Scientists at the University of Manchester are currently working on a method to use inkjet nozzles to spray human cells. The cells would be the harvested from the patient and then grown to prevent rejection. The cells then can be sprayed in a way to grow to the desired shape and speed healing. So far the scientists have used this method to spray and grow human fibroblasts and osteoblasts and bovine chondrocytes.
A Stanford University researcher has gotten a preliminary go-ahead to create a mouse with a significant number of human brain cells as long as the creature behaves like a mouse, not a human.
The National Library of Medicine posts the first pencil sketch of the DNA double helix by molecular biologist Francis Crick.
Cyberkinetics Inc has begun government approved human testing of an implant to the human brain: The System consists of a sensor that is implanted on the motor cortex of the brain and a device that measures and interprets brain signals and translates these signals into useful computer control.
The Genetics Learning Center at the University of Utah features a tutorial on 'How to Extract DNA from Anything Living'. All it takes is 3 easy steps and you can do it at home!
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