Researchers have found a way to essentially reprogram adult skin and bone cells so they will revert to an embryonic stem cell. This new discovery may lessen the debate surrounding stem cell research since stem cells are currently generated from discarded fetuses.
Scientist hope to use stem cells to create specially made transplants; other benefits also come from stem cell research.
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CAT is one of the first words a child learns to speak and spell and hopefully the meaning will shift from our feline friends to the new class of compressed air powered cars. Developed by Guy Negre in 2002 Guy’s fundamental shift in design moves away from distributing fossil fuels across vast distance to fuels that are arguably the most abundant, air. C.A.T. (which stands for compressed air technology) cars would be able to fill up virtiouly anywhere in the world for pennies per mile, only the cost to compress air which could be supplied by renewable energy. Within urban areas the car uses compressed air up to speeds of 50 km/h with ZERO pollution. Highway transit uses a mixture of fossil fuels and compressed air. Imagine a world where the resources are so abundant and renewable and accessible that everyone could afford a car and there is little to no pollution and most importantly wars are not fought over resources.
The next time that the lights go out they may just glow. A company has created lights that are able to glow blue-green once the power is cut. Originally designed for the U.S. navy, the lights can be repurposed for any building.
This means that during a fire or some other mishap people will still be able to find their way out of buildings. If the light tubes break they will still glow – so they can be carried around – and what’s more is that the glowing is bright enough most people’s eyes need not adjust.
Monitoring the health of patients has always been difficult. A new watch can now assist in patient monitoring by continually checking the patient’s pulse and more. The company that makes the watch is predicting a 2006 launch.
The watch can also transmit the data to remote centers, that way a patient can know whether or not they should go to a hospital or visit their doctor.
I just posted on fake meat and now I bring to your attention to fake blood.
Students from Loughborough University in the United Kingdom have developed a synthetic blood that can be used for transfusions. The synthetic blood can be used with all blood types and be stored at room temperature for extended time periods. The key to the success of the synthetic blood is that it carries more oxygen than real blood.