Biomedicine

Genetically Modified Mice Could Be Tiny Landmine-Sniffing Heroes

Researchers have created mice that are 500 times more sensitive than usual to TNT. They could provide a cheap, fast way to find buried explosives.

The mental fuzziness induced by cancer treatment could be eased by cognitive exercises performed online, say researchers.

Prototype spots swelling and bleeding in a pilot study—but the novel technique employed is relatively unproven.

A so-called metal-organic framework could offer a better way to get at the vast uranium resource dissolved in the ocean.

Advanced genetic engineering is already changing vaccine development and could make inroads into other branches of medicine.

Artificial retinas give the blind only the barest sense of what’s visible, but researchers are working hard to improve that.

A biopharmaceutical company will know this year whether an antibody produced using a unique technique can prevent chronic migraines.

Genomics signatures in uterine cancers could offer clues to prognosis.

New research shows how arrays of tiny electronic devices can achieve human-skin-like sensitivity to mechanical force.

The impending Supreme Court ruling on gene patents is creating uncertainty in the molecular diagnostics sector.