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Finally, Hospital Lighting Reminiscent Of A Cylon Base Ship
9:40AM Mark Wilson | Granted, the green-tinged fluorescence of most hospital rooms is by no means comfortable, but Philips’ solution, seen here, looks like an alien probe chamber — or so I’ve heard. More »
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The Lung Flute Lets You Play The Soulful Sounds Of Phlegm
7:40AM Adam Frucci | The Lung Flute isn’t an instrument, really. Instead, it’s a disgustingly awesome object that dislodges all the pesky mucus hanging out in your lungs. I want one. More »
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This Cyborg Life Gets Unplugged
7:06AM Mark Wilson | It’s time to wrap up last week’s theme, This Cyborg Life, a look into the future of the machine called Man. More »
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Cochlear Implants, Psychic Powers And Why Some People Reject The Bionic Life
8:00AM Anna Jane Grossman | There were some perks to dating a cyborg. More »
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5:00AM Aimee Mullins | Last year I met a beautiful five-year-old child, who had been born with neurofibramatosis (NF), causing her left leg to have extremely brittle bones. More »
Normal Was Never Cool: Inception Of Perception
5:00AM Aimee Mullins | Last year I met a beautiful five-year-old child, who had been born with neurofibramatosis (NF), causing her left leg to have extremely brittle bones. More »
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6:00AM Wilson Rothman | We are at a biological turning point: We can invent organisms to make our drugs and fuel, even recode our DNA. It’s easy to run away screaming, but author Michael Specter says we have to quit whining and face it. More »
Synthetic Biology: Why Not Pursuing It Is Dangerous
6:00AM Wilson Rothman | We are at a biological turning point: We can invent organisms to make our drugs and fuel, even recode our DNA. It’s easy to run away screaming, but author Michael Specter says we have to quit whining and face it. More »
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Meat Band-Aids And Mass Production Of Living Tissue
2:00AM Mark Wilson | I’m touching a wet slab of protein, what feels like a paper-thin slice of bologna. It’s supple, slimy, but unlike meat, if you were to slice it down the centre today, tomorrow the wound would heal. It’s factory-grown living tissue. More »
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NeuroStar TMS Depression Therapy System Gets FDA Approval
5:40PM Sean Fallon | Last year, Neuronetics’ NeuroStar TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) Therapy system became the first device of its kind to be cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating depression. Although, the similarity to a dentist chair was probably not a great idea. More »
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Aussie Scientists Are Hard At Work Growing Bigger Boobs
1:40PM Sean Fallon | Even though there are benefits to artificial enhancement, sometimes “natural” is the way to go. Imagine if plastic surgeons could grow boobs instead of relying on traditional implants? It could happen sooner than you think. More »
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Want To Upgrade Yourself? Head To The Bionic Body Shop
11:00AM Rosa Golijan
Vagus Nerve Stimulation: $US95,000. Deep Brain Stimulation: $US40,000. Sacral Nerve Stimulation: $US16,000. I don’t need most of these things (or even know what they are), but I’d still love a spending spree in the Bionic Body Shop. More »
