Frank Whittemore on July 3rd, 2010

Over the past few years, several research teams have developed increasingly smaller and cheaper biosensors with improved detection capabilities and…
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An international collaboration led by chemists and engineers from the University of Pennsylvania has prepared a library of synthetic biomaterials that…
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Frank Whittemore on May 13th, 2010

Tissue engineers create a new way to assemble artificial tissues, using ‘biological Legos’ — cells transformed into bricks….
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Frank Whittemore on May 4th, 2010

By modifying an ink jet printer and growing skin cells from a patient’s body, a U.S. Army research lab has developed an amazing treatment for severe burns: printing new skin.
Once the patient’s skin cells are in a sterile ink cartridge, a computer uses a three dimensional map of the wound to guide the printing. [...]

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In the battle against cancer and other diseases, precise analysis of specific proteins can point the way toward targeted treatments. Scientists at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM), together with Fujitsu Laboratories of Japan, have developed…
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Frank Whittemore on April 15th, 2010

Researchers provide details of the first treatment that allows efficient regeneration of cartilage without the need for surgery. Using self-assembling bioactive nanofibers, they have seen dramatic results with…
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Frank Whittemore on April 13th, 2010

A medical device that works rather like an inkjet printer is being developed in the US to heal burns and other wounds by “printing” skin cells directly onto the wound…
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Frank Whittemore on February 22nd, 2010

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“The Lifeboat Foundation is a nonprofit nongovernmental organization dedicated to encouraging scientific advancements while helping humanity survive existential risks and possible misuse of increasingly powerful technologies, including genetic engineering, nanotechnology, and robotics/AI, as we move towards the Singularity.
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Frank Whittemore on February 10th, 2010

Even though nearly 2,000 genetic tests are available today, most Americans have never taken one. (Save, perhaps, for newborn screening.) That may soon change, as the nation’s largest businesses responsible for managing prescription benefits, Medco and CVS Caremark, delve into the DNA testing business. Taken together, the two companies cover more than 100 million Americans…
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Frank Whittemore on February 7th, 2010

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed…
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