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Yeast: for Making Bread, Alcohol and Corneas

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That’s right folks, the fungi that make it possible for you to enjoy buns and beer is now also being used to make synthetic corneas, according to a report from Reuters.

Scientists put human DNA into genetically-engineered yeast, which in turn produced human protein. The protein was then put in…

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August 31st, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

Mercedez-Benz Creates Artificial Tornado

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This is one thing that you’ve definitely got to see. In Germany, in the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, they can repurpose the building’s internal ventilation system to create an artificial tornado – indoors!

This twister takes about 7 minutes to form and is powered by 144 jets and 28 tons…

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April 9th, 2010 by: Range

Synthetic Red Blood Cells Being Developed, Conservative Vampires Condemn It

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First we had artificial pork, and now we have artificial blood. Scientist Samir Mitragotri and his colleagues have successfully created artificial red blood cells using biodegradable polymer molds. The lab-made cells are of the same size and shape as the real deal, and are also elastic enough that they can…

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December 18th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

Lab Chops: Scientists Create Artificial Pork

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Scientists in the Netherlands managed to create artificial meat using muscle cells extracted from a live pig combined with “a broth of other animal products”, which allowed the muscle cells to multiply and form muscle tissue. Yummy. But the scientists still have quite a ways to go from producing bacon…

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December 2nd, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

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