scientific research

Recently, Technology Review published an article about a new standpoint in Technology: specifically Nanotech. There's a new device, totally autonomous - a flea - designed by Berkeley scientists that is capable of jumping even 30 times its size thanks to help of rubber bands, possibly the tiniest ever produced. The device itself had been created under 2001 Berkeley project"Smart Dust", but recently experienced the addition of a rubber band that makes it real for the particle to jump almost freely.

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Stem Cell Research

What Stemmed The Stem Cell Debate?
Because harvesting stem cells destroys the embryo, this medical research has become entangled in the abortion debate. Research opponents say it is wrong because it destroys human life. Supporters say the embryos were going to be destroyed anyway, and that research from their cells holds the potential to cure debilitating diseases such as diabetes, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. BUT Creating embryos intended only for research raises new questions about the ethics of stem cell science.

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