The first investigation began when fifteen cases of children were recorded who were born either without palms (in one or both hands) or with severe deformities in their arms. The …
Stem cells
Stem cells are the primary type of cells that are created after fertilization, and in the course of organic development they differentiate to create the various organs. For biotechnologists, the …
Robotic surgery
The fact that an operating room (already now, even more so in the near future) will resemble to a large extent an assembly line of objects (photos on the cover …
Death is inevitable (for cyborgs and humans)
4 February 2018, Austin, Texas, final day of the annual BDYXAX summit (Human Augmentation, Transhumanism, and Biohacking conference). A canonical rendezvous for biohacking believers and advocates of “post-humanism.” On stage …
precision medicine: the personalization of medicine
The term “precision medicine” is relatively new and was mainly highlighted after 2011 thanks to a report by the U.S. national research council, which focused on the need for a …
body, pregnancy, recording, representation: the change of the “normal”
At the end of the ’60s, a pregnant young woman, a mother for the first time, carefully opens a leather-bound notebook with white pages. She notes the date and year …
nanotechnologies: some known unknowns…
The results of the research published online on May 6 in the Journal of Physical Chemistry C could constitute a major issue for broader disclosure: the characterization as a “public …
thalidomide
Thalidomide was introduced in 1957, first in West Germany, as a harmless tranquilizer by the pharmaceutical company Chemie – Grünenthal. The sedative was specifically advertised (among other things) to pregnant …
Zika: a dangerous virus or something more?
Microcephaly is a disorder in the development of the nervous system, resulting in restricted brain (and skull) growth. It manifests either prenatally or after birth (in the baby’s first years) …
vaccine for radioactivity
The sign on the barrels is unmistakable: radioactive waste. The promise of nuclear energy has been plagued by leaks for decades. No more. And not for the better… A multidisciplinary …
refrigerator jacket
The world and its inhabitants are looking for ways to slim down (at least until the fashionable items that will impose: lift and tuck to take another walk around the …
Fitter, happier, more productive… (about self-quantification)
Fitter, happier, more productiveComfortable, not drinking too muchRegular exercise at the gym 3 days a weekGetting on better with your associate employee contemporariesAt ease, eating wellSleeping well, no bad dreams, …