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New transistor allows humans, machines to merge. Are cyborgs imminent?

Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories in California have created a transistor that is controlled by biological proteins, allowing for electronic devices to be wired directly into the human body.
Nanotechnology may have found its Henry Ford

Tiny DNA robots could be the future of assembly lines.
Safeguard on nanotechnology

Congress must fund safety research for this atom-manipulating industry.
How safe are nanoparticles?

Boom in nanotechnology points up need to evaluate health risks; latest study suggests asbestoslike effect.
Battery tech starts catching up to high tech

Nanotechnology is giving batteries, often considered a weak link in electronics, a much-needed boost.

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Mae Azango has gone undercover to report on female circumcision, a rite of the Sande society in Liberia that is performed on young girls.

Mae Azango exposed a secret ritual in Liberia, putting her life in danger

When journalist Mae Azango wrote about a secret women's circumcision ritual in Liberia, she received death threats.