Biology
Homegrown Lab-Ware Made with 3D Printer
'Smart' containers can be customized to drive chemical reactions
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Mind & Brain
Mood Drug Can Both Cause and Relieve Anxiety
Hormone's opposite effects underscore the complexities of mood disorders
Mind & Brain
Personality Traits Correlate with Brain Activity
Patterns of brain activity reflect our character
Environment
Chinese Medicine Herbs Found to Contain Ingredients Derived from Endangered Animals
Food and drug regulatory agencies might consideradopting sequencing techniques to screen herbal medicines for ingredientsthat are toxic or derived from vulnerable organisms, a geneticist says...
Technology
Fathomable Pharmaceuticals: Will Cameron's Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Yield Breakthrough Drugs?
The moviemaker's expedition to the Mariana Trench could usher in a new type of undersea lab that extracts chemical compounds from microorganisms living in the deepest parts of the sea
Environment
Feeding the World, While the Earth Cooks [Live Webcast]
How can we feed a growing population while at the same time coping with the impacts of climate change on agriculture?
Biology
Biological Clock Ticks Despite Technology
Women who wish to conceive later in life have benefited from improvements in reproductive technology. But even those have expiration dates. Katherine Harmon reports
Health
Stem-Cell Rules Go Unheeded
An attempt by the Chinese health ministry to enforce a ban on the clinical use of unapproved stem-cell treatments has had little effect
Biology
How to Increase Fuel Yields from Microbes
Government scientists have developed a biological system to keep microbial fuel producers from poisoning themselves in the process
Technology
Patent Watch
Proprioceptive feedback system
The Sciences
Nanorama: Graphene Bubbles Showcase Liquids with Atomic-Scale Resolution
Ultrathin carbon sheets can shield fluids from the vacuum conditions inside electron microscopes, offering an innovative way of viewing specimens in solution
Biology
Drug-Resistant Malaria Spreads, Scientists Hunt Down Genetic Causes
The parasite that causes malaria is becoming immune to artemisinin, the most effective drug. Pinpointing the resistance genes could offer a way to beat back the disease
Mind & Brain
Consciousness Does Not Reside Here
Psychology and functional brain imaging disentangle two closely related processes, attention and consciousness
Neuroscience
Why Some Pain Relievers Cause Intense Itching
A frustrating side effect of some painkillers is finally explained
Health
How Useful Is Whole Genome Sequencing to Predict Disease?
Few diseases have strong enough genetic components to make sequencing a solid way to assess individual risk
Technology
World Repository of Human Genetics Will Move to Amazon's Cloud
The 200-terabyte 1,000 Genomes Project data will now be stored for free, although analytic computing resources will come at a price
The Sciences
Gene Therapy Restores Sight to Three Patients
Gene therapy restores human sight
Environment
Fossil Free: Microbe Helps Convert Solar Power to Liquid Fuel
By pairing biology and photovoltaics, a new "electrofuel" system could build alternative fuels
Health
Microbial Mules: Engineering Bacteria to Transport Nanoparticles and Drugs
Bacteria are exquisite living machines that could one day deliver medicine to cells in the human body, if scientists overcome the numerous obstacles
Health
Vatican Calls Off Stem-Cell Conference
A Monsignor and Officer for Studies at the Pontifical Academy for Life called the cancellation a "sad event." Attendees are set to receive an official explanation
