The Inventory

We come from the future

Picture of Single Trapped Atom Wins UK Science Photography Prize

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Robots Made From DNA Could One Day Transport Medicine Inside Your Body

The Surprising Way a Confederate Submarine Crew Died at the Hands of Its Own Weapon

LEGO-Like Blocks Let Scientists Custom Build Their Own Tools

Jennifer Ouellette

Inside Afghanistan's Prosthetics Center

Jamie Condliffe

Bio-Engineering Is a Lot Less Dystopian When It Looks Like an Acid Trip

5/05/16 12:20PM

This Bionic Fingertip Lets Amputees Feel Rough and Smooth

Jamie Condliffe

Studying These Bugs Led Researchers to Discover an Entirely New Mode of Insect Flight

Esther Inglis-Arkell

This Biotech Startup Promises Lab-Grown Pork Within Five Years

The Pentagon's Research Arm is Putting Money Into DNA Manufacturing

9/25/15 12:55AM

Scientists Can Now Make THC from Yeast

Adam Clark Estes

Scientists Have Hacked Yeast to Produce Narcotics

How To Build A Heart From Scratch

Alex O'Brien – Mosaic

DIY Prosthetics: The Extreme Athlete Who Built a New Knee

Rose Eveleth

Welcome to the Future Zoo, Home to a Menagerie of Creepy Mutants

The Quest to Re-Invent Photosynthesis Just Got More Colorful

4/04/15 12:00PM

How We'll Finally Put An End To Organ Donation Shortages

Researchers Turn DNA Into Robotic "Transformers"

A New Kind of Baker's Yeast That Gets You High

Bio-Bots Powered By Real Muscle Can Walk On Command

Adam Clark Estes

7/02/14 12:40PM

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