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New robotic AI system can autonomously determine the optimal conditions for growing replacement retina

A joint research group led by Genki Kanda at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) has developed a robotic artificial intelligence (AI) system for autonomously determining the optimal conditions for growing replacement retina layers necessary for vision. The AI controlled a trial and error process spanning 200 million possible conditions that succeeded in […]

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Does the Human Body Really Replace Itself Every 7 Years?

There are trillions of cells in your body, but the cells that you have today are not all the exact same cells that you had yesterday. Over time, cells age and become damaged, so your body’s cells are constantly replicating, creating their own replacements.  This constant cellular activity has sparked a popular idea (opens in […]

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US Infertility Rate Plateaus, Demographics Play Major Role: Study

Infertility rates among women in the U.S. have remained about the same over the past 2 decades, according to a study published this month in the journal Fertility and Sterility. Defined as the inability to conceive after 1 year of trying, many things can cause infertility, including sexually transmitted diseases, pelvic inflammatory disease, and access […]

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Dynamic cells linked to brain tumor growth and recurrence

Tumors are made up of many types of cells, both cancerous and benign. The specific complexity of the cells inside brain tumors has been a trademark of the disease, one that makes treatment extremely difficult. While scientists have long known about the variety of cells within a brain tumor, the ways these tumors grow has […]