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Blindness is one of the most debilitating conditions that can severely impact people’s ability to lead independent lives. Bionic Vision Australia is a national consortium of researchers working together to develop a bionic eye that can help restore sigh… more »

  iBGStar™ is the first blood glucose monitoring system to connect directly to your iPhone® or iPod touch®. It was created for your on-the-go lifestyle so you can manage your diabetes information — anytime, anywhere. Click here to be notified when… more »

Dr. Mark Post, a vascular biologist at the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands, is one of a handful of scientists around the world working on the problem of cultivating meat artificially in a laboratory. The idea is to find a way to create the m… more »

A team of US and Finnish bioengineers have embedded an antenna, radio receiver, control circuitry, and LED into a wearable contact lens. The technology is currently being tested by rabbits, in their research lab at the University of Washington, Seattle.… more »

Playing video games, or sitting at the computer too long can kill you! A 20 year old English man died in May after spending all night playing games on his Xbox 360. His family is now campaigning to raise awareness about the risk to those who spend long… more »

Having 2 family members that have had an organ transplant, I do a bit of research on the subject.  Today I stumbled upon a story about a Chinese boy who gave up his kidney by selling in China's black market... Reason?  For an iPad2!  Iron… more »