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Lightweight, soft, wearable robots that people can wear all day, every day, to help them regain use of their upper extremities.

By Christian Jarrett. Part of the problem may be the lack of evolutionary science in many psychology degree courses.

50 years of discovery — and he’s not done yet.

The probe will seek out super-Earths.

You probably learned two things about mitochondria in high school biology. First, they’re the powerhouses of the cell. Second, you can only inherit them from your mother. But a new study seems to cloud that second point.

A team of researchers from the United States, China, and Taiwan identified three unrelated families with members whose mitochondria contained DNA from both parents. While this discovery could reignite debate about the nature of inheriting mitochondrial DNA, the researchers hope it will open up new ways to treat disease.

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In order to advance innovation and keep pace with the rapidly evolving healthcare industry, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is modernizing the approval process most medical device manufacturers undergo when bringing new products to market.