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New program aims for insect delivery of protective genes to modify mature plants within a single growing season.
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Bioinspired magnetically propelled helical microswimmers based on the spiral vessels of vascular plant. (Courtesy: Wei Gao, University of California, San Diego and the American Chemical Society)

Government researched work on biomedical devices for drug delivery, nanofabrication, and cell manipulation was recognized as one of the most notable bio-inspired developments of the year!
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Worms, viruses, Trojan horses, and spyware: BEWARE! The National Science Center, or NSC, is now training kids to stay safe from cyber attack malware when they’re surfing the web or using email and cell phones. A new online game called …
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Sepsis is an overwhelming blood infection, which when coupled with shock (such as that which may be experienced following a combat injury) has a mortality rate near 50 percent. Current methods to identify and treat sepsis may take 48 hours …
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