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Tomorrow's Medicine
sciam.com 1 week, 2 days agoOver the past few years researchers have taken advantage of unprecedented advances in biology, electronics and human genetics to develop an impressive new tool kit for protecting and improving human health. Sophisticated medical technology and complex data analysis are now on the verge of breaking free of their traditional confines in the hospital and computer lab and making their way into our daily lives. [More]
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Turning DNA Into A Hard Drive
latimes.com 4 days, 12 hours agoStanford's Drew Endy and his lab figured out a way to turn DNA into a rewriteable data storage device that can operate within a cell.Silicon-based computers are fine for typing term papers and surfing the Web, but scientists want to make devices that can work on a far smaller scale, recording data within individual cells. One way to do that is to create a microscopic hard drive out of DNA, the molecule that already stores the genetic blueprints of all living things.
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