Tag Archives: biology

These Bruised Blood Cells Are Over 5,000 Years Old

June 13, 2013   Uncategorized
This may look like your last bad trip, but in fact you're looking at a sample of damaged blood cells which is over 5,000 years old.Read more...    
Read More

These Bruised Blood Cells Are Over 5,000 Years Old

June 13, 2013   Uncategorized
This may look like your last bad trip, but in fact you're looking at a sample of damaged blood cells which is over 5,000 years old.Read more...    
Read More

This Camera Sees the World Like an Ant

May 2, 2013   Uncategorized

While you'd be forgiven for thinking that this looks like a dome of bubble wrap, it's actually the world's first working compound-eye camera—which sees the world just like an insect would.

Read more...

    


Read More

Why Do Humans Cry?

April 18, 2013   Uncategorized
Tears are obviously our body's mechanism to keep our eyeballs well lubricated, but why do humans start bawling when they're sad, in pain, or overjoyed? What purpose could crying possibly serve? More »
    


Read More

Why Do Humans Cry?

April 18, 2013   Uncategorized
Tears are obviously our body's mechanism to keep our eyeballs well lubricated, but why do humans start bawling when they're sad, in pain, or overjoyed? What purpose could crying possibly serve? More »
    


Read More

Scientists Can Print Synthetic Tissue Using Just Water and Oil

April 5, 2013   Uncategorized
3D printing isn't all about making guns and toys—some researchers are using it to make real medical advances. Now, a team of researchers from the University of Oxford has managed to create a 3D printer that can produce synthetic tissue using just water and oil. More »


Read More

Scientists Can Print Synthetic Tissue Using Just Water and Oil

April 5, 2013   Uncategorized
3D printing isn't all about making guns and toys—some researchers are using it to make real medical advances. Now, a team of researchers from the University of Oxford has managed to create a 3D printer that can produce synthetic tissue using just water and oil. More »


Read More

The Super Protein That Can Cut DNA and Revolutionize Genetic Engineering

March 20, 2013   Uncategorized
When scientists Phillipe Horvath and Rodolphe Barrangou set out to find a better way to make yogurt, they didn't expect to stumble across one of the future's most promising discoveries: a super protein that can accurately cut DNA—and could perhaps revolutionize genetic engineering. More »


Read More

Swallows Seem To Be Evolving to Avoid Cars

March 19, 2013   Uncategorized
Swallows that nest on roadsides appear to have evolved shorter wings to help them maneuver better and avoid cars, claim a team of scientists from the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma. More »


Read More

First Ever Cellular-Level Video of a Whole Brain Working

March 19, 2013   Uncategorized
This video is the first time scientists have ever been able to image the whole brain of a vertebrate creature in such a way that you can see individual cells and simultaneously how they're firing and behaving in real time. This is how the brain really, really works—and it's amazing. More »


Read More
« Older posts