Researchers have developed a novel and compact method of shaping ultrafast light pulses. …read more Source:: Science
Day: May 2, 2019
These trippy images were designed by AI to super-stimulate monkey neurons
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•To find out which sights specific neurons in monkeys ‘like’ best, researchers designed an algorithm, called XDREAM, that generated images that made neurons fire more than any natural images the …read more Source:: Science
Running may have made dinosaurs’ wings flap before they evolved to fly
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•Before they evolved the ability to fly, two-legged dinosaurs may have begun to flap their wings as a passive effect of running along the ground. …read more Source:: Science
Organ bioprinting gets a breath of fresh air
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•Bioengineers have cleared a major hurdle on the path to 3D printing replacement organs. It’s a breakthrough technique for bioprinting tissues with exquisitely entangled vascular networks that mimic the body’s …read more Source:: Science
An evolutionary rescue in polluted waters
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•The combination of a big population, good genes and luck helps explain how a species of fish in the Houston Ship Channel was able to adapt to what normally would …read more Source:: Science
Synthetic biology used to target cancer cells while sparing healthy tissue
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•Synthetic proteins engineered to recognize overly active biological pathways can kill cancer cells while sparing their healthy peers, according to a new study. …read more Source:: Science