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Posted on February 9, 2017

Scientists Are Trading In Lab Mice for Hundreds of Mini-Brains on a Chip

Scientists Are Trading In Lab Mice for Hundreds of Mini-Brains on a Chip
For the first time, 2-D biochips are colliding with 3-D mini-organs—and together they're making some of the best organ simulations ever. The post Scientists Are Trading In Lab Mice for Hundreds of Mini-Brains on a Chip appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on February 9, 2017February 10, 2017

Robotic bee could help pollinate crops as real bees decline

With bee populations tumbling, an autonomous drone just 4 centimetres wide could help pollinate crops by flying from flower to flower
Posted on February 7, 2017

Squid Communicate With a Secret, Skin-Powered Alphabet

Squid Communicate With a Secret, Skin-Powered Alphabet
Once they get over being creeped out, maybe scientists will figure out what cephalopods are saying. The post Squid Communicate With a Secret, Skin-Powered Alphabet appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on February 6, 2017

The Badass Mouse That Turns Scorpion Venom Into a Painkiller

The Badass Mouse That Turns Scorpion Venom Into a Painkiller
The scorpion venom that might kill a lesser mouse will only make the grasshopper mouse stronger. The post The Badass Mouse That Turns Scorpion Venom Into a Painkiller appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on February 3, 2017

World’s most endangered marine mammal has 30 individuals left

The vaquita porpoise lives in the Gulf of California, Mexico, where illegal fishing with gill nets has slashed the population by a total of 90 per cent in the past five years
Posted on January 31, 2017

A Clue to the Mystery of Colombia’s Missing Zika Cases

A Clue to the Mystery of Colombia’s Missing Zika Cases
New evidence shows Zika causes brain malformations in babies with normal-sized heads, changing the way doctors diagnose and monitor the disease. The post A Clue to the Mystery of Colombia's Missing Zika Cases appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on January 27, 2017

A Coffee Renaissance Is Brewing, and It’s All Thanks to Genetics

A Coffee Renaissance Is Brewing, and It’s All Thanks to Genetics
Genes are the future of coffee. Not nitro cold brewing or beans pooped out by civets, but genes. The post A Coffee Renaissance Is Brewing, and It's All Thanks to Genetics appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on January 26, 2017

First Human-Pig Chimera Is a Step Toward Custom Organs

First Human-Pig Chimera Is a Step Toward Custom Organs
Scientists at the Salk Institute report today the first ever embryos containing cells from both pigs and humans. The post First Human-Pig Chimera Is a Step Toward Custom Organs appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on January 24, 2017

The FDA Wants to Regulate Edited Animal Genes As Drugs

The FDA Wants to Regulate Edited Animal Genes As Drugs
To the FDA, edited DNA does the same thing as drugs: It changes the way bodies work. The post The FDA Wants to Regulate Edited Animal Genes As Drugs appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on January 23, 2017

The Achingly Cute Fish With a Suction Cup on Its Belly

The Achingly Cute Fish With a Suction Cup on Its Belly
What oh what will a nearly spherical fish do to avoid being swept away? Suction itself to the seafloor, that's what. The post The Achingly Cute Fish With a Suction Cup on Its Belly appeared first on WIRED.

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