Can Microrobots Cure Cancer?
Can Microrobots Cure Cancer? Source: Shape-morphing microrobots deliver drugs to cancer cells (video) – American Chemical Society Can Microrobots Cure Cancer? Written: February 2023 The risk of dying from cancer in the United States has decreased over the past 28 years according to annual statistics reported by the American Cancer Society (ACS). The cancer death […]
Will It Be Possible to Have a Vaccine for Cancer?
Will It Be Possible to Have a Vaccine for Cancer? Written: October 2022 Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci are the first Germans with Turkish roots among Germany’s 100 wealthiest people. The two billionaires are said to live modestly. I predict they will become far more wealthy. Uğur and his wife Türeci are both professors, scientists, […]
How Will AI Affect Healthcare?
How Will AI Affect Healthcare? Written: September 2022 A frequently discussed question in healthcare today is about the impact artificial intelligence (AI) will have on radiology. Robert Schier, MD, a radiologist in Orinda, CA with Radnet, a leader in outpatient imaging, wrote an article in the Journal of the American College of Radiology titled “Artificial […]
What is BioEverything?
What is BioEngineering? Written: July 2022 In 1963, when I started studying electrical engineering, there were two tracks that an electrical engineering student could choose from: electronics or power. Electronics was about solid-state devices such as transistors. The Intel microprocessor was not to come until 1971. The power track was mostly about electric motors and power generation. Fast forward sixty years and […]
Is There More to mRNA Than Vaccines?
Is There More to mRNA Than Vaccines? Written: April 2022 About five years ago I attended a Research Day program at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut. The guest speaker gave an enthusiastic view of the potential of mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid). I would say I understood maybe 10% of what was presented. The person sitting next […]
