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Dec 10, 2018
Soft Robotics for the Disabled — Harvard University
Posted by Richard Darienzo in categories: robotics/AI, wearables
Lightweight, soft, wearable robots that people can wear all day, every day, to help them regain use of their upper extremities.
Dec 10, 2018
Bioquark Inc. — Bold Moves Podcast — Ira Pastor
Posted by Ira S. Pastor in categories: aging, bioengineering, biotech/medical, business, DNA, finance, futurism, genetics, innovation, life extension
Dec 10, 2018
Do social psychologists have an ideological aversion to evolutionary psychology?
Posted by Mike Ruban in category: futurism
By Christian Jarrett. Part of the problem may be the lack of evolutionary science in many psychology degree courses.
Dec 10, 2018
Moon Missions, Ancient Asteroids, And A Pioneering Professor
Posted by Bill Retherford in category: space
Dec 10, 2018
Supersensitive Space Telescope To Focus On Super-Earths
Posted by Bill Retherford in category: space
Dec 10, 2018
DNA That Should Only Pass Down From Mothers Can Come From Fathers, Too
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: biotech/medical
You probably learned two things about mitochondria in high school biology. First, they’re the powerhouses of the cell. Second, you can only inherit them from your mother. But a new study seems to cloud that second point.
A team of researchers from the United States, China, and Taiwan identified three unrelated families with members whose mitochondria contained DNA from both parents. While this discovery could reignite debate about the nature of inheriting mitochondrial DNA, the researchers hope it will open up new ways to treat disease.
Dec 10, 2018
The FDA is revamping the medical device approval process
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, health
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In order to advance innovation and keep pace with the rapidly evolving healthcare industry, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is modernizing the approval process most medical device manufacturers undergo when bringing new products to market.
Dec 10, 2018
Coral Larvae Cryogenically Frozen and Thawed for the First Time
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: cryonics, life extension
Warming oceans are killing the world’s reefs, but scientists may have found a way to help them get out of hot water—by putting corals into a deep freeze.