Tag: BIOTECH

The line between science and science-fiction continues to blur. When we were young, functional prosthetic limbs blew our minds. Now, college students can build them. Not only do these devices allow amputees more independence, but some promise to restore the sense of touch, at that. While these developments are amazing enough, a couple of British biomechanicists (that's right; it's a word) might ...

One Canadian filmmaker is striving to transform his false eye into a working video camera, according to a Reuters report at FoxNews.com. Having lost an eye in a childhood shotgun accident, Rob Spence, 36, has called upon the kindness, and ingenuity, of strangers to help him in his self-proclaimed EyeBorg Project. With the help of engineering wunderkind Kosta Grammatis, inventor Dr. Steve Mann, ...

Michael Crichton, the best-selling author of such Sci-Fi-tinged, screen-adapted novels as 'Jurassic Park,' 'Congo' and 'The Andromeda Strain,' passed away Tuesday, ending a quietly fought battle with cancer. Having earned his M.D. from Harvard University's Medical School, Crichton came to writing with a firm foundation (and fascination) with biotechnology. With his novels -- and their screen ...