Finding New Antibiotics in Unlikely Places
With the rise of so-called superbugs, bacteria that are resistant to most antibiotics, humanity is in a race against time to find new ways of killing potentially deadly microorganisms. Some scientists think that looking to our own biomes may be a great place to find new ways of killing off unwelcome bacteria:
Dent New York Dinner: Makerbot and Fitzcarraldo
Our third Dent Dinner, hosted in partnership with Buck, was an absolute blast. The evening began with Denters getting picked up around Manhattan and Brooklyn by drivers in an assortment of cool 4G-LTE hotspot equipped vehicles (from Buick), and being whisked to Makerbot's impressive headquarters at One Metro Center.
Stem Cells Still Have Promise to Dent Mortality, but Not Just Yet
Much has been made about the promise of using human stem cells to regenerate damaged organs; but at this point, the research is taking incremental steps forward. Revolutionary leaps aren't here just yet:
How Will Apple Dent the Universe Next?
Apple Inc. keeps disrupting industry after industry; and it looks as though payments at point of sale are next. Apple is hoping that their repository of consumer credit card information and their fingerprint reading technology will make them a natural leader in this category:
Denter of the Week: Alanna Gombert
Each week from now through December, we’ll pose several short questions to a member of the Dent family and share their answers with you. This week's Denter is Alanna Gombert, CEO of Gombert Consulting, a full service digital media consulting agency.