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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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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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Stem cells 'able to reverse symptoms of multipl...

(http://www.telegraph.co.uk) - scanned by: Jeff Hilford over 4 years ago
Scientists have been able to reverse the symptoms of multiple sclerosis using stem cells from patients' own body fat. More>>>
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Study: personalized drugs may lengthen cancer s...

(http://www.world-science.net) - scanned by: Alvis Brigis over 4 years ago
A pri­vate com­pa­ny’s “ge­netic pro­files” of in­di­vid­ual can­cer pa­tients in a study helped cre­ate per­son­al­ized treat­ments that helped them sur­vive long­er, ac­cord­ing to re­search­ers. The stu­dy, re­leased jointly by health­care o... More>>>
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Science Traces DNA Back to Marine Origins

(http://www.dailygalaxy.com) - scanned by: Alvis Brigis over 4 years ago
Score another one for hindsight, aka retroquant. Toronto based Professor Hughes and colleagues have traced thousands of genes across tens of species as far afield as people, poultry and pufferfish. They found that while the actual genes have evol... More>>>
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Technology

New Nanotech Gene Sequencing Technique

(http://www.foresight.org) - scanned by: Alvis Brigis over 4 years ago
Using a magnetic bead to slowly pull a DNA molecule through a solid-sate nanopore looks promising as the basis for a very fast and efficient nanotech DNA sequencing method. If this method is perfected (no DNA sequence obtained by this method has b... More>>>
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Patients' own stem cells to be used to patch up...

(http://www.telegraph.co.uk) - scanned by: Jeff Hilford over 4 years ago
Four patients have had holes in their bones patched up using their own stem cells in a pioneering treatment. More>>>
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Genes Show Limited Value in Predicting Diseases

(http://www.nytimes.com) - scanned by: Alvis Brigis over 4 years ago
The era of personal genomic medicine may have to wait. The genetic analysis of common disease is turning out to be a lot more complex than expected. More>>>
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Kurzweil's nano neural nets

(http://www.sentientdevelopments...) - scanned by: Alvis Brigis over 4 years ago
In his book, The Singularity is Near, futurist Ray Kurzweil describes how a nanotechnology powered neural network could give rise to the ultimate virtual reality experience. By suffusing the brain with specialized nanobots, he speculates that we w... More>>>
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Why We Need To Study Geohacking

(http://www.dailygalaxy.com) - scanned by: Alvis Brigis over 4 years ago
Presidential Science Adviser John Holdren recently outlined options for geohacking, forcibly reconfiguring parts of the planet's ecology. Since this is a country where you can't set up a windfarm without someone opposing it this set off a storm o... More>>>
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Stem Cell Therapy Makes Cloudy Corneas Clear

(http://www.sciencedaily.com) - scanned by: Jeff Hilford over 4 years ago
Stem cells collected from human corneas restore transparency and don't trigger a rejection response when injected into eyes that are scarred and hazy, according to experiments conducted in mice by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School... More>>>
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[Video] An Inside Look at the University of Tex...

(http://www.memebox.com) - posted by: Garry Golden over 4 years ago
The Future of Algae has been a hot topic among energy and cleantech bloggers, but it is still way off the radar of mainstream media.  This Wall Street Journal video looks at one of the world's leading catalogs and wholesalers (US$75 per tube)... More>>>
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