http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/168265#.UdIGL4zD-71
Technology
Body-Double: Lifelike Android Demo’d at Futuristic Conference
“Collectively, Ishiguro’s work pushes the boundaries of what he called “trans humanity,” where the line between humans and technology disappears. After all, he asked, what is a human?”
http://news.yahoo.com/body-double-lifelike-android-demoed-futuristic-conference-040139620.html
Doctors save Ohio toddler by ‘printing’ him an airway tube
Scientists Revolutionize Creation of Genetically Altered Mice to Model Human Disease
Full article is linked below the two quoted paragraphs.)
“This breaks down the definition of model organism,” says Wang, a postdoctoral researcher in Jaenisch’s lab. “So now, even with limited resources, any animal with established embryo manipulation procedures could be the subject of genome engineering. With many of the animals’ genomes that have been sequenced, we could use this technology to establish efficient genetic manipulations in more species, to study the unique biology of each, and to learn more about evolution.”
Thus, Wang, Yang, and Shivalila have used CRISPR/Cas to create mouse models only, but the team is excited broaden its application to other animals.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130502131716.htm
Printable Functional ‘Bionic’ Ear Melds Electronics and Biology
“The design and implementation of bionic organs and devices that enhance human capabilities, known as cybernetics, has been an area of increasing scientific interest,” the researchers wrote in the article which appears in the scholarly journal Nano Letters. “This field has the potential to generate customized replacement parts for the human body, or even create organs containing capabilities beyond what human biology ordinarily provides.”
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130501193208.htm
Robotic insects make first controlled flight
World’s First Genetically-Modified Babies Born in the United States
Has anyone else seen other articles about this, or anything on TV news?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-43767/Worlds-GM-babies-born.html
Tiny computer inside the body could treat disease
Russian Fireball Won’t be Last Surprise Asteroid Attack
Russian Meteorite
Simply put, a meteorite is an asteroid that has entered Earth’s atmosphere. Interesting incident – tragic that there are injuries
http://www.livescience.com/27170-meteorite-blast-russia.html
Several video clips of the meteorite … one even says “UFO?” in the caption! Interesting incident that sadly has injured many and caused a lot of damage. It’s unclear how much accurate info will actually come out of Russia about this.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/footage-russia-meteor-highlights-chaos-confusion-151744816.html
A solar ‘superstorm’ is coming and we’ll only get 30-minute warning
3D-Printed Human Embryonic Stem Cells Created for First Time
Convergence of Truth says: It’s being done … does that make it ethical?
http://news.yahoo.com/3d-printed-human-embryonic-stem-cells-created-first-165551783.html