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Controlling Cell Behavior with
Magnets
Technology Review Jan. 18, 2008
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Harvard Medical School researchers
have demonstrated a means of
controlling cell functions with a
physical, rather than chemical,
signal. Using a magnetic field to
pull together tiny beads targeted to
particular cell receptors, Harvard
researchers made cells take up
calcium, and then stop, then take it
up again. It could lead to a totally
new...
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NASA investigates virtual space
BBC News Jan. 18, 2008
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The US space agency is exploring
the possibility of developing a
massively multiplayer online (MMO)
game. The virtual world would be
aimed at students and would
"simulate real NASA engineering and
science missions" and "help find the
next generation of scientists and
engineers needed to fulfil its
'vision for space exploration.'" The
agency...
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Bionic eyes
KurzweilAI.net Jan. 18, 2008
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Engineers at the University of
Washington have combined a flexible,
biologically safe contact lens with
an imprinted electronic circuit and
lights, allowing for the wearer to
see images superimposed on the
world, Bionic Woman style. For
example, people on the go could surf
the Internet on a midair virtual
display screen that only they...
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Research shows 'Google Generation'
is a myth
KurzweilAI.net Jan. 18, 2008
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A study carried out by the CIBER
research team at University College
London claims that, although young
people demonstrate an apparent ease
and familiarity with computers, they
rely heavily on search engines, view
rather than read and do not possess
the critical and analytical skills
to assess the information that they
find on the web. The...
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Computer decodes dog communication
NewScientist.com news service Jan. 17, 2008
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Computer software can distinguish
individual dogs by their barks, and
also suggests that certain barks act
as a "universal language", carrying
information about the dog's mind-set
that is readily understood by their
fellow...
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Cloning Said to Yield Human Embryos
New York Times Jan. 18, 2008
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Scientists at Stemagen, a small
biotechnology company, say they have
used cloning to create human embryos
from the skin cells of two men.
Although the embryos grew only to a
very early stage, the work could
also theoretically be seen as a step
toward creating babies that are
genetic copies of other people. The
work also represents a step...
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