October 27, 2015 FDA warns Google-backed 23andMe to halt DNA testing services The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned 23andMe Inc, a company backed by Google Inc, to halt sales of its genetic testing services because they have not received regulatory clearance.
October 26, 2015 Scientists withdraw claim about making stem cells Scientists who reported that they'd found a startlingly simple way to make stem cells withdrew that claim Wednesday, admitting to "extensive" errors in the research.
October 24, 2015 Human cadaver brains may provide new stem cells After our lungs stop breathing, our hearts stop beating, our minds stop racing, our bodies cool, and long after our vital signs cease, little pockets of cells can live for days, even weeks.Scientists have harvested such cells from the scalps and brain linings of human corpses and reprogrammed them into stem cells
October 24, 2015 Unwanted memories erased in electroconvulsive therapy experiment Scientists have zapped an electrical current to people's brains to erase distressing memories, part of an ambitious quest to better treat ailments such as mental trauma, psychiatric disorders and drug addiction.
October 22, 2015 Digital natives: The most & least wired countries revealed While it may seem like young people are always using the Internet, it's perhaps surprising that only 30 percent of people ages 15 to 24 worldwide are "digital natives," meaning they've been active on the Internet for at least five years, new research shows.
October 22, 2015 MIT students develop wearable cooling device that could make air conditioning obsolete Ever wanted your own personal air conditioner? Check out this new prototype wearable cooling device developed by a team of MIT engineering students -- it's just what you've been waiting for.
October 22, 2015 New bionic hand may let amputees feel again Thanks to wiring that connects it directly into the nervous system, a new bionic hand may one day return dexterity and the sensation of touch to an amputee.
October 22, 2015 What if reality were really just 'Sim Universe'? Physicists propose experiment to test hypothesis that reality is just a computer simulation.
October 22, 2015 After delay, Samsung puts curve in OLED televisions Samsung Electronics is rolling out a curved TV that uses an advanced display called OLED.
October 22, 2015 South Carolina school brings robots into the classroom Lexie Kinder has a desk in her third grade classroom at Alice Drive Elementary School in Sumter, South Carolina. But you won’t find her there – you’ll find her at home at her desk. But you will find her robot there at school in her place.
