This herculean effort could help scientists unravel the causes of autism, schizophrenia, and even a deadly form of cancer. Like the seeds of a forest, a few cells in embryos eventually sprout into an ecosystem of brain cells. Neurons get the most recognition for their computing power. But a host of

Computing The Next Big Quantum Computer Has ArrivedIsabelle Bousquette | The Wall Street Journal ($) “Helios contains 98 physical qubits, and from those can deliver 48 logical error-corrected qubits. This 2:1 ratio is unique and impressive, said Prineha Narang, professor of physical sciences and

The new radio portrait of the Milky Way is the most sensitive, widest-area map at these frequencies to date. The Milky Way is a rich and complex environment. We see it as a luminous line stretching across the night sky, composed of innumerable stars. But that’s just the visible light. Observing the

The technology unleashes self-replicating viruses called phages on food bacteria to continuously hunt down and destroy bad bugs. It’s a home cook’s nightmare: You open the fridge ready to make dinner and realize the meat has spoiled. You have to throw it out, kicking yourself for not cooking it

A bioprinter with a printhead the size of a sesame seed could deliver hydrogels to surgical sites. Elephant trunks and garden hoses hardly seem like inspirations for a miniature 3D bioprinter. Yet they’ve led scientists at McGill University to engineer the smallest reported bioprinting head to