By pairing an iPhone with a handheld DNA sequencer, users can create a mobile genetics laboratory, reminiscent of the "tricorder" featured in Star Trek
Scientists report that cowpeas harbor receptors on the surface of their cells that can detect a compound in caterpillar saliva and initiate anti-herbivore defenses
Food engineers in Brazil and France developed gels based on modified starch for use as "ink" to make foods and novel materials by additive manufacturing
The new process developed by Johns Hopkins University researchers shrinks the time it takes to profile gene mutations, from 15 days or more to just three