The gene PTEN is a tumor suppressor, making it one of the best genes to have in the fight against cancer. But the latest research suggests that preventing cancer is just the beginning of all the amazing things this gene can do.
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University of Montreal researchers have discovered a novel molecular mechanism that can potentially slow the progression of some cancers and other diseases of abnormal growth.
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Makani Power, a company developing airborne wind energy systems that fly in the air like kites, was acquired by Google, according to the company's Web site.
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By around mid-century, many future followers predict the pace of technological progression in genetics, nanotechnology and artificial intelligence will become so fast that humans will undergo radical evolution.
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An electrical engineer is developing an early-warning flash flood system using drone swarms, reports the New Scientist
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Robotics are beginning to be integrated into data center management, creating the potential for a robot-driven, fully automated "lights out" data center environment. Bill Kleyman explores the possibilities.
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With much of our attention focused the rise of advanced artificial intelligence, few consider the potential for radically amplified human intelligence (IA).
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Using only biomolecules, scientists have developed and constructed an advanced biological transducer, a computing machine capable of manipulating genetic codes, and using the output as new input for subsequent computations.
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The International Space Development Conference (ISDC), produced by the National Space Society (NSS) --- the happening place to learn about the future of space
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Just when you thought display technology could hardly get any better, along come quantum dots, making screens more colorful while consuming less power.
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Researchers have completed the largest sequencing study of human disease to date, investigating the genetic basis of six autoimmune diseases.
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