XACT Robotics nets CE mark, $5M for its robot-guided needle surgery system…
XACT Robotics raised $5 million in venture capital investments alongside a new CE mark for its integrated robotic surgery navigation and steering system for…
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BIO @ Global Climate Action Summit to Drive Towards Decarbonization |…
Today marks the last day of the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, California. The annual event convenes leaders, policymakers and people from…
Heart-tugging tales of crowdfunded cancer ‘cures’ fuel quack medicine |…
Media stories about people with cancer seeking controversial cures are unwittingly bolstering unscientific and potentially harmful treatments, says Michael…
Supernus adds epilepsy candidate with $185M Biscayne buy | Digital Science
CNS drug specialist Supernus Pharma has added an early-stage epilepsy candidate to its pipeline after paying $15 million upfront to acquire Biscayne…
Fluorescence-activating beta-barrel protein made from scratch for first…
For the first time, scientists have created, entirely from scratch, a protein capable of binding to a small target molecule. Researchers from the University of…
Groundwork for playing with the architecture of plants | Digital Science
Credit: Wageningen University
Growing tomatoes at the same height so that they can be easily picked by a harvesting robot. Growing deeper roots where the…
New bacterial strain named after Cornish discovery | Digital Science
A new bacterial strain will be named after Cornwall following its identification from a skin infection. Staphylococcus cornubiensis, named after the medieval…
Scientists look to map the genes of thousands of animals | Digital Science
In this Feb. 22, 2018 photo provided by the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife, scientists Jen Vashon, left, and Tanya Lama pose with a…
Surface’s Biniszkiewicz, Chappel join MPM Capital as executive partners |…
Surface Oncology’s Detlev Biniszkiewicz, Ph.D., and Scott Chappel, Ph.D., have both made the jump to MPM Capital as executive partners. They will help identify…
Citrus Greening Spreading to California; Gene Editing Could Save U.S.…
A disease called citrus greening has devastated Florida’s citrus industry since its discovery in 2005. Agriculture officials are hoping they can stop it before…