Technology Review: Biomedicine Channel

Making Spider-Strength Materials: By Katherine Bourzac | 08/03/2010 | 10 Comments; Genetically modified bacteria can produce enough proteins for super-strong spider silk.

Clear CT Scans with Less Radiation: By Prachi Patel | 08/02/2010 | 4 Comments; Researchers are devising new ways to get the same results with fewer x-rays.

Growing Organs and Helping Wounds Heal: By Nidhi Subbaraman | 08/02/2010; A strong, stretchy material could provide a scaffold for growing organs or making wounds heal faster.

Helping Joints Regrow Themselves: By Karen Weintraub | 07/29/2010 | 3 Comments; A chemical-infused scaffold generates new tissue by attracting stem cells.

Glucose Monitors Get Under the Skin: By Emily Singer | 07/29/2010; Implantable devices work in diabetic pigs for over a year--human tests could be next.

Speeding Up Diagnosis of Infectious Disease: By Emily Singer | 07/28/2010 | 1 Comment; A startup is developing sequencing-based tests that could detect infections within 24 hours.

Genetic Tests Get Bad Grades: By Emily Singer | 07/23/2010 | 7 Comments; A federal investigation finds conflicting test results and false marketing claims.

The Doctor Will Record Your Data Now: By David Talbot | 07/23/2010 | 11 Comments; With the rules finally set for health IT stimulus money, now comes the long march to implementation.

Fine-tuning Cancer Treatments: By Emily Singer | 07/21/2010; Drug companies are harnessing new knowledge of cancer genetics.

Reprogrammed Stem Cells Remember Their Past: By Lauren Gravitz | 07/20/2010 | 4 Comments; Engineered stem cells carry markers of their former identities--a trait that could hinder research into diseases.

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Jason Pontin | Cambridge, MA

Interesting - I just got a note on FB telling me the service was disabling 3rd party boxes on my profile page. So much for FB as a platform! 09/06/2010 03:45 PM
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carbonmind | Thompsonville, MA

India wants local servers from Google and RIM http://zd.net/dxvOVF 09/06/2010 10:36 AM
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Physicists Build A Memory That Stores Entanglement http://bit.ly/bjABIP 09/06/2010 09:00 AM