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BIOTHERAPY. "Maggots received marketing clearance as "medical devices" by the FDA in January 2004, making them the first live organism marketed in the United States. Therapy is currently reimbursable by Medicare. About 50 centers in North America, 400 in the United Kingdom, more than 140 in Germany, and more worldwide currently offer maggot therapy as an option for treatment in wound care."" " http://lnkd.in/b8kRc48 View in LinkedIn

BUG ON BUG: "Studies show colonization with a non-disease-causing strain of C. difficile can prevent infection by the more dangerous strains. Patients who are not colonized by benign strains may risk become infected by the harmful strains. The harmless strains occupy the same niches in the intestine that the infective strains would take if the harmless strains weren't there."" " http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-10/asfm-bvb100213.php View in LinkedIn

BUGS TRAINED TO FIGHT BUGS. "They reprogrammed E. coli to sense Pseudomonas aeruginosa — a bacteria that can form biofilms and causes hospital-acquired infections. The new E. coli swims directly toward P. aeruginosa and launches an attack with an antimicrobial peptide and an enzyme that breaks down biofilms. Though the researchers successfully tested their engineered microbe on P. aeruginosa, they say that their engineering strategy could be used to combat other pathogens as well."" " http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-10/acs-rec100213.php View in LinkedIn

BIOFUELS. "Glycolysis is currently used in biorefinies to convert sugars derived from plant biomass into biofuels, but the loss of two carbon atoms for every six that are input is seen as a major gap in the efficiency of the process. A new synthetic glycolytic pathway converts all six glucose carbon atoms into three molecules of acetyl-CoA without losing any as carbon dioxide, (solving) one of the most significant limitations in biofuel production and biorefining: losing one-third of carbon from carbohydrate raw materials."" " http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-09/uoc--ued093013.php View in LinkedIn

WIRELESS INNOVATION. "A miniaturised, wireless pacemaker that can be inserted into the body without invasive surgery has been given approval for use in the European Union. It has a built-in battery, smaller than an AAA battery, that lasts between nine and 13 years. Eliminating the need for wires lowers the risk of infection or malfunction and means that patients are not restricted in the amount of activity they do."" " http://lnkd.in/bHUFmVG View in LinkedIn

AL GORE'S SUPER-INFORMATION HIGHWAY was coined in 1991, a sparse 22 years ago, by the then-Vice President, crystal fresh in my memory. I remember thinking "what is this?". Now, we are already moving to a constantly Internet-Connected culture, the development of an Exocortex, and thoughts of downloading consciousness onto the web. We are almost normalizing enhanced brain capabilities -- memory, mind-machine interface, deep and instant knowledge access. No more library stacks, card indexes, endless xeroxing of article. All in 22 years! View in LinkedIn

FUSION DREAM. The sun's energy comes from fusion power -- not fission which is splitting atoms. "Fusion doesn't produce runaway chain reactions the way fission can, so there's no need to worry about meltdowns. Nor do fusion reactions produce the large amounts of dangerous radioactive waste that fission reactions do. That's why it's such a dreamy source of energy."" " http://lnkd.in/b2rBE8H View in LinkedIn

INTERNET CONNECTED CULTURE, is emerging. "Enablers include the development of smart cities, cars and houses with enhanced connectivity, and "an increasingly internet connected culture". We can only now imagine the tip of the iceberg of applications, the really mundane. " " http://lnkd.in/bDvPUAB View in LinkedIn

FUSION POWER. "Harnessing fusion - the process that powers the Sun - could provide an unlimited and cheap source of energy.For half a century, researchers have strived for controlled nuclear fusion and been disappointed. It was hoped that NIF would provide the breakthrough fusion research needed."" " http://lnkd.in/b_S8ykd View in LinkedIn

IoT MARKET. "IDC's ...Internet of Things (IoT) 2013 to 2020 Market Analysis: Billions of Things, Trillions of Dollars (IDC #243661), analyzes the worldwide opportunity for the "Internet of Things" (IoT) market... market outlook for 2013 to 2020 and sets the forecast within the context of the IoT ecosystem, including the intelligent systems, connectivity services, platforms, analytics and vertical applications in addition to the security and professional services required to build out a complete picture."" " http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131003005687/en/Internet-Poised-Change-IDC View in LinkedIn