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When infamous Chinese scientist He Jiankui edited the genes of human twin babies last year, he was reportedly trying to make them immune to HIV. But researchers familiar with the genetic changes he made are now saying that the specific manipulation he performed may have broader consequences.
Scientist who gene-hacked babies "likely" boosted their brainpower
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He Jiankui did more than make the twins immune to HIV.Aubrey de Grey, a scientist who studies regenerative medicine, thinks that new biotechnology will let people who are already alive today reach the ripe old age of 1,000.
A scientist thinks someone alive today will live to be 1,000
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What's so hard about keeping a 20-year-old's body forever?Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have demonstrated that stem cells derived from the placenta known as Cdx2 cells can regenerate healthy heart cells after heart attacks in animal models.
Certain placental stem cells can regenerate heart after heart attack
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Researchers have identified a new stem cell type that can significantly improve cardiac function.A team of scientists says that it’s finally figured out how to regrow tooth enamel, a development that could totally upend dental care.
Scientists figured out how to regrow teeth
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A new gel can regenerate tooth enamel, but not at a useful scale yet.Doctors at the University of Pennsylvania think they’ve finally developed a vaccine that could prevent you from catching genital herpes.
Scientists are testing a herpes vaccine on humans
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"But we won’t know if this vaccine will work until it is tested in humans."A fear of needles may soon be a thing of the past, as a team at the University of Texas at Dallas has come up with a painless alternative to conventional syringes.
Newly developed microneedles can dissolve in the skin to deliver drugs
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You won't need a skillful caretaker to deliver painless injections.Reddit doesn’t have the best reputation. Between the sexism, racism, and general harassment levied by and toward users daily, the internet’s “front page” might also be its most toxic.
Surprise! Reddit is actually helping people battle mental illness
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The platform has the capacity to do good.
People are brutally rude on reddit. (And on the internet in general, really, but it’s concentrated on reddit.) Depends on the sub though.
/r/Writing Prompts is entirely positive. All criticism is constructive and the stories are often really good. But for every positive subreddit, there are at least 20 negative ones 😢
There's some good parts of it but overall it's pretty toxic
Criticism and negativity are part of a functional society
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