A “biocomputer” powered with brain cells is being developed at Johns Hopkins University. Scientists are working to vastly expand the capability of supercomputing by electrically “reprogramming” tissue samples in the hope of adding them to hardware components for creation of a hybrid machine. US President Joe Biden faces fight over the controversial Willow Project, a proposed massive oil exploration on Alaska’s North Slope. Giant leap for Isle of Man as space HQ. What’s Nasa’s SpaceX Crew Dragon astronaut experience like?

Also in this episode:

• Could 11 minutes of daily exercise help vanquish Grim Reaper?
• Nasal spray hope to treat motor neurone disease
• Robot prints 3D cells inside body’s damaged organs
• Driverless EV ‘repossess itself’ if you miss a payment

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