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New Method To Revolutionize DNA Sequencing
Neural Implant To Give Control of Paralyzed Arms
Ants Used For Mind-Controlled Robotic Limbs
Functional Neurons Created From Adult Somatic Cells
Harvesting Energy from the Human Body
Researchers Implant Neural-Monitoring RFID Into a Moth
Scientists Discover How DNA Is Folded Within the Nucleus
The Best Medications For Your Genes
The Personal Genome Project Hits the Web
Frozen Mice Cloned
Virtual Fence Could Modernize the Old West
Homeland Security Commissions LED-Based Puke-Saber
Hacking a Pacemaker
Indian Woman Convicted of Murder By Brain Scan
'Gamercize' Cardio at Our Desk
A 3-D View of the Brain
Artificial Bases Added to DNA
Augmented Reality In a Contact Lens
Backing Up Your Brain
Bacteria Used To Make Radioactive Metals Inert
Bioethics Group Raises DNA Database Concerns
Brain Heatsink Could Reduce Epilepsy
Gene Found to Explain Repeated Mistakes
How and Why Knots Spontaneously Form
Humanity's Genetic Diversity on the Decline
Key Step In Programmed Cell Death Discovered
Kurzweil on the Future
Liquid Crystal Phases of DNA, Beginning of Life?
Modern Technology Reveals Mummy's Past
Nanotubes "As Deadly as Asbestos"
New Microscope Watches Cells in 3D
PETA Offers X-Prize for Artificial Meat
Photoshop Allows Us To Alter Our Memories
SenseCam Aids Patients with Memory Problems
i-Snake, a New Robotic Surgeon
Femtosecond Laser Shatters Viruses
Baby To Be Born Without the Gene For Breast Cancer
First Human Embryonic Stem Cell Study Approved
Fluorescent Protein Research Lands Scientists Nobel Prize
HIV Vaccine Ready For Clinical Trials
Human-Animal Hybrids Fail
Amateurs Are Trying Genetic Engineering At Home
Memory Molecule Identified
PubPat Kills Four Key Monsanto Patents
Robotic Surgery On a Beating Heart
Drug Deletes Fearful Memories
Rat-Brained Robots Take Their First Steps
Mimicking Electric Eel Cells
Cold Sore Virus May Be Alzheimer's Smoking Gun
Single Gene Gives Mice Three-Color Vision
Resurrecting the Mighty Mammoth, Cheaply
Family Dog Cloned, Thanks To Dolly Patents
Researchers Discover Gene That Blocks HIV
Seeing With Your Skin?
New Scientific Evidence Emerges In Anthrax Case
New Success For Brain-Controlled Prosthetic Arm
Electro-Scalpel "Sniffs Out" Tumors
Yeast-Powered Fuel Cell Feeds On Human Blood
Cancer Drug Found; Scientist Annoyed
Japanese Scientists Claim To Reconstruct Images From Brain Data
Should We Clone a Neanderthal?
Chefs As Chemists
What is the First Day in a University Lab Like?
Inside the New Science of Neuroengineering
Mitochondria and the Prevention of Death
Hacking With Synthetic Biology
Couch Potato Gene Identified In Fruit Flies
Genetically Modified Maize Is Toxic — Greenpeace
Bionic Eye Telescope To Treat Macular Degeneration
Doctors Will Test Gene Editing On HIV Patients
Fear Detector To Sniff Out Terrorists
Virtual Autopsy On a Multi-Touch Table Surface
Virus-Like Particles May Mean Speedier Flu Vaccines
The Gene Is Having an Identity Crisis
California Blocks RFID Implants In Workers
New Drug Helps to Dampen Bad Memories
Robot Makes Scientific Discovery (Mostly) On Its Own
Chinese Develop Remote Controlled Pigeons
Scientists Map Neanderthal Genome
Implanted RFID Chips Linked To Cancer
All Blood Converted to Type O?
Cheap Blood Clot Detection Device
Hardware Implants Mimic Brain Cells
Treating the Dead
Bacteria Harnessed As Micro-Robot Motors
Down's Symptoms May Be Treatable In the Womb
President Bush Signs Genetic Nondiscrimination Act
Waste Coffee Grounds Offer New Source of Biodiesel
Freeman Dyson On Open Source Biology
New Type of Atomic Microscope On the Way
My Genome, My Self?
Brain Interface Lets Monkeys Control Prosthetic Limbs
DoE-Sponsored Project Readies Human Trial For Artificial Retinas
Gene Therapy Causes Blind Woman To Grow New Fovea
Radio-Controlled Cyborg Beetles Become Reality
Bringing Giant Tortoises Back From Extinction
Possible Cure For Autism
Patient "Roused From Coma" By a Magnetic Therapy
Cloned, Glow in the Dark Cats
"Subhuman Project" Human Powered Submarine
Stem-Cell-Like Cells Produced From Skin
Neural "Extension Cord" Developed
Photosynthesis May Rely On Quantum Effect
UK Approves Human-Pig Embryo Stem-Cell Harvest
First Genetically Modified Human Embryo Under Review
Scientists Learn To Fabricate DNA Evidence
UV-Resistant Micro-Organisms Discovered In the Stratosphere
Robot Body Suit To Be Marketed In Japan
Bionic Cat Eye Implants Aid Blindness Research
Florida Lab Gets Pregnant
Scientists Begin Mapping the Brain
Scientists Grow New Eyes (In Tadpoles)
MIT Finds Cure For Fear
Baldness Gene Discovered — 1 In 7 Men "At Risk"
GE Microbes Make Ersatz Crude Oil From Many Sources
DNA to Test Theory of Roman Village in China
Many Scientists Using Performance Enhancing Drugs
Possible Monogamy Gene Found In People
Sperm Made From Female Bone Marrow, Men Obsolete?
Springy Nanotubes Could Make Artificial Muscles
Oldest Nuclear Family Found Murdered In Germany
Successful Stem Cell Replacement of Windpipe
Brain Electrodes That Screw On the Skin
Marijuana Could Prevent Alzheimer's, New Study
FDA Could Delay Adult Stem Cell Breakthroughs
Researchers One Step Closer To Creating Life
Live Architecture — Grow Your Own Home
Mad Scientist Brings Back Dead With "Deanimation"
The Unforgettable Amnesiac
Drug Giant Pledges Cheap Medicine For World's Poor
Leg-Paralysis Sensing, Stimulation Device Steps Up
Umbilical Cord Blood Banking?
Researchers Find Potential Cure for Cancer
Cells In the Retina Tile Like Puzzle Pieces
Researchers Modify T-Cells, Make Them HIV Resistant
'Lab On a Chip' Made From Paper and Tape
"DNA Origami" Could Allow For Controlled Drug Delivery
"Miraculous" Stem Cell Progress Reported In China
'Virus Sponge' Could Improve Flu Treatments, Diabetes Care, Vaccine Development
2009 Nobel Ribosome Structures — Patented
3-D Model of Breast Cancer in the Lab
3D Crystal Grown On a DNA Lattice
A 30-Picowatt Processor For Sensors
A Breathalyzer For Cancer
A High-Res 3D Video of the Embryonic Heartbeat
A Panoramic View of Your Insides
A Step Closer to Creating Artificial Life
AIDS Vaccine Is Partially Successful
Acquired Characteristics May Be Inheritable
Addicting Mice To Light
Air Pollution Causes Sperm Mutations In Mice
All Humans Are Mutants, Say Scientists
Alzheimer's Treatment Mooted
Ancestry Surprises From New Genetics Analysis Method
Ancestry.com To Add DNA Test Results
Another Way To Erase Memories
Anti-Bacterial Soap No Better Than Plain Soap
Anti-Smoking Vaccine Is Nearing the Market
Ape-Human Split Moved Back By Millions Of Years
Apparent Suicide In Anthrax Case
Artificial Blood Vessels Grow On Nano-Template
Ask Aubrey de Grey About Longevity Research
Attractive Women Make Men Temporarily Stupid
Aussie Government Offers $40M To Build a Bionic Eye
Authentic Viking DNA From 1,000-Year-Old Skeletons
Autism Reversed in Mice at MIT Lab
Avoiding the Word "Evolution"
Bacteria Found Alive In Ice 120,000 Years Old
Bacteria Make Major Evolutionary Shift In the Lab
Bacteria To Protect Against Quakes
Bacterial Computer Solves Hamiltonian Path Problem
Banked Blood May Not Be As Effective As Hoped
Bees Help Detectives Catch Serial Killers
Bill To Outlaw Genetic Discrimination In US
Bird Flu Pandemic Could Choke the Net
Birdsong Studies Lead To a Revolution In Biology
Bits of Tassie Tiger Brought Back from Extinction
Blogger Subpoenaed for Criticizing Trial Lawyers
Blood Vessel Shunt May Save Limbs In War
Brain Cells Observed Summoning a Memory
Brain Connection To Hypertension?
Brazil Voids Merck Patent On AIDS Drug
California Cracks Down On Genetic Testing
Caltech Creates Electronic Nose
Cannabis Compound Said To "Halt Cancer"
Capsaicin Tested On Surgical Wounds
Career Choices for Computational Biologists?
Cell Metabolism Artificially Enhanced
Cell Towers Not Responsible For Illness
Cloned Sniffer Dogs Begin Training
Cocaine Vaccine In the Works
Company Claims EEG Scans Can Help Identify ADHD
Company Claims Potential Magnification In Bio Fuel Production
Controlling Computers With the Brain
Convergent Evolution Upends Honeyeaters' Taxonomy
Cooking Stimulated Big Leap In Human Cognition
Corn Genome Sequenced
Cosmetic Neurology
Cosmetic Neurology
Crime Reduction Linked To Lead-Free Gasoline