Scripps Research Institute create the world’s first semi-synthetic bacteria

The development could eventually lead to the discovery of new medicines and “much more”. In a significant development for medical science, researchers at the Scripps Research Institute have produced the world’s first stable semi-synthetic organism. While earlier it had created organisms with synthetic DNA letters they however could not keep their artificial base pair in…

NYU’s researchers replace real animals with a 3D model of Zebrafish

While the platform will save hundreds of lives of the fish, it could also play a key role in better understanding the functions of the brain in pre-clinical neurobehavioral studies. In a remarkable development researchers from New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering chose the zebrafish to be their virtual lab rats since they are…

MIT researchers create a dynamic algorithm based on realtime data for carpooling services

The algorithm is more efficient than the ones used by Lyft and Uber. Researchers from MIT have conclusively proven that not only is carpooling less polluting, but it is also a more cost effective and efficient solution as opposed to utilizing the services of traditional taxis. Researchers from MIT’s CSAIL computer science lab have come…

Researchers from the Department of Energy and Stanford University create super-wires

These super-efficient wires can conduct electricity without any loss of energy. It can also be knitted into a fabric. Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy and from Stanford University have devised a method to make incredibly thin wires which have extraordinary properties. Researchers have used diamondoids, the smallest possible forms of diamond, to build…

Researchers document key processes of photosynthesis

This could eventually lead to improved and cheaper biofuels. In a major breakthrough researchers have for the first time been able to capture the exact set of chemical reactions that make a photosynthesis. The discovery proves that the chemical reactions which strip electrons from water and thus initiate the conversion of solar energy into chemical…