Fashion show during Mars Mission! ;)

Hmm.. Sort of.. The only thing stopping holding a fashion show in space was the air-tight pressurized clothing the astronauts used to wear. Designer and MIT professor fused into one - Dava Newman - set a new trend by showing off a latest set of space suits for astronauts. Yes!.. Finally the curves are getting visibility even in Space!

This new set of BioSuits are designed keeping the Mars Mission in mind. That’s an arduous 6 months travel baby. In fact this new design could help astronauts maneuver better during space flights and ship repairs.

Possible cure for Autism and HIV-AIDS

Last few days saw the discoveries of potential cure for 2 major diseases.

Cure for Autism and Metal retardation / Fragile X
BBC reported this discovery by MIT’s Picower Institute of Learning and Memory. The potential treatment would still be effective even after symptoms are already pronounced.

Breakthrough Synthetic Enzyme to snip HIV DNA out of chromosomes
Scientific American reported this potential HIV cure quoting Boston based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Virologists. They have told SciAm - and I quote - “This is the first demonstration of actual removal of the integrated virus from cells”.