Published on May 24, 2013 at 3:54 AM A new, streamlined approach to genetic engineering drastically reduces the time and effort needed to insert new genes into bacteria, the workhorses of biotechnology, scientists are reporting. Published in the journal ACS Synthetic Biology, the method paves the way for more rapid development of designer microbes for drug development, environmental cleanup and other activities. Keith Shearwin and colleagues explain that placing, or integrating, a piece of the genetic material DNA into a bacterium’s genome is critical for making designer bacteria Continue reading
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Heart created with aerospace technology – Video
Heart created with aerospace technology http://moviedvdo.com/ Heart created with aerospace technology Researchers in China have created an artificial heart that has kept a sheep alive for a record … By: mazilnews Continue reading
Gout
Gout cardiovascular disease – Professor Austin Stack, Chair of Medicine, University of Limerick UL Medical School Researchers find Increased Death Risk in Subjects suffering from Gout and elevated Uric Acid Levels A new study led by researchers at the G… By: UniversityofLimerick Continue reading
Beware the Unstoppable Cyborg Turtle
We’ve turned insects into cyborgs using nerve stimulation, and that’s pretty cool. But insects aren’t scary. Continue reading
Space Station May Test 'Spooky' Entanglement Over Largest Distance Yet
“Spooky” quantum entanglement connects two particles so that actions performed on one reflect on the other. Now, scientists propose testing entanglement over the greatest distance yet via an experiment on the International Space Station. Until now, entanglement has been established on relatively small scales in labs on Earth Continue reading
Sea level rise: Jeopardy for terrestrial biodiversity on islands
Public release date: 9-Apr-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Prof. Dustin Penn dustin.penn@vetmeduni.ac.at 43-148-909-15823 University of Veterinary Medicine — Vienna Terrestrial species on low-lying islands and coastal regions are vulnerable to sea level rise due to climate-change, the most vulnerable species being endemics with limited ranges and rare species that are endangered already. Continue reading
Gene therapy may help restore heart function after attack
Washington, Mar. 27 (ANI): Researchers have shown that it is possible to use gene therapy to treat patients whose hearts have been weakened by cardiac arrests and other heart conditions Continue reading
Shark sightings close Fla., beaches
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How spirituality induces liberal attitudes
Meditation affects political beliefs differently than does religious prayer. Continue reading
Moments of Spirituality Can Induce Liberal Attitudes
Newswise People become more politically liberal immediately after practising a spiritual exercise such as meditation, researchers at the University of Toronto have found. “There’s great overlap between religious beliefs and political orientations,” says one of the study authors, Jordan Peterson of U of T’s Department of Psychology. Continue reading
Moments of spirituality can induce liberal attitudes, U of T researchers say
TORONTO, ON People become more politically liberal immediately after practicing a spiritual exercise such as meditation, researchers at the University of Toronto have found. Theres great overlap between religious beliefs and political orientations, says one of the study authors, Dr. Jordan Peterson of U of Ts Department of Psychology. Continue reading
Moments of spirituality can induce liberal attitudes, researchers find
Feb. 25, 2013 People become more politically liberal immediately after practising a spiritual exercise such as meditation, researchers at the University of Toronto have found. “There’s great overlap between religious beliefs and political orientations,” says one of the study authors, Jordan Peterson of U of T’s Department of Psychology Continue reading
Stretchable Batteries Could Power Cyborg Future
Our cyborg future may not be far off. An ultra-stretchy battery could one day be used to power bionic eyeballs, brain-wave monitoring devices and robotic skins, new research suggests. The new device, which embeds tiny lithium-based batteries in a silicon sheet, can stretch up to three times its initial length and could be recharged wirelessly, Yonggang Huang, study co-author and a mechanical engineer at Northwestern University, wrote to LiveScience in an email Continue reading
Colorful Map of Mercury Snapped by NASA Spacecraft (Video)
A new video by a NASA spacecraft orbiting Mercury is showing the closest planet to the sun like never before, revealing the rocky world as an oddly colorful planet. Scientists created the new video of Mercury from space using images captured by NASA’s Messenger spacecraft, which has been studying the small planet from orbit since 2011 Continue reading
Gene Therapy Shows Early Promise for Heart Failure
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Researchers create cyborg robo-battle-sparrow of doom
To learn more about bird behavior, Duke University researchers go all Dr. Frankenstein by reanimating a dead sparrow with robotics. Continue reading
Engineers solve a biological mystery and boost artificial intelligence
Jan. 29, 2013 By simulating 25,000 generations of evolution within computers, Cornell University engineering and robotics researchers have discovered why biological networks tend to be organized as modules — a finding that will lead to a deeper understanding of the evolution of complexity. Continue reading
Researchers solve biological mystery and boost artificial intelligence
By simulating 25,000 generations of evolution within computers, Cornell University engineering and robotics researchers have discovered why biological networks tend to be organized as modules a finding that will lead to a deeper understanding of the evolution of complexity. Continue reading
How NASA Revealed Sun's Hottest Secret in 5-Minute Spaceflight
While many NASA space telescopes soar in orbit for years, the agency’s diminutive Hi-C telescopetasted space for just 300 seconds, but it was enough time to see through the sun’s secretive atmosphere. Designed to observe the hottest part of the sun its corona the small High-Resolution Coronal Imager (Hi-C) launched on a suborbital rocket that fell back to Earth without circling the planet even once. Continue reading
Gene therapy trial for Fabry disease to take place in Calgary
Researchers in Calgary have launched the first gene therapy clinical trial in the world for a very rare condition. Fabry disease, is an inherited enzyme deficiency that can shorten the lifespan of sufferers by as much as 40 years. Continue reading