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World’s Smallest Thermometer
DNA Thermometers
Does a person’s constant body temperature of 37 degrees C mean that temperature remains constant with the body’s cells? [MORE]
An Optogenetics Microscope for Seeing and Influencing Behavior
Quoting directly, “For the first time, researchers have developed a microscope capable of observing — and manipulating — neural activity [MORE]
“Target Finder” for Non-Coding DNA
Enhancer Nucleotide Sequence
Geneticists haven’t called non-coding DNA “junk” for a long time, but it still passes through medical reporting like [MORE]
First High Frequency Ultrasound
Vevo-MD
There are two pieces here about the same thing—Fujifilm’s newly FDA cleared ultrahigh frequency ultrasound imager: the first piece is [MORE]
Gut-Biome Sensor
Jeffrey Tabor
Synthetic biologists at Rice University are working to create bacterial sensors that can detect different kinds of inflammation associated [MORE]
First Cyborg Olympics
Cyborg Olympics
Who will win the gold in the brain interface race, or the muscle stimulation bike race, or the wearable [MORE]
“Smart Tampons”
Harvard Professors Ridhi Tariyal and Stephen Gire
There’s an interesting “what” in this piece, but an insufficient description of “how.” Two [MORE]