In an extraordinary display of tech-meets-biology, Swiss and French neuroscientists have given a paraplegic man the ability to walk again with the help of an AI-empowered brain-machine interface. Sounds like a sci-fi blockbuster, right? But for Gert-Jan Oskam, this is a reality. How It Works: Oskam, who had been paralyzed...
In a bizarre yet innovative move, Australian cultivated meat company Vow has created lab-grown mammoth meatballs. The company's aim is to raise awareness of lab-grown meat as a tasty, cruelty-free, and environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional meat sources. Because who wouldn't want a bite of the Ice Age, right? Vow's choice...
In a groundbreaking study, researchers sequenced Ludwig van Beethoven's genome for the first time, using preserved strands of the legendary composer's hair. Their analysis aimed to honor Beethoven's request, made late in his life, for people to study his various ailments and find a future cure. Snap Bio: Despite being...
Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a new dissolvable implant that relieves pain, providing an alternative to opioids and other highly addictive medications. Shaped like a transparent rubber band, the small and flexible device can relieve pain on demand without the use of drugs. How It Works: The biocompatible and...
Doctors were astonished when a new drug called dostarlimab caused a complete remission of rectal cancer in every single patient in a new trial. Sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline, the trial was small, with only 18 patients, and needs to be replicated, but the initial results were “unheard-of.” The trial participants underwent...
Scientists from a company called 3DBio Therapeutics have successfully transplanted a 3D-printed ear made from the patient’s own cells, marking a first in the field of tissue engineering. The company said that the ear would even continue to grow and generate new cartilage tissue. * A rare congenital disease termed...
