Miniature laser technology could bring lab testing into your home

A research team at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has developed new laser technology that could lead to tiny, ...

Ryugu asteroid samples contain all DNA and RNA building blocks, bolstering origin-of-life theories

All the essential ingredients to make the DNA and RNA underpinning life on Earth have been discovered in samples collected ...

To study microplastics, Cassandra Rauert first had to build a plastic-free lab. It wasn't easy.

The thought cameto Cassandra Rauert while she was new on the job as an analytical chemist studying microplastics in human ...
University of California, San Francisco

Shape-Shifting Gel Helps Scientists 3D Print Organs That Grow in Lab

Scientists at UCSF invented a microscopic “womb” material for growing artificial organs (organoids) from scratch.
KCUR

Missouri man said DNA test could prove his innocence. He was executed before a court ruled

Lance Shockley died by lethal injection last year. State courts have rejected prisoners' requests for DNA testing in recent ...
Labroots

Life of Her Mind

Labroots is excited to announce the relaunch of The Life of Her Mind, a podcast series focusing on the lives, perspectives, career pathways, and research of women working across STEM fields. Labroots ...
Tioga Publishing

The New Way Life Insurers Are Fact-Checking Your Application

In 2026, insurers might know more about you than you know about yourself.Applying for life insurance used to require a ...