Alongside university research and industry R&D, a third, parallel community actively uses tools and methods of the life sciences: biohackers. What are they, and what is the impact of DIY biology on...
theodp writes: The New Yorker's Jamie Holmes takes a look at How Methods Videos Are Making Science Smarter, helping scientists replicate elaborate experiments in a way that the text format of...
The goal of the partnership is to do for YC's young biotech companies what Amazon Web Services and its competitors have done for web- and app-based startups — significantly reduce the amount of...
The microscope was salvaged from a dumpster. The centrifuge was made from 3D-printed parts and cheap electronics purchased from Hong Kong.
the_newsbeagle writes "When surgeons set out to repair holes in the walls of the heart's chambers or in blood vessels, they often do invasive open-heart surgery and use sutures, staples, and glue to...
HEY, if you are interested in beta testing one of these systems, I am looking for users. I will supply the box, the transluminator, and 100v variable power supply for $150. Fill out this form if …
biobricks writes "A New York Times story says the Florida orange crop is threatened by an incurable disease and traces the efforts of one company to insert a spinach gene in orange trees to fend it...
HiveBio in Seattle is not the world's first community-based biology lab, but it may be the first one started by a high school student. Her name is Katriona Guthrie-Honea, and her co-founder is Bergen...