It’s a computer – inside a cockroach. Nano-sized entities made of DNA that are able to perform the same kind of logic operations as a silicon-based computer have been introduced into a living animal. The DNA computers – known as… Read More ›
Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering
Termite robots build castles with no human help
Video: Termite robots build castles with no human help A shoe-sized robot, shaped like a VW Beetle and built by a 3D printer, scuttles in circles on a Harvard lab bench. Its hooked wheels, good for climbing and grasping,… Read More ›
Bioengineers Introduce ‘Bi-Fi’ — The Biological ‘Internet’
ScienceDaily (Sep. 27, 2012) — If you were a bacterium, the virus M13 might seem innocuous enough. It insinuates more than it invades, setting up shop like a freeloading houseguest, not a killer. Once inside it makes itself at home,… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 