Electronic ‘backpack’ that will help navigate the cyborg insect to its intended destination or objective. Credit: NTU Singapore. Singapore and Japan scientists have developed new technology to control cyborg insect swarms, a significant advance for robotics....
A peptide (shown in mesh) with attached phosphate tags (red and orange spheres) blocks the active site of CK1δ. Tagging the tail end of CK1δ, a process known as auto-phosphorylation, makes the protein less active, and with that less able to fine-tune the body’s...