Scientists Taught a Petri Dish of Brain Cells to Play Doom—They’re Getting Better

Few games have been meme-ified quite like Doom, and in the past, many have capitalized on the joke. Scientists have gotten E. coli cells to play it and taught rats how to shoot in it. Others have even ...
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A Petri Dish Full Of Human Brain Cells Just Learned How To Play Doom

Forget playing Doom on a calculator. Now you can play it with a clump of brain cells--no brainstem necessary.

A petri dish of human neurons has learned to play Doom: 'The cells play a lot like a beginner who's never seen a computer, and in fairness, they haven't'

Understandably, you're likely scratching your head, wondering how it's even possible for a petri dish to play Doom. Good question. The answer is the CL1, "the world’s first code ...

800K Brain Cells in Petri Dish Playing Doom Is Freaking Out the Internet

In a groundbreaking experiment, researchers have achieved a remarkable feat that blurs the lines between biology and technology. Cortical Labs has cultivated 800K brain cells in a petri dish, ...
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Your soap kills viruses but does not kill bacteria - here is the chemistry behind that

What is soap actually doing when you shower? Style Theory brings in Stephanie to answer that question with genuine chemistry, covering the dual function that most hygiene education ignores: soap ...

Scientists Find a Built-In Weapon Against Peanut Allergies: Human Spit

A host of tiny microbes common to both human mouth and gut microbiomes have been shown to capably diffuse several hazardous ...

This Common Travel Item Is the Dirtiest Thing You Pack, New Study Finds—and No, It's Not Your Shoes

In February, JRPass.com, the Japan Rail Pass provider, released the findings of its study, which aimed to uncover the ...
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Are hand dryers in public washrooms harmful to health?

Public washrooms carry a lot of bacteria and germs, no matter how clean it may look. This is a known fact. But did you know ...

Microbes That 'Disarm' Peanut Allergy Proteins Discovered in Mouth And Gut

People with severe peanut allergies produce large amounts of immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies when exposed to peanut proteins, including two called Ara h 1 and 2. This leads to an inflammation ...