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POPS'Full' artificial heart implant The same old story; some people die laughing, some die waiting. I'm happily alive thanks to the progress that has been tested (except for milk thistle)
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POPSScientists stop the aging process. Perhaps suspend. In a mouse liver. The findings linked aging to the ability of cells to expel toxins,which when not removed cause a buildup which results in degeneration. The degeneration then reducing the ability to remove toxins. The toxins that are removed are generally natural, but I don't know how the results would extend to artificial toxins which are leeching through our environments.
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POPSBio Lego -MIT & Harvard Scientists Create Living Building Blocks The self-assembly is based on "the thermodynamic tendency of multiphase liquid–liquid systems to minimize their contact surfaces", the most awesomely complicated way of saying "oil and water don't mix" possible. By preparing polyethylene microgel components and adding them to an oil/water mixture, the specially shaped bits align themselves along the spherical liquid interfaces. Applying a few seconds of UV light fixes the microgel in position and you have a ready made, biocompatible (and degradable) matrix ready for the addition of cells. Replicating the different tissue organizations of different organs becomes nothing more than a recipe book, choosing your initial microcomponents, mixture and baking time.
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POPSCourage of the Half Man His perseverance and fight for life, and a number of mobility aids, now help him negotiate the everyday activities of normal-bodied people. (DT)
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POPSThe future of Human Evolution A common misunderstanding of the evolutionary process is to believe that it is possible to continue progress indefinitely. Unfortunately there are real, physical limitations on biological organs
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