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Engineering the perfect human
editorial posted by in braincrave
Recently, Harvard University had a panel discussing the legacy of the Human Genome Project. Started in 1990, and with scientists from six countries and initial funding of $3 billion, the project publ...
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The Inevitability of Eugenics: A Race of Self-Designing Tinker Toys
lewrockwell.com link posted by in science
Mention of eugenics inevitably results in whoops of horror, gnashing of hair, rending of teeth, and discussion of Hitler. Occasionally, however, matters of importance merit discussion even if they...
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“race is simply not a level of biological division …in…humans”
lewrockwell.com link posted by in politics
In the spirit of Morgan Freeman's excellent advice on how to solve the race problem and just "stop talking about it," I'm reposting this thoughtful perspective from lewrockwell.com. Rachel Dol...
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Cold sore virus 'treats skin cancer'
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A genetically engineered version of a virus that normally causes cold sores shows real promise for treating skin cancer, say researchers. The modified herpes virus is harmless to normal cells but...
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Harvard cracks DNA storage, crams 700 terabytes of data into a single gram
extremetech.com link posted by in technology
A bioengineer and geneticist at Harvard’s Wyss Institute have successfully stored 5.5 petabits of data — around 700 terabytes — in a single gram of DNA, smashing the previous DNA data density...
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The Search for Exceptional Genomes. They walk among us. Natural experiments, living ordinary lives, unaware that their genes may hold the clue to the next superdrug.
technologyreview.com link posted by in science
Ten years ago, scientists discovered that some people are naturally missing working copies of a gene known as PCSK9. The consequences of the mutation were extraordinary. These people, including a T...