http://www.futurepundit.com/ Future technological trends and their likely effects on human society, politics and evolution. en-us 2009-07-03T12:20:06-08:00 2009-07-03T22:23:33-08:00 The shrinkage of ocean floor seagrass meadows is accelerating and human activity is to blame. While marine ecologists have been measuring localized seagrass loss for decades, they had never before... http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/006341.html http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/006340.html Even if you do not have multiple sclerosis (MS) or know anyone who has MS the research into how to repair myelin sheath (nerve insulation which gets damaged in MS)... http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/006339.html Receding gums are repairable with a gel that uses platelets to restore gum tissue over teeth. Traditional gum grafting surgery requires surgically excising tissue from the roof of the mouth... http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/006338.html Bored of the same old hormones for boosting your muscle mass? Wnat to try a new trendy buffing hormone? Mechano Growth Factor (MGF) could become the next rage for athletic... http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/006336.html Want to make your teeth last longer? University of Rochester Medical Center researchers find that tooth whitening with hydrogen peroxide does little damage to the teeth as compared to the... http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/006335.html The brains of methamphetamine abusers take over a year after they stop using before they develop the ability to ignore distractions and concentrate on a task. This disability makes it... http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/006333.html Assisted Reproduction Technologies (ART) keep getting better. In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) has a very bright future. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: A new test examining chromosomes in human eggs a few hours... http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/006330.html Guys know what they want and they pretty much agree with each other on who is hot. There is much more consensus among men about whom they find attractive than... http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/006329.html Get yourself a running wheel and start running like a mouse. Aged mice exercising on a running wheel get more stem cells in their brains as a result. In research... http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/006328.html PolyPlus claims to have solved a key problem for lithium air batteries. A company based in Berkeley, CA, is developing lightweight, high-energy batteries that can use the surrounding air as... http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/006325.html Guys worried about prostate cancer risk: Should you take selenium or eat Brazil nuts to boost your blood selenium? The benefits or risks of selenium depend at least in part... http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/006323.html People who carry gene variant NRXN3 have a 10-15% increased risk of obesity. June 26, 2009 - (BRONX, NY) - A variation in a gene that is active in the... http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/006322.html An IBM consortium is going after the development of lithium air car batteries which could give electric cars 300+ mile ranges. On June 23, IBM announced a multiyear effort to... http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/006321.html Do you mentally function well when sleep-deprived? I personally make more spelling mistakes when writing blog posts after midnite. Given the right variant of the gene PER3 the human mind... http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/006320.html