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Oct 7, 2015

Human mini-brains may solve cancer, autism, Alzheimer’s

Posted by in categories: aging, bioengineering, health, life extension, neuroscience
[From CNN]

Human ‘mini brains’ grown in labs may help solve cancer, autism, Alzheimer’s

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  • Ohio State biomedical research team grows nearly complete human ‘mini brain’
  • Brain organoids can be used to learn more about diseases like cancer, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
  • Brain organoids could yield autism breakthrough within 10 years, researcher says

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Oct 7, 2015

Australia: Doctors reattach child’s head to spine after car crash [Video]

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, transportation

Surgeons at Brisbane hospital managed to reattached the head of 16-month-old Jaxon Taylor.

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Oct 7, 2015

Caption this!

Posted by in category: futurism

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Oct 7, 2015

#18 Avatar Technology Digest / Paralyzed Patients Control Comp…

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, bioengineering, biotech/medical, computing, materials, robotics/AI

1. A heart of foam.
2. Artificial arteries.
3. Brain implants.
4. Robotic hand that can recognize objects by Feel.
5. Upside-Down Rover to explore Europa.


Welcome to #18 Avatar Technology Digest. Again, get ready for exciting news on Technology, Medical Cybernetics and Artificial Intelligence. Thank you for watching us. You are welcome to Subscribe, follow us in social media, leave your comments and join the conversation. And here are the top stories of the last week.

1) A heart of foam could replace your own. Existing artificial hearts have multiple moving parts, which increases the chance of failure, but this new device is just a single piece of material. Researchers inspired by soft robots have built a pumping artificial heart that could one day replace the real deal.
The team of Bioengineers at Cornell University build their robots out of a solid, plastic foam, which naturally has an interconnected network of tubes to let air flow – just as our muscles are permeated by blood vessels. A solid coating of plastic seals everything inside like a skin.

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Oct 7, 2015

Telocyte: Finally Dr Michael Fossel’s company Telocyte goes live!

Posted by in category: life extension

He is working with Dr Maria Blasco of the CNIO in Madrid to bring telomerase therapy to the USA. Their approach is similar to Bioviva where targeting the microglial cells with telomerase inducing gene therapy should in theory reverse the condition. Best of luck to Telocyte!


Telocyte | HomePage.

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Oct 7, 2015

Organic ‘computers’ made of DNA could process data inside our bodies

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, computing

A DNA-powered PC may not be on the horizon, but DNA can still compute even if it can’t build a computer.

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Oct 7, 2015

Can quantum physics explain irrational decisions? — By Leslie D’Monte | Livemint

Posted by in category: quantum physics

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“Thinking in a quantum-like way lets people confront complex questions.”

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Oct 7, 2015

Deep Learning Robot Takes 10 Days to Teach Itself to Grasp

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Leave a human baby with some toys and it’ll quickly learn to pick them up. Now a robot with deep learning capabilities has done the same thing.

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Oct 6, 2015

Honda Using Experimental New ASIMO for Disaster Response Research

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

More details on Honda’s secretive humanoid project.

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Oct 6, 2015

Elon Musk has the perfect argument for raising NASA’s budget

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, existential risks, space

“Billionaire Elon Musk has a really compelling reason to ramp up NASA’s budget: We need to become a multi-planet species to ensure the survival of the human race, and we need NASA’s help to do it.”


Someone tell Congress.

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