Over the years on DT, I've covered some great stories about research coming out of Penn, but this one takes the cake.

Penn researchers led by gene therapy expert  Dr. Carl June, found a new way for treating leukemia by "turning the patients' own blood cells into assassins that hunt and destroy their cancer cells."

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Ever hear of an "autonomous quadrotor helicopter"?

Neither have I.

That said, in the video above, be wowed by the flips, very precise flights through small windows, and "perching" that this small autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) can perform.

This device come out of the GRASP Lab at Penn.

More great Penn technology projects you should check out HERE



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This is just freaky cool.

There are no other words for this new Penn research...

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Recently I've reported on a new sci-fi robot movie which will be shot on Penn's campus this summer.

Speaking of sci-fi robots, remember the self-healing T-100 robot from the Terminator 2 movie? Well, Penn scientists have recently created a robot which can reassemble itself after it has been kicked apart!

Check out how cool this is


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Recently UPenn's Dr. Kathryn Schmitz talked with Today show's Ann Curry with new evidence that weight training twice a week can help women lose extra pounds as they get older.

Watch the segment here

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Penn researchers dismiss this popular belief about water...

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Thanks to a fluke discovery at Penn's medical center, there may be a cure for baldness afterall...

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Check out this report I just saw about Penn getting into the crime prediction game.

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