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The Blind Can See Again With An Implant The Size Of A Grain Of Salt

Posted in Hardware, Medicine, Science on 25th Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller

“To my knowledge, this is the first time that restoration of the ability to fluently read has ever been definitively shown in blind patients.”

Europe Aims To Visit This Large Asteroid When It Brushes By Earth In 2029

Posted in Science on 25th Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller

Apophis won’t hit Earth in 2029. Instead, it will pass by Earth very close. Apophis will be visible with the naked eye.

Project Wants To Sequence The DNA Of All Complex Life On Earth

Posted in Featured, Science, Software on 25th Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller

It seeks to genetically profile over a million plants, animals, and fungi.

What Can Cancer Research Learn From Agricultural Pest Management?

Posted in Medicine, Science on 25th Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller

Borrowing principles from pest management, researchers aim to extend the survival rate and quality of life for cancer patients.

Smoking Could Cause 300,000 Cancer Cases In UK By 2029, Study Finds

Posted in Medicine, Science on 25th Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller

MPs are being urged to back plans to make the UK the first country to eradicate smoking, as new figures suggest tobacco will result in almost 300,000 Britons getting cancer within the next five years.