December 16, 2008 (Tuesday)
- Researchers have found that by manipulation stem cell electrical signals they can suppress or increase growth. They hope to use this to precisely control organ growth for transplantation. (NewScientist)
- Quantum memory stored in gas has been made to last 7.2 microseconds, two orders of magnitude longer than previously, sufficiently long to transmit over 1000 km. (NewScientist)
Read more about this topic: December 2008 In Science
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