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- Computers/Electronics
- Energy
- Materials Science
- Physics
- Robotics
- Transportation
Astronomy/Space Exploration [Top]
- NASA’s Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) is launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. It will measure solar winds and provide crucial early warnings during solar flares.
- ESA’s Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV) demonstrates a new atmospheric reentry technology, returning from space to Earth similar to the Space Shuttle but without wings.
- The rocket engine of NASA’s Space Launch System, the most powerful booster ever built, has its first ground test, with officials claiming a “perfect” result.
- News reports announce that the Philae lander, part of the Rosetta space mission, on the comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, has woken up from hibernation and is communicating with Earth.
- NASA administrator, Charlie Bolden, presents the next steps for a human journey to Mars at the Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C..
Biology/Biomedical/Bioengineering [Top]
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January
- Researchers have developed a compound that causes the metabolism of mice to respond as if a meal has been eaten, so they burn fat to make room for new calories. Human trials could follow within two years.
- A review article published in the journal Neuron describes a number of recent studies showing that brain imaging can help predict a person’s future learning, criminality, health-related behaviors, and response to drug or behavioral treatments.
- The first lab-grown, contracting human muscle is announced by Duke University.
- Researchers have extended the lifespan of fruit flies by 60 percent, using a method that could one day lead to anti-aging treatments for humans.
- The British government votes to allow a controversial new technique involving babies created from three people. If passed by the House of Lords, the UK will become the first country in the world to offer this medical procedure, which can be used to treat mitochondrial diseases.
- For the first time, researchers have used biodegradable nanoparticles to kill brain cancer cells in animals and lengthen their survival.
- The FDA approves a new drug, Ibrance (palbociclib), for treating advanced breast cancer.
- A pioneering therapy using bone marrow stem cells to treat lung cancer patients is announced in the UK.
- A new class of drugs known as “senolytics” has been shown to improve multiple aspects of aging in mice. Learn more.
- A new method for treating Alzheimers with ultrasound has been demonstrated in mice, completely clearing the amyloid plaques in 75% of the animals.
- DNA from the extinct woolly mammoth is spliced into that of an elephant and shown to be functional for the first time.
- A 1,000-year-old treatment for eye infections – containing onion, garlic and part of a cow’s stomach – has been shown to completely wipe out staphylococcus aureus, the antibiotic-resistant superbug known as MRSA.
- Scientists have developed tiny ‘nanoneedles’ that successfully prompted parts of mice bodies to generate new blood vessels. It is hoped this technique could ultimately help damaged organs and nerves to repair themselves and help transplanted organs to thrive.
- Northwestern Medicine scientists identify a small RNA molecule called miR-182 that can suppress cancer-causing genes in mice with glioblastoma mulitforme (GBM), a deadly and incurable type of brain tumor.
- Following groundbreaking studies on mice, American scientists claim to have found a potential cause of Alzheimer’s disease in the behaviour of immune cells, which it may be possible to target with drug treatments.
- Modification of histones in the DNA of nematodes, fruit flies, and possibly humans can affect aging, researchers claim. Learn more.
- Researchers in China publish results of basic research using CRISPR to edit genes in non-viable human embryos.
- Researchers at the University of Toronto in Canada have developed a new algorithm for showing protein structures in 3D, based on 2D images, which is 100,000 times faster than current methods.
- A new gene-editing technique is reported that could prevent mitochondrial diseases, without the need for three-parent IVF.
- A study from Arizona State University reveals the action of an experimental blood pressure drug in unprecedented detail, potentially aiding the development of new and better drugs.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) declares that rubella has been eradicated from the Americas.[
- A 3-D technology known as tomosynthesis is shown to detect 40 percent more breast cancers than mammography, while lowering the radiation dose.
- A new treatment for lung cancer using a drug called nivolumab has been shown to more than double life expectancy in some patients.
- For the first time, researchers have created a lab-grown limb of a rat.
- Researchers have achieved a significant breakthrough in combating antibiotic resistance using phages.
- A woman in Belgium is the first in the world to give birth to a baby using transplanted ovarian tissue frozen when she was still a child, doctors say.
- Researchers have sequenced and assembled the first full genome of a living organism using technology the size of smartphone.
- By reactivating a single gene, colorectal cancer cells in mice stop growing and re-establish normal intestinal function within four days, according to a study published in the journal Cell.
- A titanium 3D-printed prosthetic jaw is successfully implanted in a male patient by surgeons in Melbourne, Australia.
- A new compound, MM41, is shown to reduce pancreatic cancer tumours by 80 percent in mice.
- Scientists announce a project, as part of the Global Genome Initiative, to sample and freeze DNA from half of the world’s plant species within two years.
- A potential new class of antibiotics based on modified sugar molecules is reported.
- The results of a trial involving 1,322 patients shows further evidence that solanezumab can slow Alzheimer’s disease.
- US firm Second Sight announces the first age-related macular degeneration patient has received its Argus II bionic eye, at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital in the UK, as part of a groundbreaking study.
- A promising new treatment using eye drops to treat cataracts is reported by the University of California, San Diego.
- The first artificial ribosome is created, by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Northwestern University.
- A new technique for obtaining nanoscale images of the brain at higher resolution than ever before is announced by Boston scientists.
- An ebola vaccine is found to be 100% successful in an initial trial.
- The FDA approves Spritam, the first 3D-printed pill.
- By altering a single gene, phosphodiesterase-4B (PDE4B), researchers have increased the intelligence of mice, while decreasing their fear and anxiety. This raises hopes of better treatments for human cognitive disorders in the future.
- Using stem cells, researchers have developed a miniature human brain in a dish with the equivalent maturity of a five-week-old fetus. It is believed this model – the most advanced of its kind ever created – could be used for better and more accurate testing of drugs.[
- A new way of “switching off” cancer cell growth, using the PLEKHA7 protein, is reported by the Mayo Clinic.
- Through DARPA, a 28-year-old paralysed man becomes the first person to feel physical sensations through a prosthetic hand directly connected to his brain.
- A paraplegic American man walks again using a computer system that reroutes signals from his brain to electrodes on his knees.
- Researchers at Queen Mary University of London demonstrate a self-assembling organic material that grows and changes shape, which could lead to artificial arteries.
- Researchers develop a new test, ViroCap, that can detect nearly any virus known to infect humans and animals. The researchers are making the technology publicly available worldwide, for the benefit of patients and research.
- A new gene therapy cures muscular dystrophy in dogs, with human trials expected to follow in the next few years, according to researchers at the University of Missouri.
- Researchers at the VUMC Cancer Center Amsterdam develop a blood test that, from a single drop of blood, can diagnose cancer with a probability of 97%, and about 6-8% probability of a false diagnosis, in healthy patients.
- A chemical that could potentially be used in eye drops to reverse cataracts, the leading cause of blindness, is identified by scientists at the University of California
- In a world first, gene-edited immune cells are used to treat ‘incurable’ leukaemia in a one-year-old girl.
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- A breakthrough in carbon capture technology allows the process to be undertaken with half as much energy as previous methods.
- Researchers at George Washington University demonstrate a process that turns atmospheric carbon dioxide into carbon nanofibers.
- Tiny carbon-capturing motors are developed at the University of California, potentially offering a way to absorb carbon dioxide from the oceans.
- Scientists build a wrench just 1.7 nanometers wide, providing a fundamentally new way to control the shape of molecules.
- Researchers at Stockholm University develop a material for capturing CO2 in the presence of water.
- Sulfur-limonene polysulphide is used to synthesise a new material able to cheaply and efficiently absorb mercury pollution from soils and water.
- Researchers demonstrate WiFiFO (WiFi Free space Optic), a technology capable of increasing the bandwidth of WiFi systems tenfold, using optical data transmission via LED lights.
- Researchers teleport quantum information carried in light particles over 100 kilometres of optical fibre, four times farther than the previous record.
- Chattanooga announces that a public utility will offer the world’s first 10 gigabit broadband service across a large community-wide territory.
- As part of the Open Worm Project, scientists have mapped the brain of a roundworm (C. Elegans), created software to mimic its nervous system and uploaded it to a lego robot, which seeks food and avoids obstacles.
- The first transistors made from silicene, a one atom-thick version of silicon, are reported.
- SanDisk announces the first 200GB capacity microSD card, a 56% increase on its previous record of 128GB just a year earlier.
- Two critical steps towards a practical quantum computer are achieved by IBM scientists, who demonstrate the ability to detect and measure both kinds of quantum errors simultaneously, as well as building a new, square quantum bit circuit design that is the only physical architecture that could successfully scale to larger dimensions.
- Tesla Motors reveals a new large-scale battery technology for homes and businesses, which will provide a means of storing energy from localised renewables and a reliable backup system during power outages.
- For the first time, a computer intelligence without direct human help has produced a model of regeneration.
- Google demonstrates a new AI chatbot that is able to “remember facts, understand contexts and perform common sense reasoning, all with fewer hand-crafted rules.”
- IBM announces a breakthrough in the manufacture of 7 nm computer chips that will enable the trend of Moore’s Law to continue for the next few years.
- A new computer program is the first to recognise sketches more accurately than a human.
- Intel and Micron unveil 3D XPoint, a new memory technology that is 1,000 times faster than NAND and 10 times denser than conventional DRAM.
- Philips introduces the world’s first quantum dot monitor.
- IBM announces a breakthrough that could accelerate the replacement of silicon transistors with carbon nanotubes and work down to 1.8 nm node sizes.
- Researchers build a quantum logic gate in silicon for the first time, making calculations between two qubits of information possible – and thereby clearing the final hurdle to making silicon quantum computers a reality.
- U.S. physicists use lasers to create positrons – the antiparticle of electrons – in record numbers and density.
- Researchers have extracted isopropanol fuel from genetically engineered bacteria and solar-powered catalysts, achieving the same efficiency as photosynthesis.
- A major advance in artificial photosynthesis is achieved with a system able to capture CO2 using solar energy and then use it to produce valuable chemical products.
- Tesla Motors reveals a new large-scale battery technology for homes and businesses, which will provide a means of storing energy from localised renewables and a reliable backup system during power outages.
- California-based Tri Alpha Energy has shown a 10-fold improvement in its ability to contain the hot particles needed for fusion.
- Engineers at Stanford University have developed a state-by-state plan to convert the U.S. to 100% clean, renewable energy by 2050.
- Nanowires are used by Dutch researchers to boost solar fuel cell efficiency tenfold, while using 10,000 times less precious material.
- By studying the structure and temperature of butterfly wings, researchers have observed physical properties that could hugely improve the efficiency of solar energy.
- Physicists achieve a breakthrough in fusion power, by containing superheated hydrogen plasma for five milliseconds, longer than any other effort before.
- Researchers have developed a new shape-memory material that stays strong even after tens of millions of transformations.
- The world’s thinnest light source is created using graphene.
- Sulfur-limonene polysulphide is used to synthesise a new material able to cheaply and efficiently absorb mercury pollution from soils and water.
- A new technique has successfully entangled 3,000 atoms using only a single photon, the largest number of particles that have ever been mutually entangled experimentally.
- The Large Hadron Collider is reactivated after a two-year pause, during which upgrades and repairs were taking place. The machine is now able to experiment with higher energies, increasing from 8 to 13 trillion electron volts (TeV).
- Scientists build a wrench just 1.7 nanometers wide, providing a fundamentally new way to control the shape of molecules.
- U.S. physicists use lasers to create positrons – the antiparticle of electrons – in record numbers and density.
- Researchers at the University of Bristol create a tractor beam using “holograms” made of sound waves, able to move small objects from up to 40 cm away.
- As part of the Open Worm Project, scientists have mapped the brain of a roundworm (C. Elegans), created software to mimic its nervous system and uploaded it to a lego robot, which seeks food and avoids obstacles.
- Researchers have developed algorithms that enable robots to learn motor tasks through trial and error using a process that more closely approximates the way humans learn, marking a major milestone in the field of artificial intelligence.
- A new version of the Cheetah robot has been demonstrated with the ability to jump over obstacles while running.
- The Japanese L0 Series maglev becomes the first train to operate at a speed of 600 kilometres per hour (370 mph).
- Vehicle manufacturer Daimler announces that its Freightliner Inspiration Truck has become the world’s first autonomous truck to be granted a license for road use in the state of Nevada.
- Plans are unveiled by Plymouth University for “Mayflower Autonomous Research Ship” (MARS), the world’s first full-sized, fully autonomous unmanned ship to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
- Researchers have developed a compound that causes the metabolism of mice to respond as if a meal has been eaten, so they burn fat to make room for new calories. Human trials could follow within two years.
- A review article published in the journal Neuron describes a number of recent studies showing that brain imaging can help predict a person’s future learning, criminality, health-related behaviors, and response to drug or behavioral treatments.
- The first lab-grown, contracting human muscle is announced by Duke University.
- Researchers have extended the lifespan of fruit flies by 60 percent, using a method that could one day lead to anti-aging treatments for humans.
- As part of the Open Worm Project, scientists have mapped the brain of a roundworm (C. Elegans), created software to mimic its nervous system and uploaded it to a lego robot, which seeks food and avoids obstacles.
- The British government votes to allow a controversial new technique involving babies created from three people. If passed by the House of Lords, the UK will become the first country in the world to offer this medical procedure, which can be used to treat mitochondrial diseases.
- For the first time, researchers have used biodegradable nanoparticles to kill brain cancer cells in animals and lengthen their survival.
- The FDA approves a new drug, Ibrance (palbociclib), for treating advanced breast cancer.
- The first transistors made from silicene, a one atom-thick version of silicon, are reported.
- Researchers have extracted isopropanol fuel from genetically engineered bacteria and solar-powered catalysts, achieving the same efficiency as photosynthesis.
- NASA’s Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) is launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. It will measure solar winds and provide crucial early warnings during solar flares.
- ESA’s Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV) demonstrates a new atmospheric reentry technology, returning from space to Earth similar to the Space Shuttle but without wings.
- SanDisk announces the first 200GB capacity microSD card, a 56% increase on its previous record of 128GB just a year earlier.
- A pioneering therapy using bone marrow stem cells to treat lung cancer patients is announced in the UK.
- A new class of drugs known as “senolytics” has been shown to improve multiple aspects of aging in mice.
- The rocket engine of NASA’s Space Launch System, the most powerful booster ever built, has its first ground test, with officials claiming a “perfect” result.
- A breakthrough in carbon capture technology allows the process to be undertaken with half as much energy as previous methods.
- A new method for treating Alzheimers with ultrasound has been demonstrated in mice, completely clearing the amyloid plaques in 75% of the animals.
- DNA from the extinct woolly mammoth is spliced into that of an elephant and shown to be functional for the first time.
- A new technique has successfully entangled 3,000 atoms using only a single photon, the largest number of particles that have ever been mutually entangled experimentally.
- A nanoparticle therapy has been shown to accelerate the healing of wounds by 50 percent.
- A 1,000-year-old treatment for eye infections – containing onion, garlic and part of a cow’s stomach – has been shown to completely wipe out staphylococcus aureus, the antibiotic-resistant superbug known as MRSA.
- Scientists have developed tiny ‘nanoneedles’ that successfully prompted parts of mice bodies to generate new blood vessels. It is hoped this technique could ultimately help damaged organs and nerves to repair themselves and help transplanted organs to thrive.
- Northwestern Medicine scientists identify a small RNA molecule called miR-182 that can suppress cancer-causing genes in mice with glioblastoma mulitforme (GBM), a deadly and incurable type of brain tumor.
- Following groundbreaking studies on mice, American scientists claim to have found a potential cause of Alzheimer’s disease in the behaviour of immune cells, which it may be possible to target with drug treatments.
- A major advance in artificial photosynthesis is achieved with a system able to capture CO2 using solar energy and then use it to produce valuable chemical products.
- Modification of histones in the DNA of nematodes, fruit flies, and possibly humans can affect aging, researchers claim.
- The Japanese L0 Series maglev becomes the first train to operate at a speed of 600 kilometres per hour (370 mph).
- Researchers demonstrate WiFiFO (WiFi Free space Optic), a technology capable of increasing the bandwidth of WiFi systems tenfold, using optical data transmission via LED lights.
- Researchers in China publish results of basic research using CRISPR to edit genes in non-viable human embryos.
- Researchers at the University of Toronto in Canada have developed a new algorithm for showing protein structures in 3D, based on 2D images, which is 100,000 times faster than current methods.
- A new gene-editing technique is reported that could prevent mitochondrial diseases, without the need for three-parent IVF.
- A study from Arizona State University reveals the action of an experimental blood pressure drug in unprecedented detail, potentially aiding the development of new and better drugs.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) declares that rubella has been eradicated from the Americas.[
- Two critical steps towards a practical quantum computer are achieved by IBM scientists, who demonstrate the ability to detect and measure both kinds of quantum errors simultaneously, as well as building a new, square quantum bit circuit design that is the only physical architecture that could successfully scale to larger dimensions.
- Tesla Motors reveals a new large-scale battery technology for homes and businesses, which will provide a means of storing energy from localised renewables and a reliable backup system during power outages.
- Researchers develop a centimetre-accurate GPS-based positioning system that could revolutionise geolocation on VR headsets, cellphones, drones and other technologies.
- Vehicle manufacturer Daimler announces that its Freightliner Inspiration Truck has become the world’s first autonomous truck to be granted a license for road use in the state of Nevada.
- A 3-D technology known as tomosynthesis is shown to detect 40 percent more breast cancers than mammography, while lowering the radiation dose.
- Researchers have taken a step towards large-scale fabrication of graphene, using chemical vapor deposition to produce composites containing 2-inch-by-2-inch sheets of the material.
- Researchers have developed algorithms that enable robots to learn motor tasks through trial and error using a process that more closely approximates the way humans learn, marking a major milestone in the field of artificial intelligence.
- A new technique to create a single-molecule diode has been developed by scientists, and, in doing so, they have developed molecular diodes that perform 50 times better than all prior designs.
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- Researchers have developed a new shape-memory material that stays strong even after tens of millions of transformations.
- A new version of the Cheetah robot has been demonstrated with the ability to jump over obstacles while running.
- A new treatment for lung cancer using a drug called nivolumab has been shown to more than double life expectancy in some patients.
- For the first time, researchers have created a lab-grown limb of a rat.
- California-based Tri Alpha Energy has shown a 10-fold improvement in its ability to contain the hot particles needed for fusion.
- The Large Hadron Collider is reactivated after a two-year pause, during which upgrades and repairs were taking place. The machine is now able to experiment with higher energies, increasing from 8 to 13 trillion electron volts (TeV).
- For the first time, a computer intelligence without direct human help has produced a model of regeneration.
- Researchers have achieved a significant breakthrough in combating antibiotic resistance using phages.
- Engineers at Stanford University have developed a state-by-state plan to convert the U.S. to 100% clean, renewable energy by 2050.
- A woman in Belgium is the first in the world to give birth to a baby using transplanted ovarian tissue frozen when she was still a child, doctors say.
- News reports announce that the Philae lander, part of the Rosetta space mission, on the comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, has woken up from hibernation and is communicating with Earth.
- Researchers have sequenced and assembled the first full genome of a living organism using technology the size of smartphone.
- The world’s thinnest light source is created using graphene.
- By reactivating a single gene, colorectal cancer cells in mice stop growing and re-establish normal intestinal function within four days, according to a study published in the journal Cell.
- A titanium 3D-printed prosthetic jaw is successfully implanted in a male patient by surgeons in Melbourne, Australia.
- A new compound, MM41, is shown to reduce pancreatic cancer tumours by 80 percent in mice.
- Google demonstrates a new AI chatbot that is able to “remember facts, understand contexts and perform common sense reasoning, all with fewer hand-crafted rules.”
- Scientists announce a project, as part of the Global Genome Initiative, to sample and freeze DNA from half of the world’s plant species within two years.
- IBM announces a breakthrough in the manufacture of 7 nm computer chips that will enable the trend of Moore’s Law to continue for the next few years.
- Nanowires are used by Dutch researchers to boost solar fuel cell efficiency tenfold, while using 10,000 times less precious material.
- A new computer program is the first to recognise sketches more accurately than a human.
- A potential new class of antibiotics based on modified sugar molecules is reported.
- The results of a trial involving 1,322 patients shows further evidence that solanezumab can slow Alzheimer’s disease.
- US firm Second Sight announces the first age-related macular degeneration patient has received its Argus II bionic eye, at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital in the UK, as part of a groundbreaking study.
- A promising new treatment using eye drops to treat cataracts is reported by the University of California, San Diego.
- Intel and Micron unveil 3D XPoint, a new memory technology that is 1,000 times faster than NAND and 10 times denser than conventional DRAM.
- The first artificial ribosome is created, by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Northwestern University.
- A new technique for obtaining nanoscale images of the brain at higher resolution than ever before is announced by Boston scientists.
- An ebola vaccine is found to be 100% successful in an initial trial.
- By studying the structure and temperature of butterfly wings, researchers have observed physical properties that could hugely improve the efficiency of solar energy.
- The FDA approves Spritam, the first 3D-printed pill.
- Plans are unveiled by Plymouth University for “Mayflower Autonomous Research Ship” (MARS), the world’s first full-sized, fully autonomous unmanned ship to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
- By altering a single gene, phosphodiesterase-4B (PDE4B), researchers have increased the intelligence of mice, while decreasing their fear and anxiety. This raises hopes of better treatments for human cognitive disorders in the future.
- Researchers at George Washington University demonstrate a process that turns atmospheric carbon dioxide into carbon nanofibers.
- Using stem cells, researchers have developed a miniature human brain in a dish with the equivalent maturity of a five-week-old fetus. It is believed this model – the most advanced of its kind ever created – could be used for better and more accurate testing of drugs.
- A new way of “switching off” cancer cell growth, using the PLEKHA7 protein, is reported by the Mayo Clinic.
- Physicists achieve a breakthrough in fusion power, by containing superheated hydrogen plasma for five milliseconds, longer than any other effort before.
- Researchers at MIT demonstrate the first 3D printing technique able to make transparent glass objects.
- Philips introduces the world’s first quantum dot monitor.
- Through DARPA, a 28-year-old paralysed man becomes the first person to feel physical sensations through a prosthetic hand directly connected to his brain.
- Researchers teleport quantum information carried in light particles over 100 kilometres of optical fibre, four times farther than the previous record.
- Tiny carbon-capturing motors are developed at the University of California, potentially offering a way to absorb carbon dioxide from the oceans.
- A paraplegic American man walks again using a computer system that reroutes signals from his brain to electrodes on his knees.
- Scientists build a wrench just 1.7 nanometers wide, providing a fundamentally new way to control the shape of molecules.
- Researchers at Queen Mary University of London demonstrate a self-assembling organic material that grows and changes shape, which could lead to artificial arteries.
- Researchers develop a new test, ViroCap, that can detect nearly any virus known to infect humans and animals. The researchers are making the technology publicly available worldwide, for the benefit of patients and research.
- IBM announces a breakthrough that could accelerate the replacement of silicon transistors with carbon nanotubes and work down to 1.8 nm node sizes.
- Researchers build a quantum logic gate in silicon for the first time, making calculations between two qubits of information possible – and thereby clearing the final hurdle to making silicon quantum computers a reality.
- Chattanooga announces that a public utility will offer the world’s first 10 gigabit broadband service across a large community-wide territory.
- Researchers at Stockholm University develop a material for capturing CO2 in the presence of water.
- Sulfur-limonene polysulphide is used to synthesise a new material able to cheaply and efficiently absorb mercury pollution from soils and water.
- A new gene therapy cures muscular dystrophy in dogs, with human trials expected to follow in the next few years, according to researchers at the University of Missouri.
- U.S. physicists use lasers to create positrons – the antiparticle of electrons – in record numbers and density.
- Researchers at the University of Bristol create a tractor beam using “holograms” made of sound waves, able to move small objects from up to 40 cm away.
- NASA administrator, Charlie Bolden, presents the next steps for a human journey to Mars at the Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C..
- Researchers at the VUMC Cancer Center Amsterdam develop a blood test that, from a single drop of blood, can diagnose cancer with a probability of 97%, and about 6-8% probability of a false diagnosis, in healthy patients.
- A chemical that could potentially be used in eye drops to reverse cataracts, the leading cause of blindness, is identified by scientists at the University of California
- In a world first, gene-edited immune cells are used to treat ‘incurable’ leukaemia in a one-year-old girl.
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