Student sleuths using DNA reveal zoo of 95 species in NYC homes -- and new evidence of food fraud

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

20 hours ago | 5 / 5 (10) | 3

Two New York City high school students exploring their homes using the latest high-tech DNA analysis techniques were astonished to discover a veritable zoo of 95 animal species surrounding them, in everything ...

Cockroaches offer inspiration for running robots

Electronics / Robotics

16 hours ago | 4.8 / 5 (4) | 0

The sight of a cockroach scurrying for cover may be nauseating, but the insect is also a biological and engineering marvel, and is providing researchers at Oregon State University with what they call "bioinspiration" ...

Now hear this: Swim-proof hearing aids to get test

Medicine & Health / Other

16 hours ago | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- They're not your grandpa's hearing aids. Today's newest models range from the completely invisible - it sits deep in the ear canal for months at a time - to Bluetooth-enabled gadgets that open cell phones and iPods ...

Better airport scanners delayed by privacy fears

Technology / Hi Tech

13 hours ago | not rated yet | 1

(AP) -- High-tech security scanners that might have prevented the Christmas Day attempt to blow up a jetliner have been installed in only a small number of airports around the world, in large part because ...

Researchers Create New Way To Locate Big Genetic Variants

Biology / Biotechnology

15 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Yale University researchers, analyzing hundreds of billions of bits of genetic information, have collated and standardized 2,000 signposts that mark the boundaries of large blocks of human genomic variants.

A 'fountain of youth' for stem cells?

Medicine & Health / Research

19 hours ago | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Researchers from the University of Hong Kong and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have published a study in the current issue of Cell Transplantation, that explores ways to successfully keep stem cells "forever young" ...