Nearly 75,000 people in America need an organ transplant, and that list is only set to get longer. Animals could provide the solution to the organ crisis.

Kristin Houser · Futurism 08 Apr 2019

Biotechnology

Jellyfish-inspired electronic skin can heal itself while wet

Researchers have created a new fluorocarbon-based polymer skin which, when combined with a fluorine-rich ionic liquid, can heal itself. This reduces electronic waste and gives the technol...

National University of Singapore · Futurity 05 Apr 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

This device can diagnose a genetic disease in 15 minutes

The device can analyze a purified DNA sample for signs of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Dan Robitzski · Futurism 29 Mar 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

How 'robot eyes' can help people with motor impairments

This humanoid robot can be operated by users with motor disabilities to help perform tasks such as feeding and washing.

John Toon · Futurity 28 Mar 2019

Mental Health

How a good night's sleep can 'clean' your brain

A new study has shown that how deeply we sleep impacts our brain's ability to wash away waste and toxic proteins.

Mark Michaud · Futurity 04 Mar 2019

Oceans

How frozen zoos are fighting to prevent extinction

Scientists are using frozen zoos to store cells of endangered animals threatened with extinction.

Nicola Marie Rivers · The Conversation 26 Feb 2019

Biotechnology

Why it’s so difficult for scientists to predict the next outbreak of a dangerous disease

Outbreaks of disease are always different and can change dramatically even within the course of a single outbreak. Real-time data could give scientists an advantage.

C. Brandon Ogbunu, Randall Harp, and Samuel V. Scarpino · The Conversation 22 Feb 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

How the Great White Shark's genes may help to fight cancer

The Great White Shark's genome may hold the key to tackling disease in humans in a new way - and for the first time scientists have successfully sequenced the whole thing.

Aylin Woodward · Business Insider 21 Feb 2019

Decarbonizing Energy

Scientists are calling for 'artificial trees' to fight climate change

A team of German scientists are urging the world to invest in artificial photosynthesis, which would mimic the way plants soak up carbon and could help in the fight against climate change.

Marlene Cimons · EcoWatch 12 Feb 2019

Biotechnology

We must retrain engineers for the 21st century – here’s how

Tech education lags behind the pace of innovation - and needs to play catch-up.

Paulo Garcia · The Conversation 08 Feb 2019

Biotechnology

5 life lessons from your immune system

Our immune systems are remarkable defenders of our bodies against illness, but could they could also teach us some valuable lessons for how we work and live?

Joanna Groom · The Conversation 31 Jan 2019

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