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iGEM, or How to Build a Biological Organism in a Single Summer [Ask A Biogeek]io9 - Nov 20, 2008 The International Genetically Engineered Machine competition brings undergraduates from around the world to MIT's campus to share the results of a summer's worth of synthetic biology research. Each team tries to create … Also tagged: science, feature, top, biology, synthetic biology, igem |
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Three Horror Movies That Even a Scientist Could Love [Ask A Biogeek]io9 - Nov 6, 2008 As a scientist I have mixed feelings about SF-oriented horror, which tends to show my lab coat-wearing brethren as myopic, obsessive, morally challenged individuals or as humorless skeptics. When Fringe needed a … Also tagged: feature, top, horror, alien, re animator, mimic |
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Where Are My Medical Nanobots? [Ask A Biogeek]io9 - Oct 23, 2008 Reader Wendy asks: When will nanobots clean out my arteries? While medical molecular machines are not likely to appear in the clinic soon, there's a decent amount of research going into the development of nanoscale … Also tagged: medicine, nanotech, feature, top, fantastic voyage |
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What's the Future of Cancer Diagnosis? [Ask A Biogeek]io9 - Oct 9, 2008 I talked about the importance of early cancer diagnosis in a previous post, and reader Ian wrote back to ask for more detail. Early detection can be life-saving, but accuracy in these tests is also a serious problem - … Also tagged: cancer, medicine, science, feature, top, biology, mri |
io9 - Sep 18, 2008
Welcome back to Ask a Biogeek, a column where biology researcher Terry Johnson answers questions about biology — no matter how weird. Back when I discussed our unlikeliest futures as a species, one commenter added to …
Also tagged: star trek, evolution, stargate, babylon 5, lensman
io9 - Sep 4, 2008
Welcome back to Ask a Biogeek, a column where you ask biology researcher Terry Johnson any question you want — no matter how weird. Reader Charlie writes: How about an article on the current cutting edge cancer …
Also tagged: cancer, science, feature, top, nanotechnology
io9 - Aug 21, 2008
Welcome to Ask a Biogeek, a column where you ask UC Berkeley researcher Terry Johnson any question you want — no matter how weird. Reader Matthew asks: This is an odd question, but is there anything we're certain …
Also tagged: grey goo, feature, top, nanotechnology, universal translator, meal in a pill
io9 - Aug 7, 2008
Welcome to Ask a Biogeek, a column where you ask UC Berkeley researcher Terry Johnson any question you want — no matter how weird. There seems to be a strong correlation between my posting an article on a subject, and …
Also tagged: feature, top, cyborgs, cybernetics, implants, neuromancer
io9 - Jul 17, 2008
Welcome to Ask a Biogeek, a column where you ask UC Berkeley researcher Terry Johnson any question you want — no matter how weird. Reader Mairi proxies the following question: My mom wants to know when we're going to …
io9 - Jul 3, 2008
Welcome back to Ask a Biogeek, a biweekly column where UC Berkeley biology researcher Terry Johnson answers your questions, no matter how weird. Reader Mike asks: Can you speculate on what a silicon based lifeform …
Also tagged: star trek, feature, consciousness, top, alien, silicon based life