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Discovery of 'bioelectric' arteries opens path to heart disease treatment

Bionic eyes and limbs made television's six million dollar man an icon, but new research suggests our existing biological structure already exhibits a valuable electrical property. Scientists have found that ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

MRSA in livestock acquired drug resistance on the farm, now infects humans

Researchers have discovered that a strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria that humans contract from livestock was originally a human strain, but it developed resistance to antibiotics once i ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

More than bacon: Genetic alterations in pig tissue may allow for human transplantation

A sizzling genetic discovery by Chinese scientists may one day allow pig tissue to be transplanted successfully into humans. Their research presented in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology represents a major step forward toward ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers explore curing diabetes with animal transplants

The descendents of Abraham are ready. They were born inside a cinderblock bubble in an anonymous building surrounded by fields in western Wisconsin.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1