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New Optogenetic Neural Implants Use Precise Beams of Light to Manipulate The Brain
Texas Secretly Gave The Blood of 800 Newborns to DNA Database
Scorpion Venom Could Make a Safe Alternative to Morphine
For Test-Tube Babies, Synthetic Environment Could Cause Lasting Genetic Damage
Mathematician Cracks The Code for Making Hollywood Blockbusters
Ultrasound Beams Could Destroy Stroke-Causing Blood Clots in the Brain
Power-Harvesting Prosthetic Uses Every Footstep to Power the Next
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Genetically Engineered Pig Lung Successfully Oxygenates Human Blood, Paving the Way For Transplants
Virginia Legislators Outlaw Involuntary Implantation of Microchips
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Five Reasons Henrietta Lacks is the Most Important Woman in Medical History
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Brain Scan Shows Vegetative Patient Responding To Yes-or-No Questions
It’s About Time: A Drill-Free Fix For Cavities
Insulin Can Now Be Made Cheaply from Flowers
Compound LJ001 Acts Like Antibiotic Against Viruses
Spray-On ‘Liquid Glass’ Protects Surfaces From Just About Anything
Magnetoscope Monitor Measures Heart’s Magnetic Field to Detect Problems Early
Water Purification Chemical Uses Visible, Not UV, Light To Kill Bacteria
Long-Awaited Barefoot Running Study Finds Sneakers Are Harmful
New Analysis Says Cannabis Breeders Should Grow for Safety As Well As Potency
Humans May Be Biologically Able to Run 40 MPH, New Study Shows
High-Speed Brain Scan Used to Diagnose War Vets’ PTSD With 90% Accuracy
First Artificial Muscles Used to Control Eyelids
Can a Whale Get Rabies?
Synthetic Skin Delivers Gene Therapies Straight to Body, No Needles Necessary
8 Percent of Human Genome Was Inserted By Virus, and May Cause Schizophrenia
The Year 2020, As Seen By the Scientists Who Will Take Us There
Unwanted Side Effect: Cocaine Vaccine Leads Addicts to Take 10 Times More Cocaine
Wood-Based Synthetic Bone is Just Like the Real Thing
Synthetic Alcohol Gives Drinkers a Buzz Minus the Hangover, Addiction
Brake Cleaner Can Kill: When to Take Safety Warnings Seriously
Photovoltaic Retinal Implants Are Powered By The Images They See
Color-Shifting Contact Lenses Alert Diabetics to Glucose Levels
Majority of U.S. Cocaine Supply Cut with Veterinary Deworming Drug
First Commercial 3-D Bioprinter Fabricates Organs To Order
Engineering Food With Aromas That Make Us Feel Full
Artificial Red Blood Cells To Aid Drug Delivery, Imaging
Details Of Brain-Implanted Speech Synthesizer For Locked-In Syndrome Revealed In New Paper
World’s Smallest Ultrasound Device Fits In Doc’s Coat Pocket
Inhalable Chocolate Paves the Way for a Safer TB Vaccine
Troops Strike Up a Tune to Repair the Damage of Brain Injuries
New Artificial Larynx Does Away With Dreaded ‘Robot Voice’
Optical Sensors in Robots’ Skin Give Them A Softer Touch
Hideous Naked Mole Rat Strikes Again, This Time With Clues for Surviving Stroke
Man Diagnosed ‘Comatose’ For 23 Years Was Actually Conscious All Along
Yikes: Peruvian Jungle Gang Arrested for Selling Fat of Its Murder Victims
Implantable Device Allows Mastectomy Patients to Regrow Own Breasts
Anti-Paralysis Shot Improves Spinal Recovery Three Times As Fast
Mutant Bacteria Are Likely to Threaten Future Space Travelers
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