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Quoted: In work that could at the same time impact the delivery of drugs and explain a biological mystery, MIT engineers have created the first synthetic nanoparticles that can penetrate a cell without poking a hole in its protective membrane and killing it.

Quoted: Just a year ago, science understood little about the genetic origins of common conditions such as diabetes and cancers of the lung, breast and prostate. These were known to be affected by inheritance, but with the exception of rare

Quoted: Soil bacteria have thumbed their ‘nose’ at antibiotics this week. A surprising study in the journal Science shows that soil bacteria can thrive on antibiotics alone. The bacteria apparently have no problem using our most trusted weapons against them

Quoted: Scientists say they may be on the brink of translating into words the thoughts of a man who can no longer speak, after a pioneering experiment. into words the thoughts of a man who can no longer speak.

Quoted: SCOTTISH scientists have developed a computer the size of a matchstick head, thousands of which can be sprayed onto patients to give a comprehensive analysis of their condition. Speckled computing - some of the most advanced computing technology in the...

The Methuselah Mouse Prize (MPrize), is the premiere effort of the Methuselah Foundation and is being offered to the scientific research team who develops the longest living Mus musculus, the breed of mouse most commonly used in scientific research. Developing interventions which work in mice is a critical precursor to the development of human anti-aging techniques, for once it is demonstrated that aging in mice can be effectively delayed or reversed, popular attitudes towards aging as 'inevitable' will no longer be possible. When aging in mice is shown to be 'treatable' the funding necessary for a full-line assault on the aging process will be made available. This is the true power of the Methuselah Mouse Prize, to demonstrate a proof of principle, and give hope to the world that decline in function and age-related disease are no longer guarantees, for us, or for future generations, if we work together now.

Quoted: Unlike the other 50 or so true savants in the world, Daniel Tammet can eloquently describe the thought process of his incredible brain, making him a source of important information for scientists. <b>Morley Safer</b> reports.