Fake spider webs cover suburban lawns every October, but did you know that scientists have recently created glowing spider silk sutures that dim if they encounter an infection in the host tissue?
Continue ReadingSelf-healing buildings and compostable bricks are astonishing architectural feats brought to you by fungi.
Continue ReadingWe all know it’s hard to say goodbye to a beloved dog, but is cloning pups the answer? Here we dive into the science of canine cloning and its ethical implications (complete with cute puppy pictures).
Continue ReadingIn an article that came out earlier this year, researchers were able to design tissues based on the outputs from computational simulations, such that they would carry out common cellular behaviors in the most optimized manner.
Continue ReadingA new type of medicine may afford a more permanent form of disease control in honeybees. This blog discusses designer probiotic disease control and relevance to bee health.
Continue ReadingHave you ever marveled at a gecko climbing on glass? Or wondered why mosquito bites are painless unlike the injections we get at the doctor’s office? The natural world has…
Continue ReadingImagine a future where the plants in your garden not only grow delicious vegetables, but keep an eye on the soil and water conditions while they’re at it. Is the…
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