'Miracle mouse' can grow back lost limbs
"The researchers have also found that when cells from the test mouse are injected into ordinary mice, they too acquire the ability to regenerate.
"The discoveries raise the prospect that humans could one day be given the ability to regenerate lost or damaged organs, opening up a new era in medicine."
Design choices may hurry humans to Mars
"The study looked at more than 2000 possible mission architectures for human exploration of the Moon and Mars, and selected those that required the least investment, while optimising safety and reliability.
"Then it looked at the savings that could be achieved by settling on common designs for some or all of the requirements of getting astronauts and equipment to the three principal targets required by US president Bush's 'Vision for Space Exploration' - the International Space Station, the Moon, and Mars.
"The designs that shared the most elements provided the greatest benefit, as did proposed systems for making methane fuel from material on the surface of Mars, which could be used for the return trip."
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The regeneration thing reminds me of the novel Marrow by Robert Reed. A number of people crash and nearly die. Their DNA has been altered to allow them to regenrate. After healing from much damage and lost limbs they are shorter and lighter, conservation of mass and all that. It takes a couple of years for them to regain their former stature.
That novel was the first to really bring home the weight of time that would come with the defeat of old age.
"Marrow" has been on my list for a couple years. Synchronistically, a week or so ago I saw a guy in a coffeeshop with a copy.
Marrow, ey? Another one bites the wishlist ...
I couldn't be any more pleased with the whole regeneration thing. Man, the next ten years are going to be just plain ... wow.
I can't wait.
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For anyone interested in how biotech/cybernetics might shape the human future, I heartily recommend Bruce Sterling's seminal novel "Schismatrix."
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