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Scientists use stem cells to re-grow jawbone

Scientists hope to someday regenerate entire limbs from human stem cells… 1 Comment

Climate experts call sea level rise inevitable

At the Four Degrees and Beyond International Climate Conference held at Oxford University late last month, experts concluded that a rise of at least two meters in the world's sea levels is inevitable, no matter what carbon emission-reducing measures are put into place.… Post the First Comment

Nitric oxide reduces risk of stroke in aneurysm patients

Researchers working at the Hopkins School of Medicine have developed a novel treatment for a common, often fatal, condition that strikes down patients days after an aneurysm. … Post the First Comment

Physics Nobel rewards innovative engineering

Digital imaging and fiber optics are used by millions of people, and are both technologies that have radically altered human life.… Post the First Comment

Gene controlling brain nerve connections linked to autism

Researchers at Hopkins who are leading an international team have identified genes that may contribute to autism. Post a comment

New ebook readers hit the shelve

Tech Talk

Electronics companies are producing readers to give Amazon's Kindle a run for its money Post a comment

Cancer stem cells targeted to prevent relapse

This approach to cancer treatments could one day eliminate the possibility of cancer recurrence. Post a comment

Molecular marker reveals cancer lethality

A team of Hopkins scientists think that they have found a fatality marker in a severe and potentially fatal form of cancer Post a comment

Scientists predict ocean dead zones will double in a decade

"Dead Zones," areas in the ocean that contain so little oxygen that life cannot exist, have created a serious ecological horror. Even more troubling, these dead zones are expanding. Post a comment

New fossil gives insight into evolution of ear

Hearing is an essential evolutionary mechanism that is crucial to our continued existence, and the story of the ear is a long and convoluted one. Post a comment