In 2010, a powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti. International aid organizations raced there to provide food, medicine, and shelter, but overlooked was the need for light and a way to power ...

Ingestible devices are usually powered by small batteries, but conventional batteries self-discharge over time and pose a possible safety risk. Researches at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have ...

Five years ago, scientists created a single-celled synthetic organism that, with only 473 genes, was the simplest living cell ever known. However, this bacteria-like organism behaved strangely when ...

A research team has developed an assay that is versatile, low-cost and adaptable to any laboratory setting and has the potential to provide a more comprehensive look at proteins secreted by cells than ...

When scientists grow cells in culture, they fine tune factors such as medium ingredients, cell number, and incubator temperature to mimic the human body. However, one culture condition that ...