Month: August 2018
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Graphene Tested in Space Launch
The material graphene, studied for more than a decade on earth, is the subject of tests for its ability to withstand the rigors of space travel.
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Start-Up Developing Regenerative Liver Disease Treatments
A new enterprise founded by scientists, is underway developing treatments for advanced liver disorders that combine new drugs with cell and gene therapies to restore or replace liver functions.
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Hottest New Trends In Web Design
Here are just a few of the hottest trends being used by modern websites today
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Allergan Licensing Crispr for Inherited Eye Disease
Drug maker Allergan is acquiring the rights from Editas Medicine to develop an application of the genome-editing technology Crispr for the inherited eye disease Leber congenital amaurosis type 10.
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Precision Medicine Technique Devised for Brain Tumors
A process for quickly determining genetic mutations behind brain tumors and delivering a treatment addressing those mutations is shown to extend the survival of lab mice induced with those tumors.
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New Technology Hitting the Marketplace
To keep yourself up to date, here are a few different pieces of new technology that are hitting the marketplace now.
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Tiny Soft Robots Designed for Surgery, Diagnostics
Tiny robots resembling spiders, barely larger than a U.S. penny, are being designed with soft materials and microscale channels to aid in medical diagnostics and surgery in small, confined spaces.
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Biotechs Partner on Antibody, T-Cell Cancer Therapies in $100M Deal
Two biotechnology companies with complementary technologies plan to create treatments for cancer that harness and modify cells from the immune system delivered with benign viruses.
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Science of Selling – What Psychology Can Tells Us About Marketing
The psychology of shopping and buying behaviors show that certain marketing methods make us all incredibly susceptible to parting with our cash.
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In Case You Missed It …
If you want a preview of the impact artificial intelligence can make on our life and work, read our story this past week about a project at University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.