Scientists Just Tried Growing Human Kidneys in Pigs
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In a first, researchers in China have used pigs to grow early-stage kidneys made up of mostly human cells. The advance is a step closer to producing organs in animals …
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Brain Implants That Help Paralyzed People Speak Just Broke New Records
Ann, a stroke survivor, can communicate using a digital avatar that decodes her intended speech. Photograph: Noah Berger/UCSF There are trade-offs to both group’s approaches. Implanted electrodes, like the ones …
A Brain Implant Helped Stroke Survivors Regain Movement
The brain has a remarkable ability to adapt in response to injury. Healthy regions can take over functions that the damaged parts used to perform. “We’re trying to promote conditions …
Creating Bionic Limbs: A Guide to Making Them Exceptionally Cool
Emily Graczyk, a biomedical engineering professor at Case Western Reserve University, who was not involved in this study, emphasizes the significance of temperature perception in our social lives. In her …
Should You Consider Taking the New Blood Test that Can Predict Your Alzheimer’s Risk?
Typically, doctors look at several factors to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease: a patient’s medical history, cognitive and functional assessments, brain imaging scans, and spinal tap or blood tests. So a person …
Japanese Startup Uses Biotech to Cultivate Eco-Friendly Fashion
The models featured in the campaign for Goldwin and Spiber’s offerings are seen in sleek, monochrome outfits, sporting modern silhouettes and broody expressions. They mystically glide their hands and smolder …
Berkeley Life Science Project Gains Momentum Through Real Estate Agreements
BERKELEY — A real estate alliance has purchased more than a dozen parcels on a prime Berkeley site where the group plans to develop a large innovation and life sciences …
Default, Foreclosure Looms over San Jose Office Building
SAN JOSE — A big San Jose office and research building has fallen into default on its real estate loan, highlighting the financial challenges faced by the Bay Area commercial …
Challenging Legal, Ethical, and Biological Concepts of an ‘Embryo’: Exploring the Impact of Embryo Models
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Meanwhile, Hanna’s team in Israel was growing mouse embryo models in a similar way, as they described in a paper in Cell that was published shortly before the paper from …
Unveiling the Mystery: Gene-Edited Yeast – The Hidden Element Enhancing Your Craft Beer
While the startup cofounders considered hoppy-tasting but hop-free beer potentially beneficial to brewers and the environment—as Denby said in a New York Times story after the paper was published—some hop …