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Researchers at Linkoping, Lund and Gothenburg universities in Sweden have successfully grown electrodes in living tissue using the body’s molecules as triggers. The result, published in the journal Science, paves the way for the formation of fully inte… Continue reading Researchers Have Successfully Grown Electrodes In Living Tissue
‘Bond villain’ DNA could transform cancer treatment, scientists say
The Guardian reports:
Scientists have pinpointed pieces of DNA which, they say, act like Bond villains in the way they help cancers spread. These microscopic agents have also been sh… Continue reading Discovery of ‘Bond Villain’ DNA Could Be a ‘Gamechanger’ for Cancer Treament
Genetically modified seedlings from biotechnology company Living Carbon have been planted in a low-lying tract of southern Georgia’s pine belt. According to a paper that has yet to be peer reviewed, these trees are engineered to grow 50 percent faster … Continue reading For the First Time, Genetically Modified Trees Have Been Planted in a US Forest
An anonymous reader quotes a report from MIT Technology Review: Imagine that you were provided no-cost fertility treatment and also offered a free DNA test to gauge which of those little IVF embryos floating in a dish stood the best chance of getting i… Continue reading Americans Are Ready To Test Embryos For Future College Chances, Survey Shows
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: Genetic engineering company Colossal Biosciences said Tuesday that it will try to resurrect the extinct dodo bird, and it’s received $150 million in new funding to support its “de-extinction” activities… Continue reading ‘De-Extinction’ Company Will Try To Bring Back the Dodo
Impossible Foods, which makes plant-based nuggets, burgers and patties, is reportedly laying off 20% of its staff, Bloomberg reported first. TechCrunch reports: According to the story, the 12-year-old company currently employs about 700 workers, which … Continue reading Impossible Foods Plans To Lay Off About 20% of Workers
The New York Times looks at the AbbVie’s anti-inflammatory drug Humira and their “savvy but legal exploitation of the U.S. patent system.” Though AbbVie’s patent was supposed to expire in 2016, since then it’s maintained a monopoly that generated $114 … Continue reading A Drug Company Made $114 Billion Gaming America’s Patent System
An anonymous reader quotes a report from MIT Technology Review: Eight years ago, a patient lost her power of speech because of ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, which causes progressive paralysis. She can still make sounds, but her words have become uninte… Continue reading An ALS Patient Set a Record For Communicating Via a Brain Implant: 62 Words Per Minute
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: It was landing at Singapore’s international airport a decade ago that sparked Shara Ticku’s idea to create a lab-grown alternative to palm oil. “In 2013 I flew to Singapore, and when I landed I had to w… Continue reading Lab-Grown Alternatives Aim To Cut Palm Oil Dependence
“In Boston labs, old, blind mice have regained their eyesight, developed smarter, younger brains and built healthier muscle and kidney tissue,” reports CNN:
On the flip side, young mice have prematurely aged, with devastating results to nearly every t… Continue reading Old Mice Grow Young Again in Study. Can People Do the Same?