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“Prime Editing” with CRISPR
Prime editing system
MIT and Harvard researchers have developed a new means of CRISPR gene editing that they believe could correct [MORE]
AI in Mental Health
Identifying mental health disorders with AI
“In the future, patients might go to the hospital with a broken arm and leave [MORE]
A High Speed Bioprinter: 1 meter/Second
Schematic of two-photon polymerization system
Engineers at the Technical University of Vienna have succeeded in running a bioprinter at a speed [MORE]
Iridium-Based Compound for Photodynamic Therapy
Anti-cancer light particles
Photodynamic therapy has had some, but limited, success is destroying cancers, such as bladder tumors. This approach may [MORE]
Walking Styles that Indicate Different Kinds of Dementia
Gait deviations
Neuroscience researchers at the University of Newcastle (UK) “. . . hypothesize that AD (Alzheimer’s disease) and LBD (Lewy [MORE]
Vaginal Microbiota Transplants
Lactobacillus
Vaginal bacteria, like the intestinal microbiome, play an important role in maintaining health. When this culture becomes unbalanced, it can [MORE]
A New Hippocratic Oath
Papyrus fragment of Hippocratic oath
“Given how fast new technologies are changing the healthcare landscape, we may need a totally new [MORE]
Self-Sterilizing Polymer as a Medical Material
Anionic polymers disinfectant
Chemical engineers at North Carolina State University have created a nanomaterial disinfectant that can kill many germs responsible [MORE]
Hydrophobic Force, not Hydrogen Bonds, Hold DNA Together
Hydrophobic forces hold DNA
A research collaboration between biochemists mainly at Chalmers University in Sweden and the University of California at [MORE]
Mass-Spec Test for QC in Blood Samples
Mass spec for QC of blood products.
“Exposure of blood plasma/serum (P/S) to thawed conditions (> −30 °C) can produce biomolecular [MORE]
Opportunities for Cell-Based Treatment of Arthritis and Osteoporosis
Cervical spine arthritis
This long article from the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research raises a caution about cell based [MORE]
The First Word Encoded in DNA
Automated DNA data storage
“The Microsoft Research / University of Washington researchers recently demonstrated a fully automated system that encoded data [MORE]
Thinking with a Brain Implant
Using BrainGate neurotechnology
“Brain commands to smart speakers? Brain-controlled car driving? Brain-to-brain communication? Enhanced memory and cognition? At present, these concepts [MORE]
Three Minutes and 20 Seconds vs. 10,000 Years
Quantum computing
Both IBM and Google have claimed “quantum superiority”—that is, an ability to use quantum properties of superposition and entanglement [MORE]