Hate to burst your bubble, glass lab gear. But plastic bubble wrap also works pretty well at running science experiments. Scientists at Harvard University have figured out a way to use these petite ...

Traditional biochemical methods of studying human gene mutations are often laborious and costly. Now bioengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new simple approach to ...

1. On July 25, 1978, Louise Brown, the world’s first test-tube (in vitro fertilisation) baby, was born at Oldham General Hospital... 2....Five years later, on July ...

[DaveMakesStuff] uses 3D printed test tubes for plants and similar purposes, and he’s shared how to make them on a 3D printer, complete with different models each optimized for different nozzle sizes.

With the power of self-renewal and multipotency, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) offer the possibility of regenerative treatment for a variety of medical conditions, including spinal cord injury and ...

The man whose research led to the world's first test-tube baby more than three decades ago, has died at age 87. Robert Edwards, who later won the Nobel Prize, began experimenting with in vitro ...

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