Science

Why happiness is not the best indicator of well-being

Achieving values and pursuing growth is the real secret to a fulfilled life.

Jason Crawford

How Arc Institute is bringing science into the century of biology

Stephen Johnson

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Agriculture

Plant sensors could act as an early warning system for farmers

Using sensors made from carbon nanotubes, researchers discovered signals that help plants respond to stresses like heat, light, or attack.

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Biology

It's now easier to see individual atoms, thanks to new tech

With improved tech, two teams have sharpened cryo-electron microscopy to be able to see individual atoms.

B. David Zarley

Brain

Left-handed people are “left-out” of brain research

Left-handed people are systematically excluded from brain research, due to an archaic doctrine. These neuroscientists want that to change.

Teresa Carey

Biology

Scientists grow mini human hearts from stem cells

Mini human hearts grown from stem cells, also known as "heart organoids," could help doctors address the most common kind of birth defect in humans.

Kristin Houser

3D Printing

How to mass produce your own organs

Bioprinting could be the next frontier of personalized medicine.

Amanda Winkler

Disaster Response

Is it possible to predict the next black swan event?

Extremely rare but massively disruptive, no one sees a black swan event coming. But researchers are building a method that may change that.

B. David Zarley

CRISPR

Gene-edited squid: a breakthrough in brain health research

Researchers use CRISPR to create a gene-edited squid. This work could help advance research on neurodegenerative diseases like Huntington's or Alzheimer's.

Teresa Carey

Medicine

Human-like "organ chips" could eliminate animal studies

To rapidly test for COVID-19 treatments without animal studies, researchers make a model human body out of “organ chips.”

Teresa Carey

Researchers discover living 100-million-year-old microbes

Researchers have found microbes in deep sea sediment millions of years old. Given food, they sprung back to life.

B. David Zarley

CRISPR

This genetically modified cow could transform beef production

Cosmo the bull calf has an extra SRY gene, which makes him more likely to sire male cows — and also makes him a strong candidate for use as a GMO food.

Kristin Houser

CRISPR

Small protein, big breakthrough for CRISPR gene editing

A new protein opens doors for gene editing by gaining access to hard-to-reach areas of the genome.

Teresa Carey

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