Archive for the 'Biotech' Category



Regenerating Torn Cartilage

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
A new biomaterial could improve knee-cartilage repair surgery.

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Teaching Bacteria to Behave

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
Single-celled organisms could be “trained” to deliver drugs.

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Detecting Brain Chemicals

Monday, September 29th, 2008
A new device could help with deep brain stimulation.

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Counting Cells in Seconds

Friday, September 26th, 2008
A lensless imaging system finds and recognizes the shadows of T cells and bacteria.

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What’s Delaying Digital Health Records?

Thursday, September 25th, 2008
The director of the U.S. Office of Health IT Adoption explains why it’s so hard to get doctors to go digital.

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Longer-Lasting Artificial Eyes

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
An improved retinal implant stimulates neurons to restore sight.

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Stem Cells without Side Effects

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
Researchers have created healthy stem cells from adult cells–no embryo required.

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A Portable DNA Detector

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
The latest forensic weapon is a device that identifies crime scene DNA in a few hours.

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Cell Type Counts in Spinal Therapy

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
Rats regain motor skills with one kind of cell transplant, get nerve pain with another.

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Chemotherapy Gets Personal

Monday, September 22nd, 2008
A gene-screening method can predict an individual’s response to cancer drugs.

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