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Al-Qaeda Suicide Terror: Bombs 'implanted among internal organs'
2014-07-04 09:40:27| Airlines - Topix.net
HAS jihadist group al Qaeda evolved and developed a new "stealth suicide bomber" capable of slipping past all airport security measures? Most of the Islamic fanatics' deviant weapons have so far been caught "at the gate" by airport security systems.
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DNA 'Glue' May Someday Repair Damaged Organs
2013-09-12 00:46:30| TechNewsWorld
Researchers at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University have found a way to trigger the self-assembly of tiny water-filled gel-like cubes into larger structures, a discovery that could lead to practical applications in tissue engineering. The scientists developed the self-assembling system by programming DNA to act as a glue that guides the hydrogels into the larger structures.
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Regenerated human heart tissue beats on its own, leads towards replacement hearts and other organs
2013-08-14 13:44:43| Extremetech
A team of scientists at the University of Pittsburgh have hit the mother lode: They've grown human heart tissue that can beat on its own (video below). The process, involving decellularized mouse hearts and induced pluripotent stem cells, is equal parts beautiful and insane -- and one of the biggest breakthroughs in modern medicine to boot.
3D printing with stem cells could lead to printable organs
2013-02-06 01:31:13| CNET News.com
A potentially breakthrough 3D-printing process using human stem cells could be the precursor to printing organs from a patient's own cells. [Read more]
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