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Replacement Bones, Grown to Order in the Lab

(http://www.nytimes.com) - scanned by: il pinolo over 3 years ago
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. More>>>
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Cognitive dysfunction reversed in mouse model o...

(http://www.sciencedaily.com) - scanned by: Jeff Hilford over 3 years ago
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. More>>>
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Technology

IBM's Blue Gene Models Cat's Entire Brain

(http://www.popsci.com) - scanned by: Jeff Hilford over 3 years ago
Using 144 terabytes of RAM, scientists simulate a cat's cerebral cortex based on 1 billion neurons and 10 trillion synapses More>>>
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Computers Faster Only for 75 More Years?

(http://www.physorg.com) - scanned by: Jeff Hilford over 3 years ago
A pair of physicists has shown that computers have a speed limit as unbreakable as the speed of light More>>>
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Diamandis: Countries & Companies Will Race to M...

(http://www.huffingtonpost.com) - scanned by: Accel Rose over 3 years ago
X-Prize Foundation CEO Peter Diamandis predicts the human reaction to the knowledge that there's water on the moon. More>>>
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Biotechnology

Stem Cell Research Made Safer with Latest Disco...

(http://www.physorg.com) - scanned by: Jeff Hilford over 4 years ago
The discovery could have a significant impact on the future use of stem cells in regenerative medicine More>>>
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Technology

The Origin of Artificial Species: Creating Arti...

(http://www.physorg.com) - scanned by: Bora over 4 years ago
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... More>>>
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Biotechnology

Gene Transfer Offers HIV Hope

(http://www.technologyreview.com) - scanned by: Bora over 4 years ago
A new approach protects monkeys from a virus that closely resembles HIV. More>>>
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Healing the Heart with Bone-Marrow Cells

(http://www.technologyreview.com) - scanned by: Bora over 4 years ago
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. More>>>
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Military to Focus on Cybersecurity

(http://online.wsj.com) - scanned by: Marc Cobb over 4 years ago
A new Obama initiative is in the works to increase the government's efforts to protect the nation's cyber boarders. The move comes amid growing evidence that sophisticated cyberspies are attacking the U.S. electric grid and key defense programs. More>>>
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'Racetrack' computer memory could be 100 times ...

(http://www.montrealgazette.com) - scanned by: Jeff Hilford over 4 years ago
Soon your computer and electronic gadgets could be much smaller, faster, cheaper, more reliable and even greener thanks to a new form of computer memory technology called racetrack. More>>>
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Common Virus Kills Cancer Stem Cells

(http://www.sciencedaily.com) - scanned by: Jeff Hilford over 4 years ago
Dalhousie Medical School cancer researcher Dr. Patrick Lee has proven that a common virus can infect and kill breast cancer stem cells. More>>>
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