Stanford is one of 10 institutions in the nation selected (link to PDF) to receive a 'single molecule real time' sequencing system from Menlo-based Pacific …
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Study says Facebook profiles capture your true personality
Anyone who has dipped a toe in the Internet dating pool knows that occasionally the social network profile doesn't quite match up with the physical …
A Wii fracture reported in the New England Journal of Medicine
Yesterday the New England Journal of Medicine reported that a 14-year-old patient in England has sustained a fracture as a result of an intense session …
Dan Gillmor on the future of journalism education
This is a bit of an aside from medicine, but I think it's relevant to what we do on Scope. Yesterday Dan Gillmor, author of …
More than half of U.S. adults turn to the Internet for health information
UPDATE: In 2003, Stanford's Laurence Baker, PhD, conducted similar research and found that 40 percent of adults with online access used the Internet for health …
CIO's thoughts on the iPad's role in medicine
John Halamaka, MD, has compiled some initial thoughts on the iPad's role in medicine. (Halamaka is chief information officer of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center …
Researchers devise technique to increase production of blood vessel cells
A new method developed by scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College to boost endothelial cell growth may someday be used to create blood vessels in …
Comparing the Wii Fit board to a clinical force platform
The balance board used to perform exercises while working out with Nintendo's Wii Fit system may offer a cheaper solution to laboratory-grade force platforms, according …
"Blink different:" E. coli engineered to alter blinking rate according to its environment
This fascinating video shows E. coli cells flashing in unison and explains how researchers at the University of California, San Diego engineered the bacterial genes …
Stem-cell sausage: Is Porky Pig obsolete?
In case you missed this groundbreaking news last week, MSNBC reported that Dutch researchers are on their way to producing "pork in a petri dish." …
Using cell phones to save lives
Got an old cell phone you'd like to toss? Stanford medical student Nadim Mahmud would gratefully take it and put it to good use helping …
Wellcome Trust establishes a YouTube channel of historical medical videos
The Wellcome Trust has recently established a collection of historical medical videos on YouTube. According to the Wellcome Library, its Wellcome Film collection contains over …
Science in society journalism awards open for submissions
Read any great articles or books recently about science and its impact on society? Or tuned in to any incredible radio, TV or multimedia on …
Why physicians should pay attention to web reviews
While some doctors have criticized Web sites where patients can rate medical practitioners as unethical and defamatory, Milwaukee psychiatrist Shaili Jain, MD, argues that physicians …
Designing electronic health record technologies for a "small planet"
Following on the heals of federal health officials releasing standards for electronic medical records, The Health Care Blog has published an interesting article discussing principles …
Super Mario Bacteria: image of Mario made with BioBricks
The things people are doing with bacteria these days. A team of nanobiologists have hewn the image of Mario, perhaps the greatest videogame protagonist ever, …