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Trials start of GM wheat that terrifies aphids
Date: March 29th, 2012 Field trials in the UK are being done with a genetically modified wheat that emits a pheromone aphids release when they are under attack to create panic and prompt the insects to flee Reuters 28 March 2012
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New gene therapy approach for red blood cell disorders
Date: March 29th, 2012 A powerful new gene therapy strategy could treat beta-thalassemia disease and sickle cell anemia. Weill Cornell Medical College: 27 March 2012
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The strange new craft of making life from scratch
Date: March 28th, 2012 Will it be of critical importance to building the nation’s wealth, the next industrial revolution? Synthetic Biology and how it works BBC News 26 March 2012
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‘All crimes’ DNA database given go-ahead in New York
Date: March 27th, 2012 New York State in the USA has passed a bill requiring people convicted of almost any crime to provide a sample for the state’s DNA Database. BioNews 26 March 2012 TechNyou I have heard one of the leading NSW… More »
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Somatic stem cells obtained from skin cells for first time ever
Date: March 26th, 2012 Scientists have bypassed the pluripotent reprogramming stage and, using a combination of growth factors, turned skin cells directly into neuronal somatic stem cells. Max Planck Institute 22 March 2012
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Inspired by nature: One-kilo boat could float 1,000 kilo
Date: March 26th, 2012 The secrets that let water striders walk on water and give wood its lightness and strength has yielded a new material so buoyant that a boat made from 1 pound of the substance could carry five kitchen refrigerators, about 1,000… More »
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DNA donor rights affirmed
Date: March 22nd, 2012 A US National Institutes of Health report urges researchers to inform their genome study subjects of medically relevant results. Nature News 21 March 2012
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Nanotherapy: tiny tools hit brain tumors with big radiation
Date: March 21st, 2012 US researchers have delivered high doses of nanoparticle radiation directly to a brain tumor and keep it there by encapsulating it in fat molecules about 100 nanometers. Nanowerk 20 March 2012
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Solar cell turns windows into power generators
Date: March 21st, 2012 Solar cells based on low-cost carbon nanotubes that are transparent and flexible can be sprayed onto windows and woven into a range of materials including fabric. Flinders University19 March 2012
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Device for harvesting energy and water from human waste
Date: March 20th, 2012 UK researchers will develop a prototype system for an inexpensive device for people in the developing world to generate clean water and energy from waste and a sustainable source of hydrogen energy. Imperial College London 14 March 2012
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