Drexel’s microswimmer robots (bottom) are modeled, in form and motion, after spiral-shaped Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria (top), which cause Lyme Disease (credit: Drexel University)
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The Crazy Science Behind Self/less’ Consciousness Transfer
In the new movie Self/Less, Ben Kingsley is dying of cancer, so he gets his mind placed into a younger body—that of Ryan Reynolds. You’ve seen this kind of “re-sleeving” before in novels like Altered Carbon, but is it scientifically possible? Here’s a brand new exclusive featurette that says… maybe.
Africa Is Going To Be Polio-Free Soon
After years of frustrating pushback, Africa may soon be able to declare itself polio-free.
The disease that affects mostly children under 5 and can lead to irreversible paralysis, has been all but wiped out in Africa — except for in Nigeria. There, religious leaders often interfered with vaccination campaigns, but thanks to increased efforts, the country hasnât seen a new polio case since July of last year, NPRâs Goats and Soda reported.
California Assembly passes mandatory vaccine bill
California’s Assembly on Thursday approved a hotly contested bill requiring that nearly all public schoolchildren be vaccinated, clearing one of its last major legislative obstacles before the measure heads to the desk of Gov. Jerry Brown.
17 Legal Brain Enhancing Drugs That Will Expand Your Consciousness
Interest in Nootropics has grown exponentially over recent years within the health conscious communities and is still a trend moving upwards as I write this. Nootropics are essentially smart drugs that can be bought over the counter or online at retail prices below $50. The majority of Nootropics are cognitive enhancers, that is they are…
The Living, Breathing ‘Human on a Chip’ Is Coming
Researchers are combining human cells and polymers to make a very trippy contraption for medical testing.
FDA Approves BrainPort, Device That Allows The Blind To ‘See’ With Their Tongues
The FDA-approved BrainPort V100 translates visual images into vibrations that can be felt on the tongue to help users better understand their surroundings.
Micro-tentacles for tiny robots can handle delicate objects like blood vessels
We are quickly approaching the point at which medical (and industrial) nanotech lives up to the hype!
Why Scientists Have Been Scared of Space Germs for Almost 50 Years
The 1967 Outer Space Treaty was one of the few things the U.S. and the Soviet Union managed to agree on at the height of the Cold War. Among other things, it forbid both nations from bringing space microbes back to Earth, or spreading Earth germs to other planets.