Re-engineering force-regulating proteins inside cells to control their behavior with specific wavelengths of light. Side view of a small group of optogenetically activated cells forming […]
Category: Biotech
Giant cows hunted to extinction in 1627. Now, their ancestor is making comeback
Centuries after the massive ancestor of modern-day cattle went extinct, a new breed is being released in Denmark to rewild the terrain. Aurochs, or Bos […]
Saving bees with superfoods: Engineered supplement boosts colony reproduction
Worker bees feeding in the lab, Oxford Bee Lab. Credit: Caroline Wood. A new study led by the University of Oxford in collaboration with Royal […]
Ionic liquids turn whole organs transparent like glass while preserving intricate tissue details
Adapting biological tissue to IL and enabling morphology-retained transparentizing with FP signal enhancement. Credit: Cell (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.07.023 This non-destructive nature makes VIVIT a groundbreaking […]
Botanical time machines: AI is unlocking a treasure trove of data held in herbarium collections
A herbarium specimen of Cheiranthera linearis (commonly known as finger-flower), collected in 1912 by Edwin James Semmens, former principal of the Victorian School of Forestry. […]
Satellite imagery-driven models support chickpea farmers in the field
Chickpea Field. Credit: Omer Perach A new study introduces a machine learning tool that combines satellite imagery and weather data to monitor chickpea crop health. […]
Pocket-sized device detects E. coli in minutes
Researchers paired a vector network analyzer (VNA) with a small sensor to create a handheld device that can rapidly detect E. coli bacteria in water. […]