An experiment reducing the level of a chemical in rats’ brains offers a promising strategy for new obesity drugs.
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Doctors’ group alleges Merck chose animal tests over human tests to prove Vioxx was safe and effective.
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Love them or loath them, the plethora of social networking companies are raising dust in the VC world.
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P2P schemes make the big leap into the corporation.
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Instead of copying DNA in the billions and testing it in bulk, scientists are learning how to decode a single strand by passing it through a tiny hole -- a procedure called nanopore sequencing.
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Rather than broadcasting radio waves to cell phones, why not beam them to each one, with laserlike accuracy?
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To get cells to grow into tissue, a scientist is providing a framework made from so-called smart gels, which release growth factors just when they are needed.
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Augmented-reality devices move from science fiction to the commercial market.
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Researchers are exploring the use of living cells and micro-organs to warn of the presence of dangerous toxins and aid in the discovery of new drugs.
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At last, smart glass that comes with a dimmer switch.
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It's back to the future in the stratosphere of high-end stereos, where vacuum tubes rule again.
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"Augmented reality" -- the union of virtual reality and, well, reality -- may be coming soon to a headset near you.
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With new technology under development to make games more personal, Microsoft is getting serious about the gaming industry.
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Lab Rat: Sebastian Thrun, director of the Robot Learning Lab at Carnegie Mellon University, has developed the nurse of the future -- a five-foot-tall android named Flo.
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Lab Rat: Inside IBM's Planet Blue.
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Lab Rat: Nanotechnology isn't just science fiction anymore, thanks in part to companies like Zyvex.
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Lab Rat: Could quantum computers really make encryption unbreakable? When quantum computers actually come to market, that is.
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Lab Rat: Why the qubit is the next great hope for computing.
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Lab Rat: Novell wants to be the star of tomorrow's smarter networks.
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Lab Rat: David Salesin wins Siggraph award for preserving pen and ink, watercoloring techniques in the digital age.
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