$1,000 Genome in Two Hours by 2012, Says CEO of Ion Torrent
• www.technologyreview.comThe first human genome cost $3 billion to complete; now we can sequence the entire population of Chicago for the same price
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Cell-Aging Hack Opens Longevity Research Frontier
• www.wired.com/wiredscienceResearch into longevity, that most fundamental and intractable of all human health challenges, is slow moving. It deserves to be described in terms of years, not individual studies. But once in a rare while, a finding has the potential to be a landma
Researchers Release Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes
• www.technologyreview.comThe insects were created with the aim of controlling dengue fever, but opponents worry that not enough testing has been done to warrant release into the wild.
GM to Manufacture Automotive Electric Motor
• arcleinCurrently, GM uses electric motors as part of the propulsion system in nine vehicles including the Chevrolet Volt, Chevrolet Malibu Eco, Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid, Buick Lacrosse eAssist, Buick Regal eAssist, GMC Sierra Hybrid, GMC Yukon and Yukon D
NASA Studying Tractor Beams
• arcleinlaser-based trapping isn't fanciful or beyond current technological know-how," Stysley said. The team has identified three different approaches for transporting particles, as well as single molecules, viruses, ribonucleic acid, and fully functionin
Exposed: CDC deliberately manipulated, covered up scientific data...
• www.prisonplanet.com...showing link between vaccines containing mercury and autism
New Therapy Increases Good Cholesterol
• arcleinIn the study, use of the drug resulted in a maximum HDL cholesterol increase of 50 percent after eight weeks that was sustained throughout the remainder of the 12-week study. Anti-miR-33a/b treatment in the non-human primate model also increased th
Cell Phone Radiation and Cancer
• arcleinDNA is a rather robust long-chain molecule. It has been suggested (See my column AV-35 in the October-1989 issue of Analog) that DNA, because it is such a stable and rigid molecule, could be used for structural engineering at the nanoscale, constr
Electronic Cotton
• arcleinThis would allow fabrics to sense body temperature, automatically heat up or cool down, track heart rate and blood pressure in high-risk patients, and monitor the physical effort of high-performance athletes.
Rossi Focardi One MW Pilot Test Begins
• arcleinAccording to the customer’s controller, Domenico Fioravanti, the plant released 2,635 kWh during five and a half hours of self sustained mode, which is equivalent to an average power of 479 kilowatts – just under half the promised power of one megawa
Walternate Villainously Rubs His Hands Beneath His Chin
• The AgitatorContrary to popular belief, a vacuum is not devoid of material but in fact fizzles with tiny mysterious particles that pop in and out of existence, but at speeds so fast that no one has been able to prove they exist. The Extreme Light Infrastructure
BYD E6 All Electric on Sale in China
• arcleinThe E6, which has a range of 300 kilometers (188 miles) per charge, has a sticker price of 369,800 yuan ($58,200), BYD said today in Shenzhen, where it is based. Buyers in the southern Chinese city will qualify for as much as 120,000 yuan in subsidie
New X Prize Is a Race To Sequence the Genomes of One Hundred One-Hundred-Year-Olds
• PopSci.comA newly revamped $10 million prize for sequencing the genomes of 100 centenarians could yield the fastest-ever gene sequencing technology to date, finally bringing ultra-precise personal genetics to the masses on a rapid and inexpensive scale.
Todd Kuiken: A prosthetic arm that "feels"
• TED TalksPhysiatrist and engineer Todd Kuiken is building a prosthetic arm that connects with the human nervous system -- improving motion, control and even feeling. Onstage, patient Amanda Kitts helps demonstrate this next-gen robotic arm.
Bionic Leg Handles Slopes
• arclein"Going up and down slopes is one of the hardest things to do with a conventional leg," said Hutto. "So I have to be conscious of where I go because I can get very tired walking up and down slopes. But that won't be a problem with the powered leg
Breakthrough Furnace Slashes Solar Costs
• arcleinNREL's OCF encloses an array of lamps within a highly reflective chamber to achieve a level of temperature uniformity that is unprecedented. It virtually eliminates energy loss by lining the cavity walls with super-insulating and highly reflective c
Oldest Observed Super Nova Located
• arclein"This supernova remnant got really big, really fast," said Brian Williams, an astronomer at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, in a statement. "It's two to three times bigger than we would expect for a supernova that was witnessed explod
Backbone Fractures Evolutionary Fault
• arcleinCotter worked with former master's student David Loomis, from the Musculoskeletal Mechanics and Materials Laboratory in the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering; Anatomy Professor Scott W. Simpson and Anthropology Professor Bruce Latim
Biggest Ever Study Shows No Link Between Mobile Phone Use and Tumors
• arcleinThey conclude: "The extended follow-up allowed us to investigate effects in people who had used mobile phones for 10 years or more, and this long-term use was not associated with higher risks of cancer.
Feed a Cold -- Starve a Tumor
• arcleinioMed Central's open access journalCell and Bioscience shows that the growth of glucose-dependent TSC-related tumors can be restricted by 2-deoxyglucose, which blocks glucose metabolism, but not by restricting dietary carbohydrates.
Energy Efficient Separation
• arcleinU of M researchers developed “carpets” of flaky crystal-type nanosheets that can be used to separate molecules as a sieve or as a membrane barrier in both research and industrial applications to save money and energy.
Pig-to-Human Transplants Could Be Closer Than You Think
• Dan Nosowitz via PopSci.comTwo scientists at the Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute at the University of Pittsburgh discussed the state of xenotransplantation--the use of cells, organs, or tissue from one animal in another
Chinese Rare Earth Company Cuts Off World's Access to Rare Earths to Inflate Prices
• Dan Nosowitz via PopsSci.comChina may only have 30 percent of the rare earths in the world, but they essentially have a monopoly--which the rest of the world has been tirelessly trying to work around.
Resveratrol pill may extend lifespans to 150 years
• Terrence AymHold on for just five more years and you may live as long as 150 years. That's the encouraging word from medical researchers around the globe. One of the scientists, Professor Peter J. Smith of New South Wales University in Australia, boldly declare
Are Humans Still Evolving?
• arcleinThis is not the first study to show that human evolution is still happening. Recent studies include the Tibetans evolutionary change to adapt to the lower oxygen levels found in their high altitude environment. This change has only occurred through
Carbon Nanotube Muscles
• arcleinThese muscles exploit strong, tough, highly flexible yarns of carbon nanotubes, which consist of nanoscale cylinders of carbon that are ten thousand times smaller in diameter than a human hair. Important for success, these nanotubes are spun into hel
Longevity Research Speeding Up
• arcleinA big breakthrough would undoubtedly be beneficial. There is no doubt that he is working on an important theory of human rejuvenation and that he has done much to garner attention on the subject. That said, I see progress coming more from a series of
Scientists find table salt multiplies hard disk space six times
• Terrence AymAfter several decades spent working with exotic materials in an effort to boost hard disk space, Chinese scientists in Singapore made a jaw-dropping discovery: common table salt can multiply hard disk space up to six times.
Master Key For Autoimmune Disease
• arcleinAlphavbeta6, together with the absorbed food, induced the body to produce immune tolerant cells, which ensured that the food did not cause an excessive immune reaction. Researchers then generated alphavbeta6 using cultured intestinal cells and found
It’s Official: To Protect Baby’s Brain, Turn Off TV
• www.wired.comTheir verdict: It’s not good, and probably bad.
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