Death Trip: Startup Nectome Claims to Upload Human Brains to Cloud in ‘100% Fatal’ Procedure
A startup claims that they can upload customer’s brains to the cloud in a process that is “100% fatal.”
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Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes and Former President Ramesh Balwani Charged with Massive Fraud
The CEO of blood-testing company Theranos, Elizabeth Holmes, has been charged alongside the company’s former President Ramesh Balwani with “elaborate, years-long fraud” by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Scientists Invent Smartphone App to Prevent Food Poisoning
Scientists from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, have invented a smartphone device that could help to prevent food poisoning.
Researchers Develop 3D Printed Synthetic Heart
A group of Swiss researchers have successfully 3D printed a synthetic heart that operates like a human one.
Robotic Brain Surgery Drill Performs Operations 50 Times Faster Than Human
Scientists have unveiled a robotic surgery drill which can perform complex and sensitive skull drilling procedures 50 times faster than a human.
Surgeon: Cryogenically Frozen Brains to Be Transplanted into Donor Bodies Within Three Years
Italian surgeon Professor Sergio Canavero has claimed that brains that have been cryogenically frozen could be “woken up” and transplanted into donor bodies within the next three years.
Report: Life Expectancy Could Reach 90-Years Old for Some by 2030
A report released by the World Health Organisation claims that the average human life expectancy is set to increase worldwide, with some groups living to the average age of 90.
