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biotechnology

Soya protein can help make lab-grown beef with the texture of meat

Technology

Soya protein can help make lab-grown beef with the texture of meat

Lab-grown ‘meat’ often uses gelatin produced in slaughterhouses to give artificial beef a meat-like texture – but substituting soya protein can achieve that without killing animals

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halloumi cheese

Humans

How to make halloumi and ricotta cheese using ancient biotechnology

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3D-printed rabbit

Technology

3D-printed bunny contains DNA instructions to make a copy of itself

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A person wearing the kidney

Health

Wearable artificial kidney works well in first tests in people

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Implant behind eye

Technology

Bionic eye helps people who are blind read letters again

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Toilet rolls

Health

Swallowing a vibrating capsule could help relieve constipation

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Bio-engineered lungs are the first successful organs made in the lab

Health

Bio-engineered lungs are the first successful organs made in the lab

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Artificial skin grown from spider silk could help heal wounds

Technology

Artificial skin grown from spider silk could help heal wounds

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Black hydrogel being stretched

Physics

Nano-infused black goo is incredibly stretchy and self-repairs

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Hand with e-skin displays heartbeat

Technology

Electronic skin animates heartbeat on the back of your hand

A flexible e-skin containing a few hundred micro LEDs can display your vital signs or messages from your doctor

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Technology

Pocket-sized scanner helps fill gaps in the human genome

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Health

It's never too late to get a tattoo, an implant – or new senses

Culture

Space

Old 51¶¯Âþ: Why aren’t there more British Nobels?

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Life

Kitchen counter bio-lab lets you make edible gloop from cells

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