26.12.08

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Research quest for the fountain of youth - Biodesign Instituten ja Methuselah Foundationin yhteistyöstä. Ympäristömyrkkyjen hajottamista mikrobeilla sovelletaan kehoon kertyvän roskan hajottamiseen. Ei enää tukkeutuvia verisuonia, jos keho voidaan muunnella tuottamaan roskaa hajottavia entsyymeitä.

New"smart" materials for the brain - Hiilinanoputket sopivat hyvin aivoihin ja voivat ohittaa luonnolliset, vialliset kytkennät.

Foresight Institute antoi Feynman Prizen nanoauton keksijä Jamer Tourille.
Tour and his team of postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers not only built a car, but also constructed a nanotruck capable of carrying a payload. Asked why he did it, Tour's answer was simple: so that we can someday construct buildings and other large objects with molecular-size vehicles.
First cases of touch-emotion synaesthesia discovered
Both women have developed ways to cope with their experiences. When AW touches an aversive texture, she sings to distract herself from it. Feeling something made of silver - a positive texture - can also cancel out unpleasant tactile-emotions. The same trick helps her feel better after a bad day.
The Legend of Master Legend
As the superheroes see it, the fact that they can't project energy bolts or summon force fields only adds to the purity of their commitment. Their heroism, in a sense, derives from their lack of powers. What they have instead is the power to craft themselves anew.

Blast Knuckles - Sähköshokkinyrkkiraudat.

Amateurs are trying genetic engineering at home - Biohakkereista.
But critics of the movement worry that these amateurs could one day unleash an environmental or medical disaster. Defenders say the future Bill Gates of biotech could be developing a cure for cancer in the garage. Many of these amateurs may have studied biology in college but have no advanced degrees and are not earning a living in the biotechnology field. Some proudly call themselves "biohackers" — innovators who push technological boundaries and put the spread of knowledge before profits.

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