Speaker: Fernando Patolsky "Summer School on Nanomedicine and Innovation", The Marian Gertner Institute for Medical Nanosystems, Tel Aviv University, June 15-19, 2014
Nanotechnology Documentary. Nanotechnology and its applications are revolutionizing medicine, healthcare and the philosophy of healthcare in unprecendented ways!
Over the past 40 years, giant leaps have been made in the field of nanotechnology. What is nanotech, and what is the future of it?
Read More: An artificial molecular pump http://www.nature.com/nnano/journal/v... “Carrier proteins consume fuel in order to pump ions or molecules across cell membranes, creating concentration gradients.”
Nature inspires first artificial molecular pump http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/... “Using nature for inspiration, scientists have developed an entirely artificial molecular pump, in which molecules pump other molecules.”
Future impact of nanotechnology on medicine dentistry http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/artic... “The human characteristics of curiosity, wonder, and ingenuity are as old as mankind. People around the world have been harnessing their curiosity into inquiry and the process of scientific methodology.”
Injectable Brain Implant Spies on Individual Neurons http://www.scientificamerican.com/art... “A simple injection is now all it takes to wire up a brain.” ____________________
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NASA Ames Research Center Director's Colloquium, June 24, 2014, Moffett Field, California. Human deep space exploration missions require a thorough understanding of the prolonged environmental effects on life. The use of genomics and synthetic biology will transform such missions by reducing the overall risk and mass needed to sustain crew health in space. As the lead Center for space biology and synthetic biology, NASA Ames is in pursuit of these challenges.
Regarded as one of the leading scientists in genomic research of the 21st century, J. Craig Venter, Ph.D., will speak about the profound impacts these new tools will have on human¹s existence on Earth and beyond.
The NASA Ames Director's Colloquium Summer Series was presented by the Office of the Chief Scientist as part of the Center's 75th anniversary celebration.
"The Role of Bioprinting in Rejuvenation" Presenter: Gabor Forgacs, Professor, Biophysics Laboratory, Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Missouri-Columbia; Founder, Organovo.
Dr. Gabor Forgacs is a theoretical physicist turned bioengineer turned innovator and entrepreneur. He is the George H. Vineyard Professor of Biological Physics at the University of Missouri-Columbia, the Executive and Scientific Director of the Shipley Center for Innovation at Clarkson University and scientific founder of Organovo, Inc. and Modern Meadow, Inc.
He was trained as a theoretical physicist at the Roland Eotvos University, Budapest, Hungary and the Landau Institute of Theoretical Physics, Moscow, USSR. He also has a degree in biology. His research interests span from topics in theoretical physics to physical mechanisms in early embryonic development.
He is the co-author of the celebrated text in the field, “Biological Physics of the Developing Embryo” (Cambridge University Press, 2005) that discusses the fundamental morphogenetic mechanisms evident in early development. These mechanisms are being applied to building living structures of prescribed shape and functionality using bioprinting, a novel tissue engineering technology he pioneered. He is the author of over 160 peer-reviewed scientific articles and 5 books.
He has been recognized by numerous awards and citations. In particular, he was named as one of the “100 most innovative people in business in 2010” by FastCompany.
That's the guiding principle behind the work of Gabor Forgacs, a pioneer in bioprinting and founder of Organovo, which specialises in the field of making human tissue to order. The technology for printing, say, a working human heart isn't quite there yet, but as Forgacs told the WIRED2015 audience at London's Tobacco Dock, the science is sound and it's only a matter of time before lab-printed replacements are a medical reality.
WIRED 2015 is our annual two-day celebration of the innovators, inventors, artists and entrepreneurs who are reinventing our world. For more from the event, head over to our WIRED 2015 hub.http://www.wired.co.uk/wired2015
MRS tv talked to Paul Drzaic, Chair, MRS Bulletin Editorial Board and YT Cheng, Guest Editor, of the highly anticipated MRS Bulletin Special Issue.
The Special Issue will aim to capture the unique relationship between materials and engineering, which are closely intertwined.
The articles in this issue will include the many interactions between materials science and technology development covering the materials cycle in a variety of applications.
MRS tv was honored to interview Samuel Stupp, Northwestern University, about his 2015 MRS Spring Meeting Plenary talk, “Bio-Inspiration and Energy Landscapes in Soft Materials Design.”
El profesor Samuel Stupp obtuvo su Bachillerato Química de la Universidad de California en Los Ángeles y su Doctorado en Ciencia de Materiales e Ingeniería en la Universidad de Northwestern en 1977. Fue miembro de la facultad en Northwestern hasta 1980 y luego trabajó 18 años en la Universidad de Illinois en Urbana-Champaign donde fue nombrado en 1996 Profesor Swanlund de Ciencia de los Materiales e Ingeniería, Química y Bioingeniería. En 1999 regresó a Northwestern como Profesor de la Junta Adminitradora de Ciencia de Materiales, Química y Medicina y luego nombrado Director de Instituto de BioNanotecnología en Medicina de Northwestern.
"Avances en la Regeneración del Cuerpo Humano en el Siglo XXI"
Avances científicos a través del Siglo XX han aumentado la longevidad de los humanos en muchas regiones del globo. La longevidad es una aspiración fundamental de los seres humanos basada en nuestro fuerte instinto de sobrevivencia. Una expectativa común en países desarrollados es poder vivir todo un siglo pero con alta calidad de vida. El desarrollo de las tecnologías necesarias para alcanzar esta meta ofrece una gran oportunidad económica. Al mismo tiempo la combinación de longevidad y alta calidad de vida es esencial para la sostenibilidad, ya que las sociedades no podrán mantener una creciente población de centenarios con baja funcionalidad. Este objetivo requiere que la ciencia desarrolle nuevas estrategias para regenerar los tejidos y órganos del cuerpo humano dañados por trauma físico, enfermedad, defectos congénitos o vejez. Las nuevas estrategias enfocarán en problemas como la parálisis, la ceguera, la diabetes, el Alzheimer's, el Parkinson's y en muchos otras condiciones de alto costo para la sociedad.
About TEDx, x = independently organized event
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
"Rodolfo Llinás, a founding father of modern brain science, is the Thomas and Suzanne Murphy Professor of Neuroscience and Chairman of the Department of Physiology & Neuroscience at the New York University School of Medicine. He is co-editor with Patricia Smith Churchland of The Mind-Brain Continuum. His most recent book is i of the vortex: From Neurons to Self. He has published over 400 scientific articles."
El científico y neurofisiólogo colombiano, Rodolfo Llinás, fue entrevistado por Darío Restrepo en CityTV y habló sobre las falencias de la educación, la naturaleza del cerebro humano, su percepción sobre Dios y los temas que lo apasionan en torno a los aspectos que definen lo que llamamos "ser humano".
Más temas de interés en http://www.pildoraroja.org