Could we clone humans? - Earth Lab
Adults BiotechnologyDom Burgess investigates whether we could clone humans in the future.
This Biomimetic Tech Could Mean Fewer Trips to the Dentist (You're Welcome)
Adults BiotechnologyA new material inspired by mussels may be the key to fillings and crowns that never break or fall out.
The science behind the Impossible Burger
Adults BiotechnologyThe Impossible Burger is meatless, but it tastes, smells, and bleeds like the real thing. The secret ingredient? Neuroscience.
A soft silicone 3D-printed heart
Adults BiotechnologySwiss researchers have come a step closer to building a better artificial heart. It's a squishy prototype that's 3D-printed from silicone.
Destroying Cancer Using Your Own Genetically Modified Cells
Adults BiotechnologyScientists are taking cancer patients' immune cells and engineering them to fight cancer. How does it work?
Are GMOs Good or Bad? Genetic Engineering & Our Food
Adults BiotechnologyAre GMOs bad for your health? Or is this fear unfounded?
Hydrogel: The Future Of The 'Smart Band-Aid'
Adults BiotechnologyEngineers at MIT have found a way to prevent hydrogels from dehydrating.
Forget Oxygen-This Leaf Produces Medicine
Adults BiotechnologyThis artificial leaf creates medicines using sunlight.
The Future Of Agriculture Is Here
Adults BiotechnologyProject Flora Robotica studies the symbiotic relationships between robots and plants.
Muscle-Mimicking Robots Could Change Physical Therapy
Adults BiotechnologyThey are flexible and reconfigurable, and behave like actual human muscles.
How To Eradicate One Of Our Deadliest Enemies
Adults BiotechnologyWe have the choice to attack one of our oldest enemies with genetic engineering. But should we do it?
Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever
Adults BiotechnologyDesigner babies, the end of diseases, genetically modified humans that never age. Outrageous things that used to be science fiction are suddenly becoming reality. The only thing we know for sure is that things will change irreversibly.
We Can Now Edit Our DNA. But Let's Do it Wisely
Adults BiotechnologyGeneticist Jennifer Doudna co-invented a groundbreaking new technology for editing genes, called CRISPR-Cas9. The tool allows scientists to make precise edits to DNA strands, which could lead to treatments for genetic diseases.
How do glasses help us see?
Adults BiotechnologyToday, glasses help millions of people with poor vision be able to see clearly. But how? Andrew Bastawrous and Clare Gilbert help unravel the answer by explaining refraction - the ability of a transparent medium, like glass, water, or the eye, to change the direction of light passing through it.
This Is the Most Amazing Biomimetic Robot Hand You've Ever Seen
Adults BiotechnologyThird arm? Robot tentacle? My dreams of having extra tentacles may come true!
Bionic Leg Closely Mimics Natural Body Movements
Adults BiotechnologyMIT Media Lab's Hugh Herr explains how he looks to nature when developing new bionic appendages. The amputee and avid rock climber discusses how his biomechatronics division is pioneering the technologies that aim to augment human physical capabilities.
Transfer Your Consciousness
Adults BiotechnologyCould You Transfer Your Consciousness To Another Body?
Could We Clone Ourselves?
Adults BiotechnologyIs the science of Orphan Black realistic? Could we clone humans, or engineer them to have customized traits? We take a look at today's genetic engineering technologies to find out if designer babies and human cloning is, or should be, a reality.
An Affordable 3D-Printed Arm
Adults BiotechnologyStudents at UCF are designing an inexpensive 3D printed arm for kids.
Derby the dog: Running on 3D Printed Prosthetics
Adults BiotechnologySee how unique, custom 3D printed prosthetics allow Derby the dog to run for the first time.
This double amputee can control two robotic arms with his mind
Adults BiotechnologyA Colorado man made history at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) this summer when he became the first bilateral shoulder-level amputee to wear and simultaneously control two of the Laboratory's Modular Prosthetic Limbs.