Planet Google presents :: Doctors might soon be able to regrow injured muscles, tendons and bones without invasive surgery, simply by injecting a person’s own stem cells into the site of an injury. Veterinarians are already doing it with injured horses, and research into human applications is well under way.
The National Institutes for Health seem to think regenerating human muscle and bone using a person’s own adult stem cells is nearly ready for prime time. Last week, the NIH announced to its staff that it’s creating a bone marrow-stem cell transplant center within the National Institute for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.
Researchers at the NIH labs in Bethesda, Maryland, are already growing human muscle, cartilage and spinal disks in vitro. The tissue isn’t mechanically sound yet, says lead researcher Rocky Tuan, but that will come with further work.
"I have a piece of tissue that looks like a spinal disc, a san...
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Wired: What’s Inside: Stomach-Bubble-Bursting Mylanta ClassicFrom: feeds.feedburner.com
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Planet Google presents ::
Aluminum hydroxide
In the acidic confines of your stomach, Al(OH) 3 acts as a relatively strong base, with three hydroxide (OH-) groups eager to hook up with any excess hydrogen ions (H+) floating around. When combined, all those Hs and Os form harmless water. But too much aluminum can cause constipation, so Mylanta has to deploy a counterattack.
Magnesium hydroxide
You know Milk of Magnesia? The chalky white liquid ha...
more Wired: Gallery: San Francisco Cable Cars Still Humming on 19th-Century TechFrom: feeds.feedburner.com
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Planet Google presents :: : Photo: Emily Lang/Wired.com SAN FRANCISCO -- More than a century after their invention, cable cars still carry passengers up and over this city’s hills.
The picturesque mode of transport narrowly escaped extinction after the 1906 earthquake, which devastated the city as well as the cable car barn and tracks. New tracks were laid and the system was rebuilt -- despite the advent of more cost-effective electric streetcars -- partially due to cable cars&rsqu...
more Wired: <cite>Guitar Hero, Rock Band</cite> and the Rock ’n’ Roll Money MachineFrom: feeds.feedburner.com
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Planet Google presents ::
The booming success of the Guitar Hero and Rock Band franchises has dropped a bomb on the music biz. Record labels and rock stars alike are eyeing new revenue streams as gamemakers compete for musical talent, scramble to secure rights to original master tapes and bring in aging artists to re-record classic rock hits.
Activision Blizzard -- publisher of Guitar Hero , the groundbreaking videogame that lets wannabe rockers tap out songs on Les Paul-shape...
more Slashdot: Band Leaks Own Album, Blames PiratesFrom: feeds.feedburner.com
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Planet Google presents :: A Cow writes "When the hard rock band "BuckCherry" found out their latest single had leaked on BitTorrent, they didn’t try to cover it up or take the file down. No, instead, they issued a press release. After a bit of research, TorrentFreak found out the track wasn’t leaked by pirates, but by Josh Klemme, the manager of the band. In an attempt to cover their tracks, the press release was pulled, but it’s still available through Reuters and Google&rsq...
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