A light-sensing pigment found in everything from bacteria to vertebrates can be biochemically manipulated to…
Month: April 2017
Expanding waistlines and metabolic syndrome: Researchers warn of new ‘silent killer’
For decades, American waistlines have been expanding and there is increasing cause for alarm. Researchers…
Solving medical ‘cold cases’ through genetics
Researchers have identified the genetic mutation responsible for one patient’s serious health problems, finally solving…
How cells react to injury from open-heart surgery
Investigators have learned how cardiac muscle cells react to a certain type of injury that…
Honey bees have sharper eyesight than we thought
Bees have much better vision than was previously known, offering new insights into the lives…
Google Says Its Machine Learning Chip Leaves CPUs, GPUs in the Dust
Without its custom-designed chip for machine learning, Google might have had to build many more…
Amazon Hiring 30K Part-Timers and Taking Stake in Plug Power
Tech giant Amazon announced today that it has acquired the right to buy up to…
Facebook Launches Resource To Help Spot Misleading News
Facebook is launching a resource to help you spot false news and misleading information that…
Alphabet’s Waymo: Uber Violated Court Order
The Waymo-Uber legal saga continues. Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving company, claimed on Monday that Uber violated…
Electric Vehicle Maker Tesla Is Now Worth More than Ford
Tesla, the electric vehicle manufacturer helmed by Elon Musk, set a new record in the…