are increasingly looking to nature for solutions.
Surprisingly, one promising source may be crawling...
Scientists find a new way to rejuvenate the aging immune system
As we get older, our immune system slowly loses its edge.
One of the biggest changes happens in T cells, a type of white blood...
Scientists create powerful new tool to explore the microbial universe
Microbes are everywhere. They live in our bodies, in soil, in the oceans, and even in the air we breathe.
These microscopic organisms play a...
Snake pee may help treat gout pain and kidney stones
If you’ve never had a reptile as a pet, you might be surprised to learn that many reptiles don’t pee like humans do. Instead...
How life first got moving: Scientists reveal nature’s earliest motor
Billions of years ago, long before animals, plants, or even complex cells existed, tiny bacteria developed one of nature’s first engines.
This ancient motor allowed...