Six blind patients have had their eye-sight restored after undergoing pioneering stem cell transplants.read more | digg story

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Silicon Valley is experimenting with bacteria that have been genetically altered to provide renewable petroleum. ..the genetic alteration of bugs – very, very small ones – so that when they feed on agricultural waste such as woodchips or wheat straw,.

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A single cell is the most awesomely sophisticated molecular machine yet produced. A self-directing, self-replicating micro-factory capable of complex constructions, automated repair and even (like all good sci-fi-sounding devices) self-destruct. The...

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The Japanese car manufacturer Honda has begun the first ever commercial production of a hydrogen fuel-cell powered vehicle.read more | digg story

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Researchers today said they discovered a batch of three “super-Earths” orbiting a nearby star, and two other solar systems with small planets as well.read more | digg story

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