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U.S. Copyright Czar Cozied Up to Content Industry, E-Mails Show

Via Scoop.it – Creating the FutureTop-ranking Obama administration officials, including the U.S. copyright czar, played an active role in secret negotiations between Hollywood, the recording industry and ISPs to disrupt internet access for users suspected of violating copyright law, according to internal White House e-mails.Via www.wired.com

5 Questions: Rando on resetting the ‘aging clock,’ cell by cell

Via Scoop.it – Creating the Future Advances in the study of stem cells have fueled hopes that someday, via regenerative medicine, doctors could restore aging people’s hearts, livers, brains and other organs and tissues to a more youthful state.Via www.physorg.com

SARTRE project completes first successful on-road demo of multiple vehicle platooning

Via Scoop.it – Creating the FutureThe Safe Road Trains for the Environment project completed the first successful test of a multiple vehicle platoon.   The test fleet included a lead truck followed by three cars driven entirely autonomously at speeds of up to 90 km/h (56 mph), with no more than a 6-meter (20-foot) gap between the vehicles.Via www.greencarcongress.com

2012 is the time for Gene Therapy to Start to get Disruptive

Via Scoop.it – Demand TransformationChristensen’s research suggests there may be impediments to this happening, based on what he calls the “Innovator’s Dilemma,” which is best described by the following question: “How [can] executives…simultaneously do what is right for the near-term health of their established businesses, while focusing adequate resources on the disruptive technologies that ultimately could lead to their downfall?”Via…

Clinical trials for dendritic cell vaccine designed to both eradicate cancer cells and prevent disease relapse

Via Scoop.it – Demand TransformationThe Center for Immunotherapy at Roswell Park Cancer Institute has launched a phase I clinical research study of a dendritic cell vaccine designed to both eradicate cancer cells and prevent disease relapse.   The new cell vaccine will be manufactured in the Institute’s new Therapeutic Cell Production Facility using a unique FDA-approved process — making RPCI…

Brown Fat Burns Ordinary Fat, Study Finds

Via Scoop.it – Creating the Future In separate studies, researchers have determined that in cold conditions, people’s calorie-gobbling brown fat uses ordinary fat as fuel — and that exercise may convert ordinary fat to brown fat.Via www.nytimes.com