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Yeast-Powered Fuel Cell Feeds On Human Blood

Posted by timothy on from the because-you-need-some-serious-news-too dept.

holy_calamity writes "Canadian researchers have taken a sensible, if slightly creepy, step towards solving the problem of medical implant batteries running down. They've built a fuel cell powered by yeast that feed on the glucose in human blood. If this makes it into people, keeping your implants going will be as simple as eating a donut."

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  1. Fat People Irony? by lemur3 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    What about the crap that closes up the arteries? Will that effect your pace maker ? Can your pace Maker battery be clogged by that crap?