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Five Body Parts You May Be Able to Regrow Soon(ish)
While humans may never be able to regenerate body parts they've lost, scientists are perfecting ways to create different types of replacement tissue using stem cells or techniques that kick-start regrowth and development.
Previous Health & Medicine Stories
| Is Fringe's Ritalin-Inspired Mind Control Cocktail Possible? The latest episode of Fringe had us thinking about mind control theories. To sort the pseudo- from the science, we talked to Steven Novella, clinical neurologist at Yale University School of Medicine.
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| 5 Animal Genomes That May Hold Cures to Human Diseases The Genome 10K project proposes decoding the genetic blueprints of 10,000 species of vertebrates—essentially, one member of each genus. Here are five species that have had their genomes sequenced—and what scientists expect they will contribute to human health.
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| How to Use a Cyclotron Particle Accelerator to Fight Cancer How do you you target radiation treatments to kill only cancer cells? First, build a particle accelerator. Second: Aim carefully. Here's how the University of Pennsylvania's $144 million "smart bomb" cyclotron works. (Published in the November 2009 issue)
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| On Fringe, Brain-Computer Interface Chips Have Real-Life Inspiration In Fringe's latest episode, a chip implanted in people's brains turns them into murderers. PM spoke with Dr. David Carley, direct of the Center for Narcolepsy, Sleep and Health Research at the University of Illinois Chicago to find out more.
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| Can Worms Help Recover Memory? Fringe Fact vs Fiction The latest episode of Fringe looks at brain function as Agent Dunham begins to piece together her memories from an alternate dimension. PM talked to Carmela Tartaglia of the University of California, San Francisco's Memory and Aging Center.
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| 10 Most Brilliant Innovators of 2009: Lab-On-A-Chip Diagnostics Thanks to microfluidics, also known as lab-on-a-chip technology, a new generation of handheld diagnostic devices may soon arrive in the world’s advanced hospitals. (Published in the November 2009 issue)
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| Robotic Surgeons Take Over at a Hospital Near You Once considered oddities, multiarmed robots are becoming mainstays in hospital operating rooms. The industry trailblazer is the da Vinci HD Surgical System, a multiarmed assistant that is directly controlled by a surgeon who sits at a nearby console. (Published in the October 2009 issue)
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| Fringe's Human Mutant Not Possible, Says Expert PM sat down with Dr. Richard Myers of Stanford University's Department of Genetics and the president and director of the Hudson Alpha Institute for Biotechnology to find out if real-life mutants, like the one on this week's episode of Fringe are possible.
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| The 7 Best First Aid Kits For Any Situation In order to figure out the essentials of the first-aid kit, PM spoke with Col. Ian Wedmore, the emergency medicine consultant to the surgeon general of the U.S. Army, and Myke Hawke, survival expert, author and founder of a survival training company.
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| No Need for Panic About "Toxic" Shower Heads: Reality Check Prompted by a study tracing bacterial contamination to shower heads, news outlets across the globe have broadcast panicked reports claiming that shower heads can kill you with a blast of bacteria. Really? PM's investigation throws cold water on the claims.
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