A tiny robotic worm can wiggle its way through a model brain. It could eventually be used to make brain surgeries less invasive. Read more in newscientist.com
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The country was going to breed a herd of genetically dehorned cows. Then errors in the cows’ DNA cropped up. Read more in wired.com
The CRISPR technique can trigger the new material to release drugs or pick up biological signals. Read more in scientificamerican.com
Two Fisheries Biology in R courses (introductory and advanced) are offered by to scientists interested in fisheries biology data analysis and stock assessment in data-poor areas. The courses are offered by the Laboratory of Ichthyology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Separate registration is required. Both courses are in English. More information in fishlab.bio.auth.gr
Population growth and environmental catastrophe mean that the very future of humankind is threatened. In the Netherlands, a group of scientists is working on an urgent challenge: feeding the 11 billion. Read more in wired.co.uk
Microplastics are increasingly found in drinking water, but there is no evidence so far that this poses a risk to humans, according to a new assessment by the World Health Organization. Read more in The Guardian
Since its debut in 2012, CRISPR gene editing has held the promise of curing most of the over 6,000 known genetic diseases. Now it’s being put to the test. Read more in ScienceNews
Measles is now resurgent in the United States and many other countries. Historical amnesia is partly to blame. Read more in National Geographic
Amid unrelenting chaos and violence, scientists and doctors in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been running a clinical trial of new drugs to try to combat a year-long Ebola outbreak. Read more in wired.com
Half of all Ebola spillover events—where the deadly virus jumps from wildlife to people—go undetected, warns new research from the University of Cambridge. Read more in laboratoryequipment.com