Gender characteristics of service robots can influence customer decisions
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First-in-human clinical trial testing CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing in 12 highly metastatic, end-stage GI cancer patients saw several of their cancer growth halt & not return over 2 year period.
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A Swedish company deploying underwater tidal kites in the Faroe Islands, says 500 of them would supply 100% of Alaska's electricity needs.
HuidaGene Therapeutics used CRISPR gene-editing (Cas13) to modify genes in the brain for the first time, successfully treating a 9-year-old with MECP2 duplication syndrome.
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Carnegie Mellon researchers have used FRESH 3D bioprinting to 3D-print living tissue that has cured Type 1 diabetes in lab tests.
Yeah, I wonder how far they can extend the magnetic fields that power them? Even if it is relatively short range, they look really cheap to make, so you could have thousands of them with sensors to scan localized areas.