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Facebook moves to help organ donations

Facebook on Tuesday unveiled an initiative to use the vast social network to help connect organ donors with people who need life-saving transplants.

Technology / Internet

created May 01, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Easily 're-programmable cells' could be key in creation of new life forms

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Nottingham are leading an ambitious research project to develop an in vivo biological cell-equivalent of a computer operating system.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Diseases and sex: The cocktail maintaining immune gene variation

The great variation of a specific form of immune genes makes organ transplants so complicated. On the other hand, we need such a great variability in order to resist infectious diseases. This is why it also ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cure of ADPKD by selection for spontaneous genetic repair events in Pkd1-mutated iPS cells

A research group including Kyoto University researchers demonstrates that mouse iPS cells, in which genetic correction occurs spontaneously through mitotic recombination, is selectable from the population of genetically mutated ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Yelp prices IPO at $15 a share as questions loom

(AP) -- Yelp is set to make its stock market debut Friday after pricing its initial public offering above its targeted range, a sign of strong investor demand for a slice of the 8-year-old online reviews site ...

Technology / Business

created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0