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    Robotic ‘finger’ could perform your next intimate physical exam

    https://newatlas.com/robotics/ultrasensitive-robotic-finger-medical-examination/ Robotic ‘finger’ could perform your next intimate physical exam By Paul McClure October 09, 2024 The ultrasensitive robot 'finger' can perform routine physical exams USTC/Hongbo Wang VIEW 2 IMAGES...
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    Fly brain breakthrough 'huge leap' to unlock human mind

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0lw0nxw71po Fly brain breakthrough 'huge leap' to unlock human mind 21 hours ago Pallab Ghosh Science Correspondent•@BBCPallab MRC/Nature As beautiful as it is complex, the fly's brain has more than 130,000 wires with 50 million intricate connections...
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    This 'Holy Grail' Protein Repairs DNA And Could Lead to a Cancer Vaccine

    https://www.sciencealert.com/this-holy-grail-protein-repairs-dna-and-could-lead-to-a-cancer-vaccine This 'Holy Grail' Protein Repairs DNA And Could Lead to a Cancer Vaccine Health26 August 2024 By Michael Irving A DNA-repairing protein has been discovered in bacteria. (Canadian Light...
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    Beyond gene-edited babies: the possible paths for tinkering with human evolution

    https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/08/22/1096458/crispr-gene-editing-babies-evolution/ Biotechnology and health Beyond gene-edited babies: the possible paths for tinkering with human evolution CRISPR will get easier and easier to administer. What does that mean for the future of our...
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    Bye Bye Superbugs? New Antibiotic Is Virtually Resistance-Proof

    https://www.iflscience.com/bye-bye-superbugs-new-antibiotic-is-virtually-resistance-proof-75231 Bye Bye Superbugs? New Antibiotic Is Virtually Resistance-Proof Its two-pronged attack is almost impossible for bacteria to withstand. Laura Simmons Laura Simmons | IFLScience The Lighter...
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    Maglev titanium heart now whirs inside the chest of a live patient

    https://newatlas.com/medical/maglev-titanium-heart-bivacor/ Maglev titanium heart now whirs inside the chest of a live patient By Michael Franco July 26, 2024 The BiVACOR total artificial heart is about the size of a large fist BiVACOR View 2 Images For the first time, the fully...
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    China Outspends the U.S. on Fusion in the Race for Energy’s Holy Grail

    https://www.wsj.com/world/china/china-us-fusion-race-4452d3be https://archive.is/kYScT China Outspends the U.S. on Fusion in the Race for Energy’s Holy Grail China wants to dominate commercial fusion, a long-dreamed-of clean energy source that is attracting new investment By Jennifer...
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    Is graphene starting to live up to its hype?

    Shared June 27, 2024 When graphene was first isolated in 2004 the so called “super material” was meant to change the world. The material has remarkable properties - it is 200 times stronger than steel, transparent, extremely light, flexible and also exhibits excellent electrical conductivity...
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    Smiling robot face is made from living human skin cells

    https://www.newscientist.com/article/2436859-smiling-robot-face-is-made-from-living-human-skin-cells/ Smiling robot face is made from living human skin cells A technique for attaching a skin made from living human cells to a robotic framework could give robots the ability to emote and...
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    How machine learning might unlock earthquake prediction

    https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/12/29/1084699/machine-learning-earthquake-prediction-ai-artificial-intelligence/ ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE How machine learning might unlock earthquake prediction Researchers are applying artificial intelligence and other techniques in the quest to forecast...
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