Infotech

OFTEN following diagnosis and treatment for cancer and other diseases, patients’ organs and cells can remain healed but damaged from the medical condition. In fact, one of the fastest growing medical markets is healing and/or replacing organs and cells already treated, yet remain damaged by cancer, cardiovascular disease and other medical issues. The global tissue […]

A REVOLUTIONARY technique is letting scientists peer into cells at the genetic level remarkable footage shows how — both imaging the cell and sequencing its DNA. Developed at the Broad Institute in the US the remarkable footage shows the cell’s genetic sequences. Instead of being light-based, DNA ‘bar codes’ are used to tag molecules in […]

PEOPLE who increased their red meat intake over 8 years had a higher death risk in the following 8 years than people whose meat intake stayed the same. Conversely, decreasing meat intake and replacing it with more healthful alternatives reduced death risk. These are the main takeaways of new research that investigators have just published […]

A FIRM BELIEVER in God, mathematician Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) was of the view that “Great is God our Lord, great is His power and there is no end to His wisdom”. The scientist perceived God everywhere in the external world. He was the first astrophysicist and the last scientific astrologer. Pioneering astronomer Johannes Kepler may […]

Huawei wins award for best 5G core network tech THIS is despite seeing its equipment being banned from the core networks of all operators in the US and many in Europe due to the ongoing row about security and state spying allegations, which Huawei strongly denies. Huawei won the award on 13 June. The company […]

How to store data and information for a million years SCIENTISTS at a Research Centre of the University of Southampton have developed a form of data storage that could potentially survive for billions of years. The research consists of nanostructured glass that can record digital data in five dimensions using laser writing. The crystal storage […]

EVIDENCE that the condition is caused by a bacterium involved in gum disease could prove a game-changer in tackling one of medicine’s biggest mysteries, and lead to effective treatments or even a vaccine. Alzheimer’s constitutes some 70 per cent of these cases , yet we don’t know what causes it. The condition, which results in […]

CHINA has the world’s most powerful facial recognition systems, which is being used in various ways. The system can identify any one of its 1.4 billion citizens within three seconds. The main goal is for the system to match someone’s face to their ID photo 90 per cent of the time. The project, launched by […]

SCIENTISTS have developed new laser microscope that could be ‘revolutionary’ for treatment of diseases such as skin cancer. They have developed a specialized microscope that has the potential ability to both diagnose diseases that include skin cancer and perform incredibly precise surgery; all without cutting skin. University of British Columbia (UBC) researchers have developed a […]

A gadget enables blind people to read emails on iPhone PARTIALLY sighted or blind people rely on braille, an exclusive system of raised dots that can be read by touch, to read. But the advent of the digital age has meant millions of blind and deaf-blind people have been left behind in their education, at […]