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Toilet rolls

Health

Swallowing a vibrating capsule could help relieve constipation

Capsules that are programmed to vibrate when they reach the large intestine have been shown to stimulate bowel contractions and relieve chronic constipation

News

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

News

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

News

Hand with e-skin displays heartbeat

Technology

Electronic skin animates heartbeat on the back of your hand

News

Technician injects fluid into MinION DNA sequencer

Technology

Pocket-sized scanner helps fill gaps in the human genome

News

Number 10 on Xmas decoration

Health

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

Culture

Nobel

Space

Old Scientist: Why aren’t there more British Nobels?

Regulars

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

Life

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

News

People in biosafety suits

Life

It's too easy for bioterrorists to access dangerous research

The systems designed to stop potentially risky research being published and used to make weapons of terror have “multiple shortcomings”, warns US report

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Technology

Radio powered by your own sweat hints at future of wearables 

News

Life

Synthetic genes can make weird new proteins that actually work

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