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The dawn of biohybrid robotics is here.

The new field of biohybrid robotics involves the use of living tissue amalgamated with robotic structures. Muscle is one such potential component of these robots, hopefully providing independent energy
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New olfactory receptor identified in the human bladder and bladder cancer.

Manual body regulation is a relative new theory which explores controlling the body, and its related processes via neurons, neuronal colonies, and neuron-like cells supplanted throughout our systems manually. Olfactory
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Biomimetic nanobots clear bacteria and toxins from blood.

With the rapid advancement of robotic research, it has become increasingly interesting and important to develop biomimetic micro- or nanorobots that translate biological principles into robotic systems. Now, a study
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Researchers develop an ingestible bacteria-on-a-chip to diagnose disease.

Biomolecular monitoring in the gastrointestinal tract could offer rapid, precise disease detection and management, however, it is impeded by access to the remote and complex environment. Now, a study from
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Living drug factories can be implanted to produce insulin for months.

In patients with diabetes, the immune system attacks the pancreas, eventually leaving patients without the ability to naturally control blood sugar. These patients must carefully monitor the amount of sugar
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Genetic ‘dial’ to control body size in pigs identified.

Transplants save thousands of lives every year, however, there is an acute shortage of human donors. This shortage has led to attempts to develop animal organs that can be transplanted
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Researchers use non-invasive ‘diagnostic pill’ to detect breast cancer in mice.

Cancer therapy has been rapidly advancing toward molecular characterization, however, screening technology such as mammograms can be painful and generally rely on anatomical differences that have several limitations. These include
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World’s first truly holographic telepresence system unveiled.

Current commercial video conferencing systems, like Skype, are still mostly limited to small displays. Some systems, like CISCO’s TelePresence system, support life-sized images, however most conferencing or telehealth solutions do
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Male contraceptive successfully stops sperm without affecting hormones in monkeys.

Men have two practical choices for contraception; the condom which has a high typical use failure rate of approximately 18% or vasectomy which is expensive and not readily reversible. Now,
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Researchers identify precision medicine-based power switch for muscles.

It is known that strenuous exercise translates into better endurance, however, it is unclear in precision medicine terms which specific proteins trigger the health benefits gained through exercising. Now, a
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