Archive for the ‘biotech/medical’ category: Page 2686
Nov 5, 2015
Biology is software. Software we can upgrade. Genetics and biotech have made “LIFE” our new canvas
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: biotech/medical, genetics
A lab in South Korea that will clone your dead dog for just $100,000.
We visited a lab in South Korea that will clone your dead dog for you.
Nov 5, 2015
Gene editing saves girl dying from leukaemia in world first
Posted by Julius Garcia in categories: biotech/medical, genetics
A one-year-old girl is in remission after receiving an experimental therapy that used genetically engineered T-cells from a donor to kill her cancer.
Nov 4, 2015
Using Heat-Seeking Bubbles To Destroy Cancer
Posted by Roy in categories: biotech/medical, health
We have plenty of chemicals that can kill cancer cells, but they often hit healthy ones too. The search has therefore been on for a targeted approach, that delivers a fatal payload to tumours without harming surrounding tissue.
Nov 4, 2015
Australian Researchers to 3D Print with Stem Cells for Cranial Reconstruction
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: 3D printing, biotech/medical, neuroscience
The human brain is a fragile and powerful tool, and is also fully dependent on a sturdy skull to keep it secure and intact. Unfortunately for some, there is a need for cranial reconstruction on people who were either born with a skull-related deficiency or critically injured in the head area. 3D printing has shown itself to be a potential game-changer in this regard; we have already witnessed successful titanium mesh skull replacements for one Chinese farmer and even a three-year-old girl born with congenital hydrocephalus. Now, researchers out of Western Australia are developing a new advanced 3D printing method that involves reconstructing the human skull from stem cell cultures.
The project, which is taking place within the Royal Perth Hospital and is being funded by the State Government, will provide their patients with damaged or surgically removed skull fragments with a high-quality cranial reconstruction surgery. The 3D printed stem cell-based skull replacement can potentially increase the success rate and the post-surgical quality of life of patients who require this intensive surgery.
Nov 3, 2015
Russian scientists successfully implant the first 3D-printed thyroid gland
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: 3D printing, biotech/medical
A thyroid gland printed last March by 3D Printing Solutions is now proven to be fully functional, and experts say the results will revolutionize medicine.
Nov 3, 2015
Professionals, your time is up, prepare to be sidelined
Posted by Julius Garcia in categories: biotech/medical, law, robotics/AI
A new book, The Future of the Professions, argues that machines will soon do the work of lawyers, doctors, and others. Should babies be delivered by robots?
Nov 1, 2015
Microbiomes could hold keys to improving life
Posted by Matthew Holt in categories: biotech/medical, sustainability
Forty-eight scientists from 50 institutions in the U.S. have formed the Unified Microbiome Initiative Consortium (UMIC). The scientists envision a coordinated effort spanning national cross-institutional and cross-governmental agency support with the goal of driving forward cutting-edge microbiome research, enabling breakthrough advances in medicine, ecosystem management, sustainable energy, and production of commodities. Their proposal was published online in the journal Science on Oct. 28.
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