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https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/12/us/pa...n-record-trnd/

Paralyzed man breaks world record for finishing a marathon in an exoskeleton suit

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https://www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...dwide-n1115376

WHO says new China coronavirus could spread, warns hospitals worldwide

There may have been limited human-to-human transmission of the new coronavirus identified in China.

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https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/12/us/pa...n-record-trnd/






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You mean an exoskeleton suit finishes a marathon with a man inside it?

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that's 1 way to look at it, altho IIRC the guy inside still controlled the thing along the way....




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https://www.wired.com/story/mojo-vis...-contact-lens/

The Display of the Future Might Be in Your Contact Lens

Mojo Vision's prototypes can enhance your vision or show you your schedule—right from the surface of your eyes.

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https://www.slashgear.com/darpa-back...-co2-15606931/

DARPA-backed living bricks could reproduce, self-heal, and slurp CO2

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https://www.quantamagazine.org/neura...ower-20200114/

Hidden Computational Power Found in the Arms of Neurons

The dendritic arms of some human neurons can perform logic operations that once seemed to require whole neural networks.

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https://gizmodo.com/mystery-virus-sp...ina-1841057194

Deadly Mystery Virus Spreads Outside China to New Countries

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https://www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...ptoms-n1117651

Norovirus at Yosemite: 170 visitors and employees suffering symptoms

Park officials had confirmed two cases of norovirus, but dozens of Yosemite Park visitors and employees reported gastrointestinal illness.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/18/t...cognition.html

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https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51182451

Immune discovery 'may treat all cancer'

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https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/21/healt...-bn/index.html

CDC confirms first US case of Wuhan coronavirus

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https://www.livescience.com/antarcti...y-deepens.html

Mysterious particles spewing from Antarctica defy physics

What's making these things fly out of the frozen continent?

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^Uh oh.

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looks like we got more bad shit coming outta China: https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/...ila-china.html

Seized pork dumplings from China test positive for African swine fever

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https://www.cnn.ph/world/2020/1/28/p...e-acidic-.html

The Pacific Ocean is so acidic that it's dissolving Dungeness crabs' shells

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https://www.news.com.au/technology/s...ff850fc51bbc37

Frostbitten cat fitted with 3D printed prosthetics after losing all of her feet

This cat lost its feet to frostbite in the harsh Siberian winter, but has been given a new lease on life thanks to high-tech prosthetics.

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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/new...306426&ref=rss

Former residents return to Chernobyl town for the first time in 33 years

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https://www.foxnews.com/science/cher...eats-radiation

Chernobyl shocker as fungi that eats radiation found inside nuclear reactor

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