September 30, 2014

Weekly Biomedicine Newsletter

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Zaps to Spinal Cord Have Rats Walking Again

Controlled by software, paralyzed rats walk and climb stairs.

 
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EmTech: Record Number of Genomes Sequenced in 2014

Record number of genomes being decoded, but cost of DNA sequencing might not fall much further, says Illumina president.

 

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EmTech: How to 3-D Print Complex Kidney Parts

A breakthrough in printing blood vessels is enabling a new approach to printing organs.

 
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EmTech: Risks of Gene-Editing Drugs Need Study

One of the inventors of gene editing says scientists should proceed cautiously before testing it in people.

 
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EmTech: Three Questions with a “Meat Brewer”

Modern Meadow’s CEO explains how he’ll culture leather and make steak from giant vats brewing muscle and skin cells.

 
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Human Contact Patterns in High Schools Hint at Epidemic Containment Strategies

The first study of contact patterns between high school students suggests new ways to halt the spread of disease.

 
 

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Seven Stories You Shouldn’t Miss (Week Ending September 27, 2014)

Another chance to catch the most interesting, and important, articles from the previous week on MIT Technology Review.

 
 

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Recommended from Around the Web (Week Ending September 27, 2014)

A roundup of the most interesting stories from other sites, collected by the staff at MIT Technology Review.

 
 

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EmTech: Trying to Recapture the Spirit of MIT’s Building 20

A shoddily constructed building meant to be temporary survived for 55 years because some of MIT’s most significant postwar research happened there. What does that tell us about what architecture should do?

 
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