A 51-year-old woman seeking assistive hearing surgery has become the first patient to successfully undergo robot-assisted cochlear implantation in a clinical trial, reports a new study in the 15 March issue of Science Robotics . The surgical system involves a robotic drill optimized for arguably...
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Visit the AAAS Force for Science website to follow the latest updates related to AAAS advocacy activities. News_1218_HoltOpEd_full.png AAAS CEO Rush Holt responded to the March 6 executive order that will negatively impact international scientific collaboration. | Chet Susslin/National Journal The...Cool Nanotechnology Keeps Cryopreserved Tissues Intact
News_0301_SciTM_full.jpg Nanowarming (right) may offer a way to thaw cryogenically preserved tissues with less tissue damage than conventional (left) warming techniques. | Manuchehrabadi et al ., Science Translational Medicine (2017) One of the major obstacles to transplant medicine may soon melt...AAAS and March for Science Partner to Uphold Science
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