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AI hacking of your brain
Date: May 24th, 2011 Brain-machine interfaces (BMI) are poised to challenge our notions of identity, culpability and the acceptable limits of human enhancement. New Scientist: 20 May 2011 Image: Merging with the machine (Image: Adrianna Williams/Corbis)
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Escaped nanoparticles potential hazard to crops
Date: May 24th, 2011 Nanoparticles that escape during the manufacture and use of consumer products would substantially reduce the growth of wheat were they to end up in soil, say Chinese scientists. SciDev Net: 18 May 2011
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Human stem cell genes edited to treat disease
Date: May 23rd, 2011 US scientists have edited the gene responsible for early-onset ageing disease in induced pluripotent and adult stem cells. Salk Institute: 19 may 2011 TechNyou I need to read about this more thoroughly but it seems these guys have succeeded… More »
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Gene modified cells protect against chemotherapy
Date: May 23rd, 2011 In a clinical trial, scientists introduced a chemotherapy-resistant gene into the bone marrow of cancer patients. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre: 20 May 2011 TechNyou This is not published peer-review research, but was announced at the annual meeting of… More »
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Nano patch for the heart fixes damage
Date: May 20th, 2011 Scientists built a scaffold-looking structure made of carbon nanofibers to regenerate dead heart tissue. Nanowerk: 19 May 2011 Image: Engineers at Brown University have created a nanopatch for the heart that tests show restores areas that have been damaged,… More »
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Kidney stem cell world first
Date: May 19th, 2011 Aus Science Media Centre news briefing about announcement of Australian research that led to generation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) from human kidney cells. Australian Science Media Centre: 17 May 2011
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Renewable oil: Ancient bacteria could fuel modern life
Date: May 19th, 2011 Microbes with tweaked DNA can convert sunlight and carbon dioxide into oil, but will it ever power our cars? New Scientist: 18 May 2011
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Worms give insight into tissue regeneration
Date: May 18th, 2011 Scientists from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) have discovered a gene in worms that may provide insights into how tissue regeneration could occur in humans.
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Know your GM from your non-GM food
Date: May 17th, 2011 By comparing the chemical diversity of strains of GM tomatoes with conventional cultivars, Japanese researcher has developed a way to distinguish between them. PhysOrg: 13 May 2011 Reference Kusano M, Redestig H, Hirai T, Oikawa A, Matsuda F, et al.… More »
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Biotechnology: the good, the bad and the deadly
Date: May 16th, 2011 The life sciences provide a great opportunity to improve our lives. But our newfound power in this field also gives us the means to destroy ourselves. Opinion: The Conversation, 15 May 2011 TechNyou Attention teachers: In relation to your students… More »
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