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Sep 20, 2016

When Evolution Fights Back Against Genetic Engineering

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, evolution, genetics

“Gene drives,” a technology for controlling genetic traits, could revolutionize disease prevention. But nature has a way of thwarting scientific meddling.

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Sep 20, 2016

Researcher calls for animal-human embryo research to proceed, but with strong animal protections

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics

In a World View opinion column published in Nature, a Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researcher calls for animal-human embryo research to proceed — but only with strong animal protections in place. So-called “chimera” research raises the hope of producing human organs in genetically modified large animals, such as pigs and sheep, offering a potential solution to the persistent shortage of human organs for transplantation.

Insoo Hyun, PhD, associate professor of bioethics, urges such research to proceed only after “knowing the right and wrong ways to treat sentient beings according to complexities of their attributes.”

Hyun’s recommendations appear in the journal’s September 15th issue and come a week after the National Institutes of Health closed a month-long public comment period on proposed new regulations, widely expected to be adopted, that would lift a moratorium that currently forbids federal funding for chimera embryo research.

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Sep 20, 2016

Adorable robot that bounds like an excited puppy can open doors

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

The 1.3 feet long robot was developed by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania who are now selling it for £7,700 ($10,000) a go. It is able to climb fences, jump and even open doors.

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Sep 20, 2016

Official guidelines to keep humans safe from robots published

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Thou shalt not kill: Official guidelines to keep humans safe from robots are published by standards authority…


The science fiction author Isaac Asimov first proposed the ‘Three Laws of Robotics’ in a short story published in 1942 as a way of ensuring the machines would not rise up to overthrow humanity.

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Sep 20, 2016

Microsoft will ‘solve’ cancer within 10 years

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, computing

Microsoft has vowed to “solve the problem of cancer” within a decade by using ground-breaking computer science to crack the code of diseased cells so they can be reprogrammed back to a healthy state.

In a dramatic change of direction for the technology giant, the company has assembled a “small army” of the world’s best biologists, programmers and engineers who are tackling cancer as if it were a bug in a computer system.

This summer Microsoft opened its first wet laboratory where it will test out the findings of its computer scientists who are creating huge maps of the internal workings of cell networks.

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Sep 20, 2016

MyData2016 Conference Videos

Posted by in category: internet

MyData 2016 was an international conference that focused on human centric personal information management, held in Helsinki Finland from 31st August-2nd September 2016. It was organized by the Open Knowledge Finland, Aalto University Finland and FING — Next-Generation Internet Foundation (FING).

The conference featured international speakers and hands-on sessions — this channel exclusively showcases most of the activities & key talks from the three days.

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Sep 20, 2016

Mini Drones: Weapon of the Future

Posted by in category: drones

Take a look at these mini drones that are making their way onto the battlefield. Mini drones improve unit mobility, provide valuable intelligence and save service members’ lives.

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Sep 20, 2016

World’s First Cyborg Games Kicks Off This October

Posted by in categories: cyborgs, entertainment

Coming this fall: The world’s first cyborg games.

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Sep 20, 2016

Control Virtual Reality With Your Eyes

Posted by in category: virtual reality

This vision-tracking tech will let you navigate virtual reality using only your eyes.

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Sep 20, 2016

How Sex Tech Is Reimagining the ‘Magic Touch’

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, sex

Cool new story on future:


A medical futurist ponders new ways to get freaky between the sheets.

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