DNA from ‘immortal’ jellyfish may provide clues on human ageing, research finds
Scientists have unlocked the genetic code of the immortal jellyfish – a creature capable of repeatedly reverting into a juvenile state.
The Long Road to Artificial General Intelligence
A versatile new AI is fueling speculation that machines will soon think like humans. It's time for a reality check.
Synthetic mouse embryo with brain and beating heart grown from stem cells
Researchers have created embryos from mouse stem cells that form a brain, a beating heart, and the foundations of all other organs.
These genes could be the key to longer lifespans
What accounts for longer lifespan? According to new research, a key piece lies in the mechanisms that regulate gene expression.
Scientists Move the Boundaries of Post-Mortem Recovery
Researchers have been able to achieve substantial recovery of cellular and organismal activity in pigs that had been dead for a full hour.
How researchers use new tools to map the structure and function of the brain
While a grand unified theory of the brain still remains elusive, new tools are helping researchers excavate its hidden depths.
Solving Humanities Greatest Challenges
Science continues to produce amazing breakthroughs in a synergistic relationship with technology.
Scientists create world’s first synthetic embryos
Researchers have created the world's first synthetic embryos in a groundbreaking feat that bypassed the need for sperm, eggs and fertilisation.
Revolutionary brain-computer interface offers hope to paralysed patients
A 48-year-old in New York City has become the first to receive a permanent brain implant that could allow him to communicate telepathically.
Presenting a fine-tuned CRISPR-Cas9 gene editor
The novel approach adopted for the "molecular scissors" significantly reduces the chance of potentially harmful mutations.
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