Posts Tagged: science

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Scientists Put Human Brains Cells Into Mice, Making Them Smarter

By Dan Seitz | 5 comments

It turns out mice with human brain cells are smarter than a normal mouse. And we engineered these mice, science, because...?

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The Internet Is Better At Discovering Drug Side Effects Than People Paid To Do It

The Internet Is Better At Discovering Drug Side Effects Than People Paid To Do It

By Dan Seitz

Google, it turns out, might actually be right about your drugs. Remember kids, only use Google-approved drugs.

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Well, Crap: Salty Diets May Aggravate Conditions Like Asthma

By Dan Seitz

It turns out your salty diet may be making it harder to breathe, or making conditions like multiple sclerosis worse. But why?

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Sweet Victory: Gene Therapy Cures Diabetes In Dogs

Sweet Victory: Gene Therapy Cures Diabetes In Dogs

By RoboPanda | 4 comments

Diabetic beagles were given gene therapy in the first study "to demonstrate a long-term cure for diabetes in a large animal model using gene therapy."

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Science Can Now Make Knots Out Of Fluids

Science Can Now Make Knots Out Of Fluids

By Dan Seitz | 2 comments

Yes, as in water. Science can make a knot out of that. Or at least they've laid the theoretical groundwork to do so.

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Mars Trip May Involve Filling Spaceship Walls With Poop

Mars Trip May Involve Filling Spaceship Walls With Poop

By Dan Seitz | 13 comments

The Inspiration Mission is a privately funded trip to Mars. And it will make creative use of turds.

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Science Makes The Spider-Sense A Reality

By Dan Seitz | 10 comments

A computer science nerd just built a suit that gives you Spider-Man's spider-sense. But it's more than just awesome cosplay: It may help save lives.

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