Scientists Continue to Work on Reversing the Aging Process
Since humanity first walked the Earth, people have dreamed of staying young longer. While the average lifespan and almost every
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Rewriting Your Genome
Imagine being able to cure genetic diseases like hemophilia in living patients by editing their genetic code. Furthermore, imagine that
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The Accelerating World of Drug Discovery and Commercialization
In a rapidly aging, increasingly affluent world, discovery and commercialization of new and more effective drugs is one of the
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Addressing the U.S. Physician Shortage
At just the moment when an aging American population is forecast to need a far larger pool of medical talent,
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Synthetic Biology Moves into the Real World
Synthetic biology is at the very cutting edge of the Digital Revolution and may even form the foundation for the
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Amazing World of Telemedicine
In 1966, the hand-held “tricorder” featured on NBC’s new series Star Trek seemed as fanciful as traveling across the galaxy
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Repairing and Augmenting the Brain
Science is just beginning to understand how the brain works. However, breakthroughs at even this early stage are pointing the
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