Processing Beauty
Diehard Arduino users know that Processing is the framework that is used for building a sketch into an ATmega168 AVR project. Well, step aside, Arduino, because there’s a new…
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Turns out life has more essential building blocks to play with than previously thought: researchers at Rockefeller University have discovered a new nucleotide in the mammalian DNA code. Remember good...
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Plants are able to remember information and react to it, thanks to an internal communications system that can be likened to a central nervous system in animals, according to…
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Last week, the FDA gave biotech firm Geron the green light to proceed with clinical trials of an embryonic stem cell treatment for spinal cord injuries. But while we wait on…
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,"migrated":true}]]It's hard to say what's crazier: the fact that Tufts University researchers spent a year cutting out the tiny eyeballs of tadpole embryos and sticking them…
View ArticleScientists Regrow Severed Spinal Cords In Rats
,"migrated":true}]]Scientists have found a way to reconnect severed spinal cords in rats, allowing them to regain bladder control--a major accomplishment that could one day…
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,"migrated":true}]]It's a chemical compound so new, it doesn't have a name.* In a paper, its creators call it either V116517 or Compound 37. (Like Chanel's No. 5 perfume! Except a drug.)Compound 37 is...
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A Mysterious Nerve Condition Paralyzed Half My Face
Health I’d never heard of Bell’s Palsy until I got it My experience with Bell’s palsy, a condition caused by an inflammation of the nerve that controls my facial muscles.
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New device would use electricity to plug gushing wounds
Health Zapping your nerves to jumpstart the blood clotting process Internal bleeding is tricky to stop, and can be life-threatening. Now, a group of researchers is trying a new approach: Pass an...
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Processing Beauty
Gadgets Open source goes highbrow with an algorithmically generated jewelry line that mimics nature Diehard Arduino users know that Processing is the framework that is used for building a sketch into...
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A, T, G, C and What?
Science New nucleotide discovered in mouse brain Turns out life has more essential building blocks to play with than previously thought: researchers at Rockefeller University have discovered a new...
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Can Plants Think?
Science In a new study, scientists have found a cabbage relative capable of remembering and responding to information Plants are able to remember information and react to it, thanks to an internal...
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Iraq Veteran Will Be First to Get Adult Stem Cell Treatment for Spinal Cord...
Science Last week, the FDA gave biotech firm Geron the green light to proceed with clinical trials of an embryonic stem cell treatment for spinal cord injuries. But while we wait on… Last week, the...
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Scientists Put A Working Eyeball On A Tadpole's Tail
Science It turns out we seriously underestimated the central nervous system. It's hard to say what's crazier: the fact that Tufts University researchers spent a year cutting out the tiny eyeballs of...
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Scientists Regrow Severed Spinal Cords In Rats
Science Neuroscientists surgically and chemically reconnect rats' severed spinal cords, recovering the rats' bladder control. Scientists have found a way to reconnect severed spinal cords in rats,...
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New Painkiller Soothes The Nerves That Sense Hot Chile Peppers
Science The same receptors also detect pain from heat, strong acids, and inflammation. Is that why habaneros taste like burning? It's a chemical compound so new, it doesn't have a name.* In a paper,...
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A Mysterious Nerve Condition Paralyzed Half My Face
Health I’d never heard of Bell’s Palsy until I got it My experience with Bell’s palsy, a condition caused by an inflammation of the nerve that controls my facial muscles.
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New device would use electricity to plug gushing wounds
Health Zapping your nerves to jumpstart the blood clotting process Internal bleeding is tricky to stop, and can be life-threatening. Now, a group of researchers is trying a new approach: Pass an...
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