Pulse Newsletter
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Noninvasive BCI for Paralyzed Persons
Noninvasive Brain-Computer Interfacing (BCI) technology (see below) could allow paralyzed patients to control their environment or robotic limbs using their ...
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Finding and Zapping Spreading Cancer Cells
A new device called Cytophone (see below) integrates diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities, using the same laser to detect and kill ...
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The Perils and Promises of CRISPR Gene Editing
Six months ago, a Chinese scientist announced (see Pulse 89, 90) that he had used CRISPR gene editing to alter ...
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Cells Are Like Reconfigurable Computer Chips
Cells in the body are wired like computer chips to direct signals that instruct how they function, research suggests, scientists ...
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Physical Activity Linked to Mental Wellbeing
Frontier biomedical research continues to advance, as shown by the recent news summaries below. But we shouldn’t forget what we ...
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Biotech Advances But Regimen Adherence Is Poor
Science fiction-like breakthroughs in healthcare and biotech may not happen each week, but this doesn’t mean things aren’t advancing in ...
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DNA Switch for Whole-Body Regeneration
Harvard researchers have found that a master control gene, called "early growth response" (EGR), controls the process of whole-body regeneration in ...
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Another HIV Remission Confirms Therapy Option
Scientists have reported the achievement of sustained remission from HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS, in a patient (see below). ...
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Realism for the Present, Enthusiasm for the Future
Welcome to the 100th issue of Pulse! Over the last two years, we have brought to your attention a selection ...
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CRISPR Could Create Superintelligent Humans
Two Chinese twins, called Lulu and Nana, reportedly had their genes modified before birth (see Pulse 89, 90) by Chinese ...
