Spider Silk Makes Skin Bulletproof

The Bulletproof Spider Silk Matrix.

Talking about bulletproof skin seems to be quite fictitious and much like a superhero in a Hollywood film. But now the new artificial skin made by the dutch artist Jalila Essaidi makes human skin almost bulletproof.

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Brain Eating Amoeba takes 3 lives

          Naegleria fowleri. Image Courtesy: ScienceBuzz

This brain eating amoeba that killed 3 individuals this summer is a organism that can be found in the warm regions and freshwater and also in the lakes, rivers, hot springs and also in the soil. 

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DNA found in Outer Space

DNA in Meteorite

Ever thought of building blocks of DNA to be found in space? If no then this article is going to prove helpful to you for NASA-funded researchers have discovered that building blocks of DNA, the molecule that carries the genetic instructions for development of life, in meteorites, which were likely created in space.

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Artificial Neural Network made from DNA

A piece of DNA

The researchers at California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have created an artificial neural network out of DNA which, on asking questions, gave the correct answers.

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Digital Tattoos to monitor your Blood

A Conventional Tattoo

Do you think tattoos are only for Harley riders or teenagers? If so change your opinion, for bioengineering doctoral student Kate Balaconis has proved it false with the invention of digital tattoos that monitors the blood and communicates through iPhone.

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