CAR-T therapy: A panel of outside experts assembled by the FDA voted 10-0 Wednesday to recommend the approval of Novartis’ CAR-T therapy, called CTL019.This vote is considered a vital milestone for this class of experimental treatment, however the final decision will be made by Oct. 3.
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/novel-gene-therapy-for-leukemia-clears-fda-panel/
Color perception: Research shows that there is a strong biological component to color perception.
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-colors-innate-or-learned/
New Netflix movie shows the impact of climate change on Coral reefs.
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https://www.livescience.com/59804-chasing-coral-film-premieres-on-netflix.html
MIT creates a 3D print of a heart, which pumps blood by using ventricles just like a real heart.
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https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608287/3-d-printed-artificial-heart-beats-like-the-real-thing-but-isnt-much-use-yet/
Some spiders pretend to be ants in order to avoid being eaten.
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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/cu-wla071417.php
Only 25 percent of our genome is functional, according to a new study conducted by The University of Houston. These findings are in stark contrast to the ENCODE project findings which states that 80 percent of the human genome is functional.
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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/uoh-nlt071417.php
Acclaimed Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani dies of breast cancer aged 40.
The first woman to win the Maths' Fields Medal dies at the age of 40 from breast cancer.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-40617094
Nothing but the Tooth. Our favorite carnivorous dinosaurs probably weren't as skilled at killing prey as we expect. Carnivorous dinosaurs were not 'perfect killing machines' -they may not be as skilled at killing their prey as we thought.
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https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/laelaps/nothing-but-the-tooth/
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http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/01/12/509488977/marijuanas-health-effects-scientists-weigh-in
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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170112141254.htm
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/brain-activity-during-sleep-can-predict-when-someone-is-dreaming/
Robotics: An article about a new robot that is a tube and can be used in rescues
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https://www.newscientist.com/article/2141234-bioinspired-tube-robot-can-sneak-round-corners-and-turn-on-taps/
Physics: manipulating the spin of electrons. This could be a very big thing in the computers of the future but that is not explored thoroughly enough in the article. /ELN-2017juli20-link###
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170719100513.htm
Health: A sensor that can detect disease in human breath. Reminded me of the scanner from Star Trek. /ELN-2017juli20-link###
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170719100534.htm
Environment: They have calculated how much plastic has been made and the number is insane. Very interesting read but does not present a solution. /ELN-2017juli20-link###
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/07/19/538166682/plastic-is-everywhere-and-recycling-isnt-the-end-of-it
Energy: An update of the fusion project in France. Nothing new but this project always fascinates me. /ELN-2017juli20-link###
https://www.insidescience.org/video/future-fusion
Marijuana is not made by scientists, grows in nature.
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http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/01/12/509488977/marijuanas-health-effects-scientists-weigh-in
Our mind become unconscious while we are asleep. /JL-2017juli22-link###
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/brain-activity-during-sleep-can-predict-when-someone-is-dreaming/
Neural networks do not help to describe how the Atari 2600's microprocessor works. /JL-2017juli22-link###
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170112141254.htm
Teeth tell us our feeding behaviour.
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https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23531341-100-a-mouthful-of-history-how-teeth-reveal-our-evolutionary-past/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&cmpid=SOC%7CNSNS%7C2017-Echobox&utm_source=Twitter#link_time=1500203071
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