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X Prize to Sequence Genomes of World’s Oldest People. Hopes To Unlock Secrets of Longevity-11/19/12

(Singularityhub.com) - Toni Balcean turned 101 in September. How’...

Cell-powered "bio-bots" get a wriggle on-11/17/12

(gizmag.com) - Using a 3D printer, researchers at the University of Illinois have developed synthetic "bio-bots" about seven millimeters long that are powered by embedded cardiac cells that give them the ability to "walk" on their own. The researchers say...

Head in the Cloud-11/16/12

(wsj.com) - Will our increased understanding of how our brains work allow us to transcend human nature? Yes indeed, say the authors of "Beyond Human Nature" and "How to Create a Mind." In the first book, Jesse Prinz, a philosophy professor at the City Uni...

JAMA: Supplementing with a daily multivitamin reduces total cancer incidence-11/7/12

(Drug Store News) In a randomized trial that included nearly 15,000 male physicians and started in 1997, long-term daily multivitamin use resulted in a modest, but statistically significant, reduction in cancer after more than a decade of treatment and fo...

Breakthrough technique images breast tumors in 3D with great clarity, reduced radiation-10/24/12

(KurzweilAI.net) - A technique developed by UCLA researchers and their European colleagues can produce 3D images of breast tissue that are two to three times sharper than those made using current CT scanners at hospitals. The technique also uses a lowe...

Beans show promise in diabetes-10/22/12

(Reuters Health) - Downing a cup of beans or lentils every day may help people with type 2 diabetes control their blood sugar and possibly reduce their risk of heart attacks and stroke, according to a small study out today. Researchers found that ...

Scientists come a step closer to growing replacement kidneys-10/22/12

(gizmag.com) - While it may not be possible to grow functional human kidneys in a lab just yet, scientists at Italy’...

Woman’s Ear Regrown In Her Forearm-10/5/12

(Singularity Hub) - In one of the more bizarre, but nevertheless miraculous, feats of modern medicine, doctors at Johns Hopkins University were able to give a woman her ear back by first growing it beneath the skin of her forearm. Sherrie Walter visite...

A Comparison of the Effects of Three GM Corn Varieties on Mammalian Health-9/28/12

(TheGrocer.co.uk) - A heavily publicized study came out last week indicating that the world’s best-selling weedkiller and genetically modified corn can cause tumors, multiple organ damage, and lead to premature death. "This research shows an extraor...

Study Divides Breast Cancer Into Four Distinct Types-9/23/12

(New York Times) - In findings that are fundamentally reshaping the scientific understanding of breast cancer, researchers have identified four genetically distinct types of the cancer. And within those types, they found hallmark genetic changes that are d...