The scientists of the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), a biomedical research institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), along with their colleagues of the Nanyang Technological University, National University of Singapore, Princeton University and Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School have newly found out that the viruses that “invaded” the human genome millions [...]
Continue reading...1. July 2010
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In accordance with the researchers from the Regenerative Medicine and the Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University and the Centre for Stem Cell Biology, a gene which was shown to play a part in the process of aging seems to play an important role in regulating the differentiation of embryonic stem cells. In the research [...]
Continue reading...30. June 2010
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A team of scientists from Yale University states that it has accomplished a crucial initial step in the regeneration of completely functional lung tissue that can replace gas, which is the main role of the lungs. Their papers were published in the June issue of Science Express. Lung disease is responsible for nearly 400,000 deaths [...]
Continue reading...22. June 2010
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The spirit of optimism is expanding widely in our age of unreason. This is bringing change in practices, ideologies, action and a more universal attitude towards science and technology. Apartheid, communist societies and slavery are a few examples of obsolete social, economic and political systems. They are being left behind with all its sorrows and [...]
Continue reading...15. June 2010
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Life is a journey of desirable and undesirable events. Remember, while you are reading this sentence, more than 10 people will pass away. This includes helpless children as well as those suffering from an extreme agony. In the span of a day, 2,700 children are killed by measles; 6,000 children die from diarrhea; 1,400 women [...]
Continue reading...14. June 2010
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Aubrey de Grey is an impressive research but considered by many as a maverick scientist. The truth is that he might be holding the key solution for boosting longevity to unimaginable heights. He outshines the crowd when it comes to advocating an astounding pathway towards healthier and longer life. It is through his non-profit institution [...]
Continue reading...13. June 2010
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A study showed that mice with decreased body temperature tended to live longer than their peers. The research is offering new ways to boost longevity of genetically engineered mice. Their life span increased with as much as 20 percent in comparison to normal mice. The newly engineered mice were set with a body temperature which [...]
Continue reading...6. June 2010
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Finally, a gene therapy that is able to effectively treat heart failure has been discovered. At Mount Sinai School of Medicine, a group of researchers used SERCA2a (a product by MYDICAR®) to generate the expression of an enzyme that promotes a failing heart to pump better. In phase II of the study, it was shown [...]
Continue reading...3. June 2010
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The taken for granted issues are nowadays more frequently being challenged. As it was said in the film by Steve Martin, “The Man with Two Brains “You’re playing God”, “Somebody has to!”” this shows how perceptions are altering. The debate whether we should or should not play “GOD” is an increasingly tense topic. Many humanists [...]
Continue reading...2. June 2010
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Life extension is considered by many as a natural phenomenon. However, science has an important contribution in the rise in longevity. It is soon expected that science will be able to elevate life expectancy from eighty to a hundred and thereafter a thousand. Bruce Klein is a transhumanist and the founder of Imminist (The Immortality [...]
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2. July 2010
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