Biotech

A prototype flexible electronic mouth guard can measure lactate levels in an athlete’s saliva, tracking muscle fatigue during training and performance.

The experimental approach showed promise across three types of malignancies in mice

Experiments in mice suggest the technology has a long way to go before being used for pest control in the wild

Since the Golden State killer was caught, the same family ancestry database has led to more arrests

Tests offered by companies like 23andMe may be overly broad, and could take too long to return children to their parents

Many Earth-bound efforts focus on synthetic chemicals, but some researchers hope the stress of space could provide new insights

Since criminal charges were filed, these may be the most pressing issues

The controversy over how many genes are contained in the human genome continues to simmer 

At the second Science on the Hill event, AI, Robotics and Your Health, experts from academia and the private sector talked with Scientific American Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina about the future of AI and robotics in medicine.  

This new cell-sorting method could offer more options in the lab and clinic

Rapid-response therapies use the lethal bug’s own speed to crowd it out of the gut

The preliminary findings raise questions about one of the ways this tech edits genomes