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DARPA’s Augmented Contact Lenses
High tech contact lens
“Researchers at leading French engineering IMT Atlantique in mid-April announced “the first autonomous contact lens incorporating a [MORE]
iPSCs in 3-D Culture
Combining 3D culture with iPSCs
This piece, citing research at Corning Life Sciences (Tewksbury, MA), describes two laboratory technologies—induced pluripotent stem [MORE]
First Cancer Trial for CRISPR
Multiple myeloma cells
Calling the first use of CRISPR gene editing to treat cancer “a genetic Sputnik”, though this time it [MORE]
Automating Parkinson’s Treatment
Wearable motion detector for Parkinson’s
Quoting directly: “Adjusting the frequency and dosage of Parkinson’s patients’ medication is complex. In their ‘ON’ [MORE]
Cleaning Up Donor Organs
Killing infections in donor organs
In order to make donor organs less likely to be rejected, researchers at the University of [MORE]
Hydrogen Powered Nano Batteries
MIT Nano-Battery
At present, battery size is a limiting factor in developing medical devices on the micro and nano scale. However, [MORE]
Hacking Medical Lab Systems—Real Danger
UCSD-Cyberattack on laboratory data
It’s hard to imagine what kind of degenerate person wants to hack patient’s medical records for extortion [MORE]