Today’s TED talk is a retrospective one from TEDMED 2010 in San Diego, California, by Thomas Goetz, author of The Decision Tree and, more recently, The Remedy. Thomas opens with the stated problem that, even with a diagnosis, there is a problem with behavior change – patients taking the pills they need to, or making […]
Continue Reading... Comments Off on TED Talk: Redesigning Medical DataPamela Ronald, a plant geneticist and wife to an organic farmer. Her TED talk is all about the synthesis of genetics and natural husbandry. This talk is exhilarating and Dr. Ronald speaks with a verve and excitement that is infectious. After showing the ‘natural’ methods humans have used throughout our agricultural past to turn corn […]
Continue Reading... Comments Off on TED Talk Highlight: Pamela RonaldFor Immediate Release from BiotechCareers.com: 3-D Printing Has Taken Bio-Tech by Storm BiotechCareers.com reports: Breathable, lightweight recyclable casts, prosthetic ears that can hear beyond the range of normal human ears, lightweight prosthetics which can be easily replaced and remolded for growing children, and the potential for compatible internal organs, which would reduce and potentially eventually […]
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