Tetris, Pong and other games powered by jellyfish protein
In the United Kingdom, Helene Steiner created a bio-pixel display to play games that use a protein that make jellyfish glow. Steiner’s company, Cell-Free...
Magic disappearing act comes to 3D printing using stereolithography and ionic salts
In Rhode Island, Brown University engineers demonstrated a technique for making 3D printed biomaterials that can degrade on demand, which can be useful in...
Army Scientists Discover Way to Produce Hydrogen Fuel with Aluminum Nanomaterial
In Maryland, U.S. Army Research Laboratory scientists noticed a bubbling reaction when they added water to a nano-galvanic aluminum-based powder during regular lab experimentation,...
Researchers find a way to control cell movements in contact with biomaterials
In Sweden, a research team at Malmö University’s Research Center for Biofilms and Biointerfaces developed a way to control cell movements in contact with...
Identification based on genome data could further complicate ethical and legal concerns
In New York, researchers found that genome sequence data can be enough to identify people, even with no other information given, leading to ethical...
Game changer for Superfund clean-up efforts thanks to microbes
In Washington, the first large-scale experiment to clean up groundwater on a Superfund site using microbes proved that probiotics and natural microbes can significantly...
Genomix Nutrition Aquires Advanced Genomics’s Nutrigenomic Lab
In Texas, Genomix Nutrition, a nutrigenomic testing company, acquired Advanced Genomics's nutrigenomic lab in San Antonio. Genomix will now handle DNA testing in-house as...
Museum of microbes entertains and educates
In Amsterdam, a museum dedicated to microbiology is looking to educate the public about the many benefits of microbes.
Micropia features everything from art installations...
Saving the future of chocolate with genetics
In California, University of Berkeley researchers are working with candy company, Mars, to ensure chocolate doesn’t go extinct in the next 40 years. Scientists...
Ever Get a Bad Reaction from a Medication? Fruth Pharmacy Offers a Way To...
In West Virgina, Fruth Pharmacy is partnering with MD Labs to offer genetic testing to help determine how our genetics play a role in...