An MIT neuroscientist is attempting to map 100 billion neurons, in the human brain connected to each other in networks that allow us to interpret the world around us, plan for the future, and control our actions and movements that could help scientists learn how we each become our unique selves

BARC helps develop 41 varieties of different crops

06 Aug 2013

New type of protein modification may play a role in cancer, diabetes

03 Aug 2013

Efficient model for generating human induced pluripotent stem cells developed

02 Aug 2013

The human iPSCs are typically artificially derived from a non-pluripotent adult cell, such as a skin cell, for use in human stem cell therapies

Researchers uncover how a potent compound kills prostate cancer cells

02 Aug 2013

Molecular monkey arranges X-chromosome activation

01 Aug 2013

Controlling genes with light

By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 30 Jul 2013

New technology to help plants fix nitrogen from air

27 Jul 2013

Researchers at the University of Nottingham have developed a unique method of putting nitrogen-fixing bacteria into the cells of plant roots

Humans, birds have brains that are wired in a similar way.

27 Jul 2013

Human may have more in common with a pigeon than we realise, reveals new research, imparting a new twist to the term 'bird brain'.

Leaf cutter ants inspire powerful new anti-cancer drugs

26 Jul 2013

Magnets steer stem cells to specific locations

24 Jul 2013

By feeding stem cells tiny particles made of magnetised iron oxide, scientists can then use magnets to attract the cells to a particular location in the body