Superior Brains: Who’s to say that we’re the best?
Are we still the smartest? Study by scientists indicates that perhaps chimpanzees may surpass humans in some aspects.
Sonia Wang
October 5, 2014
Are we still the smartest? Study by scientists indicates that perhaps chimpanzees may surpass humans in some aspects.
Stem cells can save lives by replacing damaged tissue, yet that process could go terribly wrong, leaving the patient with a tumor instead. A little-known protein variant has the power to predict the outcome, and even suggests explanations for this phenomenon.
One hundred years after the extinction of the passenger pigeon, scientists are beginning an attempt to bring back the one-thriving bird.
Researchers in the Saltzman Lab have manufactured nanoparticles capable of carrying drugs that edit the genome and correct mutations responsible for diseases like cystic fibrosis.
From scientific research to blockbuster films, the relationship between man and machine has captured the public imagination for decades. It’s an undeniably messy relationship —
Lack of transparency can hinder cooperation in clinical research. In conjunction with the Yale Open Data Access Project, Johnson & Johnson hopes to remedy this issue.
Tim Newhouse, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, plans to uses neuroactive molecules from natural products to probe the mysterious mechanisms of memory and cognition in the brain.
The hands-on course “From Microbes to Molecules” is allowing budding student researchers to develop their skills in an integrated classroom/lab setting.
A new robotic hand designed in part by Yale scientists has given engineers a firmer-than-ever grasp on the future of public-use robots. Featuring underactuation and a minimalistic design, the i-HY hand is sturdy, inexpensive and adaptable for real-world functions.
The brain houses many secrets that we have yet to unravel. Phantom limb pain is one of these mysteries, although new research offers promising relief to victims.
Recently named a Rhodes Scholar, senior Isabel Beshar has worked with diabetes patients around the globe.