Genetics
1979 Anthrax Genome Sequence Generated by Deep DNA Sequencing Methods medindia.net
Using deep DNA sequencing methods researchers from the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Northern Arizona University (NAU) have generated the anthrax genome sequence from the victims of the 1979 anthrax outbreak in Sverdlovsk, Russia cbsnews, when it was part of the USSR.
Stem-Cell
Experimental stem cell therapy helps restore paralyzed man's movement foxnews
Today, three months after receiving the therapy, Boesen can feed himself, use his cellphone and operate his motorized wheelchair, according to Fox 5 Atlanta. He also can write his name, and hug family and friends.
Death
Can Anything Live Forever? forbes
There was a point in time not so long ago when scientists believed cells could exist forever. By the 1920s Alexis Carrel eugenicsarchive.ca, a Nobel Prize winning surgeon, had been cultivating chicken heart cells in a laboratory at the Rockefeller Institute in New York City for years. He and his co-author Albert Ebeling claimed they were able to trace continuous, unchanging growth of the same cells for over three decades. This research seemed to underscore that in cell culture, untouched by the outside world, vertebrate cells were immortal.
For decades though, this research could not be repeated, severely undermining the work of Carrel and Ebeling. In the 1950s, biologist Leonard Hayflick nature dedicated his life to understanding the aging and decay of cells. He found that telomeres (the regions at the end of chromosomes) in cells shorten a small amount each time a cell divides until there is nothing left to pull apart. This is now known as the Hayflick limit. It seems that Carrel and Ebeling’s original experiment was in some way contaminated, making the chicken heart cells look like they were indestructible. But is every last living cell on Earth doomed to decay?
Paul reminded believers in Romans that it is not just we who are looking forward to the return of Christ, but that even creation itself waits because it has been subjected to futility (Romans 8:18-25). All things die because of man's rebellion against our Creator. However, when Jesus came and died and was resurrected, we can say that the beginning of the end of the curse came as well. Creation is not yet restored, and all things that are alive today are heading towards death, but those who are believers and no longer under His wrath for our sin can look forward with great anticipation of the day when there will be no more death!
North Korea
North Korea nuclear test: South would reduce Pyongyang 'to ashes' bbc
A military source told the Yonhap news agency every part of Pyongyang "will be completely destroyed by ballistic missiles and high-explosives shells [if it shows any signs of mounting a nuclear attack]".
Also see North Korea ready for another nuclear test any time reuters
Austria
Austria presidential election: Faulty envelope glue delays re-run bbc
Mr Sobotka said on Monday that he had no choice but to ask parliament to introduce a new law allowing the election to be postponed over the technical issue.
Austria news doesn't reach here often, so as as a quick reminder: this delays a re-do election because the first election results were thrown out over fraud concerns (relating to mail, as well). See the earlier story here.
Big Brother
Chinese lecturer to use facial-recognition technology to check boredom levels among his students telegraph.co.uk
His technique produces a “curve” for each student showing how much they are either “happy” or “neutral”, and that data can indicate whether they are bored, he said.
Robots
These Tiny Robots Adapt To Avoid Collisions, Outclassing Most Of Humanity forbes v
Researchers from Georgia Tech’s Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Machines gatech.edu have developed algorithms that let robots avoid collisions in the moment without compromising their primary tasks (and which make the team’s Khepera III bots, at least, look like they’re folk-dancing). When they’re mobile, autonomous machines typically rely on surveilled info about their surroundings to avoid colliding with obstacles by a certain distance; however, the generous ‘safety bubbles’ their programming demands will often bring things to a halt when multiple robots meet, the team says.
Tech
New wheelchair lets you cruise through town standing reuters v
UPnRIDE upnride needs to pass two clinical trials, one with the U.S. veteran association in New York, to help it get regulatory approval and ensure health insurance companies can assist customers with the hefty price tag.
Research
MIT Invented a Camera That Can Read Closed Books gizmodo v
In its current form the terahertz camera can accurately calculate distance to a depth of about 20 pages, but it can only distinguish characters on a page to a depth of about nine pages. The device also requires the paper used to have some degree of transparency. However, as the detectors and emitters used are further refined, the researchers feel their system could be a fantastic tool for museums or other facilities who want to explore and catalog historical documents, without actually having to touch or open them, and risk damage.
World's First 'Nanofish' Coming to Swim Drugs Up Your Bloodstream gizmodo v
Developed by Jinxing Li and his team at the University of California, these new nanobots are 100 times smaller than a grain of sand and consist of tiny gold and nickel segments that are connected with silver hinges. An external magnet is used to manipulate the nickel and create a waving motion to propel the bot forward. The speed and direction of the little swimmer is determined by the orientation and strength of the magnetic field.
Others...
The Most Amazing Bowling Story Ever dmagazine
In a bowling alley one night, Bill Fong came so close to perfection that it nearly killed him.
Roman road found underneath shop basement in Rochester High Street kentonline.co.uk
Would you brave China's new tourist attraction - a swing on the edge of a 1,000 foot high cliff? independent.co.uk v
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