Scientists have 3D-printed the world's first human brain replica that grows and behaves like natural brain tissue in what’s seen as a potential game changer in diagnosing neurological disorders like Down Syndrome and even making neurosurgery safer.
In a groundbreaking research initiative poised to redefine the landscape of pharmaceutical and fine chemical manufacturing, a team of scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has unveiled a new category of catalysts called heterogeneous geminal atom catalysts (GACs).
For the first time, researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have successfully pushed nature beyond its limits by genetically modifying Escherichia coli, a bacterium often associated with food poisoning, to produce unusually long-chain alcohols essential in the creation of biofuels. "Previously, we were able t