Australia: Hospital to get first dedicated 3D tissue-printing facility
By Steve Dent From engadget Australian doctors foresee machines in operating theaters, “ready to print tissue as needed.” You still can’t get a 3D-printed liver transplant made from your own cells, but an Australian hospital is trying to push the…
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Zika Virus 2016 Update: World War 1 antiseptic can prevent spread?
By Susmita Pathak Mishra From Australian Network News Zika virus medical intervention has found that there is an old method of preventing the spread of the disease using Acriflavine antiseptic from World War I and II. What is Zika virus Acriflavine antiseptic?…
The [US] Navy can’t fire its awesome new gun because the rounds cost nearly $1 million each
Paul Szoldra From Business Insider The US Navy can’t fire its awesome new gun that can hit a target more than 70 miles away because the rounds are costing the service nearly a million bucks a piece. Just a couple weeks…
Blue coral snake venom is ridiculously potent and causes instant paralysis
By Josh Hrala, ScienceAlert From Business Insider While all venomous snake bites are a serious worry, most take longer than you’d expect to kill a fully grown human. That’s because venom typically works by slowing down the body’s vital systems…
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Lab-made meat startup Memphis Meats hopes to grow a Thanksgiving turkey
By Sarah Buhr From TchCrunch Memphis Meats sizzled onto the startup stage earlier this year with a lab-grown meatball. Now, it’s entertaining the idea of growing other meats — including turkey. The startup has created an Indiegogo campaign to save some…
Ancient mummified crocodile found to be harboring dozens of babies
ByJack Durschlag From Wn.com Researchers at a Swedish firm were recently astonished to discover dozens of mummified baby crocodiles hidden alongside a massive adult embalmed by ancient Egyptians around 2,500 years ago, IFL Science reported Tuesday. The 3-meter-long (10-foot-long) crocodile…
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A new supersonic jet, and more in the week that was
By Inhabitat From engadget Also have a look at Jaguar’s first electric vehicle Tesla currently makes the world’s best electric vehicles, but Jaguar’s first EV could give the automaker a run for its money. Meet the I-Pace: a svelte, stylish…
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How data science and rocket science will get humans to Mars
By Kapil Kedar From TechCrunch Kapil Kedar is the director of technical sales atAlpine Data. In a recent op-ed to CNN, President Obama re-affirmed America’s commitment to sending a manned mission to Mars. Think your data science challenges are too complicated?…
US Court: Lawsuit failed to show that Purina’s Beneful sickened thousands of dogs
By Chris Morran From Consumerist After determining that he could not accept the testimony of an expert witness, a federal court judge has handed a legal victory to Nestle Purina PetCare in a class action lawsuit that claimed the company’s…
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Florida Keys move ahead with trial of self-limiting, gene-modified mosquitoes
From Managed Care Trial targets the primary vector for Zika, dengue, and chikungunya viruses The Board of the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District has voted to approve the investigational agreement for use of self-limiting Friendly mosquitoes (Oxitec, Ltd.) in an…
