Global Technology – September 2011
Now let’s focus on this month’s most important advances in technology. We’ll begin with five huge breakthroughs in medical research:
- A drug to prevent Alzheimer’s disease before the end of this decade.
- Brain cells that can be made directly from human skin, without stem cells.
- A newly developed virus that is programmed to cure the HIV virus.
- A new “bionic” leg that allows amputees to walk normally.
- An artificial lung.
Each of these breakthroughs offers the potential to save l.....