ANSWER: The term “lupus” generally means systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE), which is a systemic disorder (as its name ...

Her discoid roaches, native to the Caribbean, don't cause much discord. After all, it's not such a bad life for them in her lab. They typically are fed to lizards and other pets.

Dear Dr. Roach: What is lupus, and what does it do to your body? I just had a friend diagnosed with it after many months of tests. — T.S.B. Dear T.S.B.: The term "lupus" generally means systemic ...

Cockroaches have some of the worst PR in the animal kingdom. With a better agent, their story could be that of a hardy insect that has successfully thrived on every continent except Antarctica ...

The hybrid discoid roach was able to walk, and turn in response to an electrical stimulus to its nervous system with high repeatability of 60%. The researchers also tried inserting electrodes into the ...

video: A discoid cockroach rolls its body to the side and quickly maneuvers through narrow gaps between densely cluttered, grass-like beam obstacles.

The live discoid roaches were brought out for the final round of the contest. Luke Lirot, an attorney representing Ben Siegel, the store’s owner, told the Herald that the roaches, which are sold ...

For example, artist Brittany Ransom created Twitter Roach -- a discoid cockroach that can be controlled through tweets that it receives on the popular microblogging service. Related stories.

Fleets of cyborg cockroaches could someday roam into damaged nuclear power plants or collapsed mines to carry out reconnaissance or locate survivors. IE 11 is not supported.

A discoid cockroach rolls its body to the side and quickly maneuvers through narrow gaps between densely cluttered, grass-like beam obstacles. With its unmodified cuboidal body, the VelociRoACH ...

Top: A cockroach rolls its body to the side to maneuver through narrow gaps. Bottom: Adding a rounded shell like the roach's enables the robot to move like its insect inspiration.

Cockroaches that survive into old age become decidedly doddery. Their joints seize up, ... Ohio, noticed that when discoid cockroaches (Blaberus discoidalis) ...