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No modest proposal: bioengineering humans for global warming
Date: April 17th, 2012 You know the situation is getting desperate when three bio-ethicists propose genetically modifying humans to reduce our environmental impact. The Conversation: 16 April 2012
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Nanoparticles home in on brain tumors
Date: April 16th, 2012 Engineered nanoparticles precisely targeted brain tumors enabling the tumour’s removal from mice with unprecedented accuracy. Nanowerk: 15 April 2012
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Engineered stem cells seek out and kill HIV
Date: April 16th, 2012 Engineering stem cells to form immune cells that target HIV is effective in suppressing the virus in living tissues in an animal model. UCLA: 12 April 2012
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Gene therapy hope for patients with rare disease
Date: April 13th, 2012 A phenomenon where an abnormal gene spontaneously becomes normal again explains why some patients with a rare genetic disorder live much longer than they should. Garvan Institute: 11 April 2012
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China’s stem-cell rules go unheeded
Date: April 13th, 2012 Chinese health ministry efforts to enforce a ban on the clinical use of unapproved stem-cell treatments appear ineffective with clinics are still charging patients thousands of dollars for these unproven therapies. Nature News: 11 April 2012
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Better batteries with carbon nanoparticles
Date: April 11th, 2012 Experts are now turning to a new and promising power storage device: lithium-sulfur batteries. PhysOrg: 10 April 2012
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Are DNA patents doomed?
Date: April 4th, 2012 Our emotional attachment to our genes may be part of why the patentability of the breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility genesis still bouncing around the courts. Guest Blog Scientific American: 3 April 2012
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Algae biofuels – the wave of the future?
Date: April 4th, 2012 Researchers have assembled a draft genome of a marine algae that may be capable of producing the oil yields necessary for a viable fuel source. PhysOrg: 3 April 2012
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Microbial Mules: Scientists Experiment With Engineering Bacteria to Transport Nanoparticles and Drugs
Date: March 30th, 2012 Bacteria are exquisite living machines that could one day deliver medicine to cells in the human body, if scientists overcome the numerous obstacles. Scientific American, 29 March 2012
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Revealed: another piece of the breast cancer gene puzzle
Date: March 30th, 2012 University of Melbourne researchers have identified another gene – XRCC2 – that, when mutated, is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. The Conversation: 30 March 2012
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