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ChickenTeriyakiBoy1 OP t1_jd9dp0p wrote

Reply to The Quest for Injectable Brain Implants Has Begun by ChickenTeriyakiBoy1

>Rather than making an electrode outside of the brain and then trying to implant it, they have designed a gel that, when injected into bodily tissue, solidifies into an electrically conductive polymer. The process isn’t unlike pouring molten metal into a mold, except that the gel is apparently harmless, and the electrode, once it forms, is just as soft and movable as the brain tissue around it.

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ChickenTeriyakiBoy1 OP t1_j8o99zg wrote

Reply to Americans are ready to test embryos for future college chances, survey shows by ChickenTeriyakiBoy1

>Imagine that you were provided no-cost fertility treatment and also offered a free DNA test to gauge which of those little IVF embryos floating in a dish stood the best chance of getting into a top college someday.
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>Would you have the test performed?
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>If you said yes, you’re among about 40% percent of Americans who told pollsters they’d be more likely than not to test and pick IVF embryos for intellectual aptitude, despite hand-wringing by ethicists and gene scientists who think it’s a bad idea.

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