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  Bootstrapping Biotechnology: Engineers Cooperate to Realize Precision Grammar for Programming Cells

  March 14, 2013 — DNA sequences and statistical models have been unveiled that greatly increase the reliability and precision by which microbes can be ... > full story
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  Increase in Heavy Rainfalls Over Past 60 Years in Upper Midwest, US

  March 13, 2013 — Heavy rains have become more frequent in the upper Midwest over the past 60 years, according to a new stud. The trend appears to hold true even with the current drought plaguing the region, the ... > full story
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  New MRI Method Fingerprints Tissues and Diseases: Aims for Fast and Affordable Scans, Early and Quick Diagnoses

  March 13, 2013 — A new method of magnetic resonance imaging could routinely spot specific cancers, multiple sclerosis, heart disease and other maladies early, when they're most treatable, researchers say. Each body ... > full story
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  What Can Sports Teams Learn from the Manufacturing Industry? Plenty

  March 13, 2013 — What can sports teams learn from the manufacturing industry? Plenty, according to ... > full story
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  High-Resolution Endoscope as Thin as a Human Hair

  March 13, 2013 — Engineers have developed a prototype single-fiber endoscope that improves the resolution of these much-sought-after instruments fourfold over existing designs. The advance could lead to an era of ... > full story
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  New Technique Creates Stronger, Lightweight Magnesium Alloys

  March 13, 2013 — Researchers have developed a new technique for creating stronger, lightweight magnesium alloys that have potential structural applications in the automobile and aerospace ... > full story
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  Neuro-Magic: Magician Uses Magic Tricks to Study the Brain's Powers of Perception and Memory

  March 12, 2013 — A magician is using his knowledge of magic theory and practice to investigate the brain’s powers of ... > full story
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  How Earthquake Damage Can Impact Building Fire Safety Performance

  March 11, 2013 — Damage to building structural elements, elevators, stairs, and fire protection systems caused by the shaking from a major earthquake can play a critical role in the spread of fire, hamper the ability ... > full story
• Stem Cells
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  Designing Interlocking Building Blocks to Create Complex Tissues

  March 11, 2013 — A new “plug-and-play” method to assemble complex cell microenvironments is a scalable, highly precise way to fabricate tissues with any spatial organization or interest—like those ... > full story
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  Robots to Get Stroke Patients Back on Their Feet

  March 11, 2013 — Strokes are the most common cause of physical disability among the elderly. This often result in paralysis of one side of the body, and many patients suffer much reduced physical mobility and are ... > full story

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