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(http://www.nytimes.com)
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over 2 years ago
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Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, a professor of biomedical engineering at Columbia University, has solved one of many problems on the way to successful bone implants: how to grow new bones in the anatomical shape of the original.
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(http://www.the-scientist.com)
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over 2 years ago
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Newly created synthetic particles that mimic red blood cells may one day carry drug molecules and/or oxygen through bloodstreams, according to researchers writing in this week's issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
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(http://www.sciencedaily.com)
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over 2 years ago
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findings from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital shed light on the neural basis of memory defects in Down syndrome and suggest a new strategy for treating the defects with medication.
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(http://www.popsci.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 2 years ago
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Using 144 terabytes of RAM, scientists simulate a cat's cerebral cortex based on 1 billion neurons and 10 trillion synapses
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(http://www.physorg.com)
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over 2 years ago
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A pair of physicists has shown that computers have a speed limit as unbreakable as the speed of light
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(http://www.huffingtonpost.com)
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over 2 years ago
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X-Prize Foundation CEO Peter Diamandis predicts the human reaction to the knowledge that there's water on the moon.
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(http://www.nature.com)
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over 2 years ago
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Rapamycin, a drug commonly used in humans to prevent transplanted organs from being rejected, has been found to extend the lives of mice by up to 14% — even when given to the mice late in life.
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(http://www.ft.com)
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over 2 years ago
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A laboratory robot called Adam has been hailed as the first machine in history to have discovered new scientific knowledge independently of its human creators.
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(http://www.livescience.com)
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over 2 years ago
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Several manufacturers are coming up with new ways to reuse our waste, from biofuel made from bananas to purses made from candy wrappers
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(http://www.technologyreview.com)
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over 3 years ago
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Injecting the hearts of angina sufferers with cells extracted from their own bone marrow can reverse the condition and relieve its symptoms, a new study suggests.
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(http://www.physorg.com)
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over 3 years ago
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Recently, a team of researchers has designed computer-coded genomes for artificial creatures in which a specific personality is encoded. The ability to give artificial life forms their own individual personalities could not only improve the natura...
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