August 19, 2008 (Tuesday)
- The Max Planck Research Group has identified a group of proteins that can reveal the biological age of a person. This could assist in fine tuning therapies for individuals. (PhysOrg)
- A new method of creating gasoline from biomass could see it be cost competitive with traditional sources. (PhysOrg)
- The first functional red blood cells have been successfully grown in a lab from stem cells. It may allow mass production of O-type blood for universal transfusion. (NewScientist)
- Contradicting previous research it was found language is not necessary to do mathematics. (BBC)
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