GADGETS - TECH NEWS

	Scientists Used Stem Cells and Lasers to Cure Paralysis in Mice
	Paralysis will one day be a thing of the past, that is for sure. Scientists are working hard on reversing the effects of it. A new team used stem cells and optogenetics to circumvent the central motor system of lab mice whose nerves had been cut. T...
	Imagine if You Could Genetically Test Your Unborn Child's IQ. One Company in China is Doing This.
	We know around 65% of the genes that determine IQ are inherited. We just don't know which make the difference. But if we did, we could predict intelligence in an embryo. Chinese company BGI is working on that. The company is also cloning pigs on an ...
	The Next Christmas Tree Could Have a Different Color. It Could Smell Different Too
	Scientists are getting involved in Christmas trees now. That means, the next one you have might look or smell completely different. It usually takes years to successfully cross and assess new breeds of trees. Researchers have been busy performing ge...
	How Genetic Testing in Sports Can Reveal a Whole Lot Of Data You Might Not Be Ready For
	Fast Company's profile on 23andMe, is worth a read. The company is the public face of genetic testing, and now they're looking at how genetic testing in sports might look like. Writer Elizabeth Murphy had herself and her adopted daughter tested by 2...
	Scientists Repaired Damaged Heart Cells With Some Genetic Engineering Magic
	Heart disease is a major leading cause of death. Those who survive, suffer from a heart that does not work as well as they once did. So scientists at Gladstone Institutes are working on coaxing the damaged cells into becoming healthy beating cells o...