Zoom in close on the center of the picture above, and you can spot something you perhaps never thought you’d be able…
In the classic 1966 American science fiction film Fantastic Voyage, a submarine crew was miniaturized and injected…
During the latter stages of the American Civil War, the H.L. Hunley made history by becoming the first combat…
There’s a whole new way to build custom scientific instruments affordably in bioengineering: a system of 3D-printed…
Last week, bioengineering’s most advanced prosthetics were shown off at the world’s largest orthopedics event in…
The burgeoning industry of biological design is in the headlines every day. Yet even science journalists have had…
Most of us take the the subtle difference between rough and smooth beneath our fingertips for granted. But a new…
If the waterlily beetle were the size of a human, it would fly along the surface of a pond at 500 kilometers an…
The future of lab-grown meat is coming. Or at least it feels that way, based on burgeoning interest in the biotech…
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is the governmnet division that tries to take cutting-edge…
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Yeast is an incredible organism—you can thank it for booze!—and thanks to the marvels of modern genetics, we’ve made…
Yeast, that magical microorganism that provideth bread and beer, can now make narcotics, too. In a much-anticipated…
The need to mend broken hearts has never been greater. But what if we could simply manufacture a new one—an…
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Brian Bartlett lost his leg at 24. He now has one of the most famous prostheses in the world. Rose Eveleth meets the…
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We love to imagine how biotechnology might one day enhance our fleshy bodies, but too often, Earth’s wildlife are…
Green may be the Plant Kingdom’s color of choice, but it doesn’t have to be that way. In fact, it takes only a…
The waiting list for organ transplants is growing at an alarming rate while the number of potential organ donors has…
Inspired by full-sized mechanical parts like hinges and pistons, researchers at Ohio State University have designed…
The powerful painkiller morphine comes from opium poppies, which only grow in a few places around the world. But…