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Posted on May 4, 2017

Republican-led US House votes to repeal Affordable Care Act

The bill now needs to be debated in the Senate, but could cost millions of people their health insurance if it passes
Posted on May 3, 2017

Want a True Bionic Limb? Good Luck Without Machine Learning

Want a True Bionic Limb? Good Luck Without Machine Learning
Conscious thought is holding back the cyborg revolution. Which is why the next generation of prosthetics will use computer vision and neural nets instead. The post Want a True Bionic Limb? Good Luck Without Machine Learning appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on April 30, 2017

What if You Could Grow a Baby in a Bottle?

What if You Could Grow a Baby in a Bottle?
An artificial womb to help premies makes you wonder where the technology could go next. The post What if You Could Grow a Baby in a Bottle? appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on April 27, 2017

Who’ll Be the First to Meld With the Machines? Diabetics

Who’ll Be the First to Meld With the Machines? Diabetics
Five years ago, the feds would never let a computer deliver a drug that could kill you. Then they approved the artificial pancreas. The post Who'll Be the First to Meld With the Machines? Diabetics appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on April 18, 2017

How a Single Gene Could Become a Volume Knob for Pain

How a Single Gene Could Become a Volume Knob for Pain
Her skin is perpetually on fire. He can't even feel a bone break. Together they might hold the key to ending America's opioid epidemic. The post How a Single Gene Could Become a Volume Knob for Pain appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on April 13, 2017April 19, 2017

Fast CRISPR test easily detects Zika and antibiotic resistance

A method that uses the gene-editing tool CRISPR to recognise certain DNA sequences could make it quick and cheap to test for pathogens or genetic variants
Posted on April 10, 2017

Pricey Technology Is Keeping People Alive Who Don’t Want to Live

Pricey Technology Is Keeping People Alive Who Don’t Want to Live
Opinion: Some medical technology is improving life and worsening death. The post Pricey Technology Is Keeping People Alive Who Don’t Want to Live appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on April 4, 2017

The Scientists Trying to Keep Zika Out of Your Placenta

The Scientists Trying to Keep Zika Out of Your Placenta
Because if scientists can prevent virus transmission in utero, they can prevent Zika's devastating birth defects. The post The Scientists Trying to Keep Zika Out of Your Placenta appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on March 29, 2017

Supercomputers Are Stocking Next Generation Drug Pipelines

Supercomputers Are Stocking Next Generation Drug Pipelines
A new model incorporates protein, drug, and clinical data to better predict which genes are most likely make proteins that drugs can bind to. The post Supercomputers Are Stocking Next Generation Drug Pipelines appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on March 29, 2017

Supercomputers Are Stocking Next Generation Drug Pipelines

Supercomputers Are Stocking Next Generation Drug Pipelines
A new model incorporates protein, drug, and clinical data to better predict which genes are most likely make proteins that drugs can bind to. The post Supercomputers Are Stocking Next Generation Drug Pipelines appeared first on WIRED.

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