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New formulation of ibuprofen may be superior for pain relief than the current version
Move over aspirin, a new formulation of ibuprofen might prove to be a "wonder drug." In a research report published online in The FASEB Journal, scientists used mice and rats to show that ibuprofen arginate may allow people to take higher doses without the cardiovascular side effects that are associated with current formulations found in over the counter products. In addition to being better tolerated, ibuprofen arginate also is released into the bloodstream more rapidly than the current formulations, likely providing faster pain relief.
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Jet fuel may be grown on iconic Aussie gum trees
Scientists are a step closer to using Australia's iconic gum trees to develop low-carbon renewable jet and missile fuel. (Sept. 19, 2016)
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Synthetic Stingray May Lead To A Better Artificial Heart
Using gold, silicone and heart cells from a rat, scientists have made a tiny artificial stingray. The engineering involved in propelling it could help make a heart that's more than a mechanical pump.
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Stem Cell Technique Could Regenerate Any Human Tissue Damaged By Aging or Disease
A team led by the University of New South Wales says that a stem cell therapy capable of regenerating any human tissue could be available within a few years.
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This scientist found a way to make battery parts with bread mold
Fungi can do all kinds of weird tricks — even make battery parts.
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Noted futurist predicts disease-fighting computers as small as blood cells in 25 years
A famed futurist who foresees a day when and human and artificial intelligence merge and nanobots battle disease spoke to CBC's Duncan McCue about what lies ahead.
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Why Hacking DNA Is the Secret of Deep-Space Travel
Scientists worldwide are rapidly increasing their ability to genetically re-engineer plants, animals, and microbes. Amor Menezes, an aerospace engineer and synthetic biology researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, argues that augmented organisms could transform long-term human space missions. Menezes and his research team just published an outline in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface on the six most promising applications for such engineered organisms. Here's how...
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Evidence of Polyethylene Biodegradation by Bacterial Strains from the Guts of Plastic-Eating Waxworms
Polyethylene (PE) has been considered nonbiodegradable for decades. Although the biodegradation of PE by bacterial cultures has been occasionally described, valid evidence of PE biodegradation has remained limited in the literature. We found that waxworms, or Indian mealmoths (the larvae of Plodia interpunctella), were capable of chewing and eating PE films... (2014)
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Mylan, Theranos, and Valeant Resort to Unsavory Governance Practices
Investors have suspended their judgment and blessed unsavory practices at firms like Mylan, Theranos, Valeant, and Turing Pharmaceuticals. By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld.
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Synthetic biology lures Silicon Valley investors
Tech funders warm to start-ups that use microbes in manufacturing.
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A Bad Bet on Synthetic Biology
Earlier this month, the international food conglomerate Cargill chose the famous Las Vegas Strip to introduce what it hopes will be its next blockbuster product: EverSweet, a stevia sweetener that contains no stevia. What happened in Vegas should stay in Vegas. By Silvia Ribeiro and Jim Thomas.
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Scientists unveil a new process for on-demand biomanufacturing of designer proteins
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These Superhumans Are Real and Their DNA Could Be Worth Billions
Drug companies are exploiting rare mutations that make one person nearly immune to pain
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Biotech firm creates fake rhino horn to help save real rhinos
A San Francisco biotech startup has managed to 3 D print fake rhino horns that carry the same genetic fingerprint as the actual horn. It plans to flood Chinese market with these cheap horns to curb poaching.
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Needle Injects Healing Electronics into the Brain : DNews
Tiny mesh electronics stuffed into a needle are injected into brain, where they could repair damage or deliver therapeutic stem cells.
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Brain-Controlled Bionic Legs Are Finally Here
No, really. Amputees have been testing them for over a year
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B.C. doctor says perfect vision possible with Bionic Lens
Imagine being able to see three times better than 20/20 vision without wearing glasses or contacts -- even at age 100 or more -- with the help of bionic lenses implanted in your eyes.
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Drugs: Regulate 'home-brew' opiates
The research community and the public require a fast, flexible response to the synthesis of morphine by engineered yeasts, urge Kenneth Oye, Tania Bubela and J. Chappell H. Lawson.
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Pain-blocking organic electronic implant less than a decade away for human use - Factor
A tiny device that blocks severe pain caused by nerve damage is set to be implanted in sufferers of the condition within five to ten years, according to its creators from Linköping University (LiU) and Karolinska Institutet (KI) in Sweden.
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Condom of the future feels 'better than nothing at all'
A group of scientists in Australia is developing a series of condoms which it claims could feel even better than wearing nothing at all.
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