“In a world-first breakthrough, UNSW medical researchers have used stem cells cultured on a simple contact lens to restore sight to sufferers of blinding corneal disease.”
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Stem cell impregnated contact lens restores sight
Monday, June 8th, 2009Can Einstein and Darwin live again?
Thursday, November 20th, 2008Using the hair of a woolly mammoth preserved in the Siberian tundra, scientists have reconstructed 80 percent of the mammoth genome, raising the possibility of one day resurrecting the beast.
If this is successful, genes for some of the most famous scientists in history can also be reverse-engineered. This technology therefore can allow Einstein, Darwin and other such prominent scientists to live again.
Albert Einstein
Charles Darwin
Wonder what will be their reaction to our modern world?
Reference: Wired Science
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Genes to the Rescue: Breakthrough in Autism
Friday, September 26th, 2008Scientists have a discovered a gene called Npas4 that keeps brain activity in check. Targeting this gene may one day lead to drugs that can help autistic children.
Scientists say they have pinpointed a gene in the brain that can calm nerve cells that become too jumpy, potentially paving the way for new therapies to treat autism and other neurological disorders.
The brain is continually trying to strike a balance between too much and too little nerve cell activity. Neurologists believe that when the balance tips, disorders such as autism and schizophrenia may occur. They are not sure why neurons (nerve cells) go berserk. But Greenberg (Neurobiologist at Harvard Medical School) says he and his colleagues located a gene in mice and rats that helps keep neural activity in check—and may one day be manipulated to prevent or reverse neurological problems.
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Reference: Scientific American, Nature
