[IEEE Spectrum Tech] Bioengineers Make a Flash Drive from DNA

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To view this e-mail as a web page, go here ADVERTISEMENT   Forward to a friend | Print CONNECT WITH US:    May 24, 2012 Bioengineers Make a Flash Drive from DNA Bioengineers looking to turn microbes into manufacturers have longed for a kit of components as regular and predictable as those used by electrical engineers. But biology is a lot messier. Now a group of engineers at Stanford University say they’ve managed to make one such component—the genetic equivalent of a reliable memory device. The rewritable DNA memory they developed, which works in living cells and can keep its data even as cells divide and multiply, could enhance the study of how we age and how cancer grows. And much further out lies the possibility of even reprogramming cells to slow the aging process or to act as sentries that prevent cancer’s uncontrolled cell division. ADVERTISEMENT   Facebook Knows Your Friends--Even if They're Not on Facebook Facebook can infer many things, even about people who deliberately stay away Electronic Pacifier Teaches Preemie Babies to Eat Babies get musical reward for sucking correctly on pacifier Highlights from a 24-hour Hackathon Hundreds of hackers gathered to crank out new apps over the weekend at TechCrunch iCandy: Our Better Selves Tech for choosing wine, regrowing hair, or becoming a superhero Nanoparticles and Sunshine Split Water Molecule for Hydrogen Gas Hypersolar chronicles their project to develop a process using their nanoparticles in combination with sunlight to produce hydrogen gas Microbots Made of Bubbles Have Engines Made of Lasers The University of Hawaii is using laser-powered microbubbles for microscopic construction projects Do You Suffer From Nomophobia? The fear of being out of mobile phone contact is said to be on the rise SPONSORED WHITE PAPERS AND WEBINARS Today's Webinar: Achieving Medical Device Software Compliance under IEC 62304 This webinar will discuss the software development activities that you need to include in your process and the deliverables you need to create to ensure that you meet the IEC 62304 standard with a minimum of headaches and a high level of employee compliance. Whitepaper: The Vital Role of ICT in Smart Cities This paper will discuss why cities around the world should be on the road to becoming a smart city. It will focus on the technologies involved and the support available to move in this direction. Whitepaper: How to Evaluate Chemically Resistant Adhesives This paper examines the importance of exposure variables, chemical interactions, testing and includes practical suggestions of procedures on how to avoid generalities in the selection process. ADVERTISEMENT     ADVERTISEMENT   BACK ISSUES | Interested in other IEEE Newsletters? SIGN UP HERE. | PRIVACY POLICY | PRINT THIS ISSUE CONNECT WITH US:    This email was sent by IEEE  |  3 Park Avenue New York, NY 10016 USA  |  UNSUBSCRIBE  |  ADVERTISE © 2012 IEEE - All rights reserved. Use of this Web site signifies your agreement to the terms and conditions.

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