These researchers hope to use samples of human tissue to grow small collections of brain cells that they could use in place of standard silicon computer chips. Called “organoids,” these ...

A new computer program allows scientists to design synthetic DNA segments that indicate, in real time, the state of cells. It will be used to screen for anti-cancer or viral infections drugs ...

HAMILTON: But even a powerful computer would struggle with that task. So Cortical Labs has been trying to understand how living brain cells acquire their intelligence. Kagan says the Pong ...

At Cortical Labs, CEO Hon Weng Chong and his team have trained human brain cells on a computer chip to play the classic video game Pong. Chong is now turning the Australian startup’s technology ...