Human stem cells engineered to seek out and kill HIV

 

In a major breakthrough in the fight against AIDS, scientists claim to have for the first time shown that human stem cells can be genetically engineered to seek out and kill HIV-infected cells in a living organism.

The study demonstrates for the first time that engineering stem cells to form immune [...]

Living micro-robot ‘to detect diseases in humans’

Scientists say they are developing a micro-robot that can function like a living creature to detect diseases in humans.

An international team, including Newcastle University in the UK, says the micro-robot, “Cyberplasm”, would combine advanced microelectronics with latest research in biomimicry — technology inspired by nature.

The aim is for Cyberplasm to have an [...]