The GGD Hit List: Volcano Erupts Gold, SpaceX Scores Big, and Toyota’s EV Self-Driving Cars in China
The GGD Hit List is a weekly, curated list of discoveries in tech and science. For this edition, we rounded up news in everything from medicine to EV technology. Here are the top innovation headlines for this week.
The GGD Hit List: Live Sports Streaming, A Cure for Deafness and the World’s First “Immersive” Call
The GGD Hit List is a weekly, curated list of discoveries in tech and science. For this edition, we rounded up news in medicine, clean energy, social media and audio cell technology. Here are the top innovation headlines for this week:
The GGD Hit List: New Cancer Vaccines, Diamonds Made in Minutes and AI “Memory” Photos
The GGD Hit List is a weekly, curated list of discoveries in tech and science. For this edition, we rounded up news in astronomy, diamonds, cancer cures, and AI memory imaging.
A Medical First: Pig Kidney Successfully Transplanted into Living Patient
At Massachusetts General Hospital, doctors completed the very first pig to human kidney transplant. The patient, Rick Slayman was on dialysis for several years and diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease.
GGD Hit List: Apple’s Wonderlust Event, Nanotech Treats Breast Cancer and More
The top innovations in science and tech transforming our world this week .
GGD Weekly Hit List: Oxygen on Mars, Uber’s New Service and More — GGD NEWS
The top innovations in science and tech transforming our world this week .
The GGD Hit List: Brain Implant Allows Paralyzed Women to Speak, Google’s New AI Assistant and more
The top innovations in science and tech transforming our world this week .
Visual 06: The HeLa Cell Line
For 70 years, the cells of Henrietta Lacks have been used without her consent. HeLa cells are special because they can divide indefinitely. The data visual above highlights some of the many medical breakthroughs achieved through the HeLa cell line. “The Mother of Modern Medicine,” is inspired by Kadir Nelson’s painting of the same title.
Visual 03: Covid-19 Vaccinations
In total, over 205 million vaccine doses have been given across 92 countries. An estimated 6.44 million doses are believed to be administered daily. This data visual shows how out of all countries, Israel’s population has the highest rate of residents vaccinated. The latest figures for global vaccinations come from Bloomberg’s COVID-19 Tracker and Statista.
A New Coronavirus Vaccine Has Been Developed
U.S. biotech firm Moderna has developed a coronavirus vaccine known as mRNA-1273. Official testing for mRNA-1273 might began as early as April.