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Fundraising for a head transplant is going too slowly

The operation itself will cost more than 10 million euros, but Dr. Canavero promises to find them. Spiridonov (mainly for a trip to the neurosurgical congress in Annapolis) needs only $9,000, but in almost half of the allowable period, the benefactors have collected less than 10% of this amount.

29.04.2015
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The smallest donor

In the UK, doctors in April 2014 transplanted the kidneys of an infant to an adult, who lived only 100 minutes after birth due to a congenital defect.

27.04.2015
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Hairware – a curl for controlling electronic devices

Together with an artificial curl, a miniature Hairware device is attached to the head, which reacts to touches and, depending on their number and the program laid down, can turn on a TV and other household appliances.

17.04.2015
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Where to push the boundary of old age?

Scientists from the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) argue that old age should be determined not by absolute age, but by how much (on average in the country) a person has left to live.

17.04.2015
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OPG "GA-40"

The participants of the criminal group misled patients about the properties of GA-40, which was not registered in Russia and had not passed preclinical and clinical studies, as a drug for the treatment of cancer, hepatitis and other serious diseases.

07.04.2015
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Don't keep Your Genomes secret

Most people, especially those with familial genetic disorders, most likely realize that they will gain more from potential discoveries than they will lose by revealing their biological identity.

07.04.2015
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Money doesn't smell

Sewage sewage contains rare and expensive elements, including palladium, gold, silver and other metals. The income from the extraction of these metals will bring $13 million per year for every million residents of the city.

27.03.2015
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The "brain" of optical fibers

Researchers from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have developed a technology that, according to them, is capable of growing artificial "brains" very similar to human ones.

24.03.2015
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DNA fingerprints: a legal incident

The US Supreme Court refused to consider an appeal against the decision of a lower court in Maryland, the verdict of which was based on a DNA study of the defendant.

11.03.2015
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Google has taken a swing at immortality

Bill Maris– president of Google Ventures, promised to extend a person's life to 500 years. These words of his were immediately replicated by journalists.

10.03.2015
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Life Extension Party

Life expectancy in 2-3 decades, according to some forecasts, will grow to 100-120 years. Optimists want to live even longer. Pessimists, in the case of an excessive increase in life expectancy, portend an economic catastrophe.

02.03.2015
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On the same rake

On the one hand, one can only welcome when the authorities do not forget about innovations in difficult times. On the other hand, over the 8 years of its existence, Rusnano has repeatedly vandalized itself. However, the government will continue to finance its projects.

27.02.2015
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A million to the one who will live longer

Two leading scientists and businessmen engaged in prolonging human life made a bet among themselves: a million dollars (in shares) will go to the one of them who will live longer.

25.02.2015
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Telepathy for the paralyzed

Two groups of researchers are developing portable and inexpensive "telepathic" devices that will allow for the simplest dialogues with a paralyzed patient at the level of "yes" or "no" answers.

13.02.2015
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For loyalty to science

The Ministry of Education and Science presented the award "For Loyalty to Science" to projects that had the greatest impact on the popularization of science in Russia.

13.02.2015
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Queen Elizabeth Prize in Engineering – 2015

Professor Robert Langer from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology received a million pounds for the further development of a system for the targeted delivery of drugs and microchip implants.

11.02.2015