Technology Review: Biomedicine Channel

Sept • Oct Issue
A Family Mystery, Solved by a Genome: By Emily Singer; Physicians can now use DNA sequencing to uncover the causes of rare genetic disorders.

Sept • Oct Issue
How to Remake Life: By Katherine Bourzac | 5 Comments; Venter Institute researchers have made the first viable cell with a synthetic genome.

A 'Kill Switch' for Rogue Microbes: By Katherine Bourzac | 08/20/2010 | 5 Comments; A new type of genetic switch gives bioengineers better control over microbes.

Graphene Could Improve DNA Sequencing: By Prachi Patel | 08/19/2010 | 2 Comments; The atom-thick material may be ideal for a new sequencing technique.

An Implantable Antenna: By Jennifer Chu | 08/18/2010 | 2 Comments; A prototype silk biosensor could someday alert doctors to signs of disease.

Heartbeats at the Speed of Light: By Lauren Gravitz | 08/16/2010 | 1 Comment; Laser pulses can control a beating heart without causing damage, and could lead to new kinds of pacemakers.

Tiny Probes Measure Signals Inside Cells: By Katherine Bourzac | 08/12/2010; Nanowire transistors could make better connections between the body and electronic devices.

Delivering More Drugs to Brain Tumors: By Lauren Gravitz | 08/10/2010; Combining ultrasound with magnetic particles could help advance treatments.

Connecting Electronic Medical Records: By Katharine Gammon | 08/09/2010 | 3 Comments; The power of search engines is applied to health-care data.

How to Keep Muscles Young: Eat Less Food: By Emily Singer | 08/06/2010 | 7 Comments; Caloric restriction and exercise slow muscle decline in mice.

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Jason Pontin | Cambridge, MA

Interesting - I just got a note on FB telling me the service was disabling 3rd party boxes on my profile page. So much for FB as a platform! 09/06/2010 03:45 PM
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carbonmind | Thompsonville, MA

India wants local servers from Google and RIM http://zd.net/dxvOVF 09/06/2010 10:36 AM
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Physicists Build A Memory That Stores Entanglement http://bit.ly/bjABIP 09/06/2010 09:00 AM