Human Genetic Modification: Are We Destroying Ourselves?
Billionaires Newswire | January 8, 2014 By Nilufer Atik Human genetic modification might sound like a science fiction fantasy, but it’s increasingly becoming part of…
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South Korean Nuclear Power Plant Operator Under Renewed Cyberattacks
Sputnik | December 28, 2014 Hackers continue to target Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co Ltd (KHNP), the operator of nuclear power plants in South Korea, Reuters reports,…
“Gene drive” Technology Could Alter Species on Mass Scale
Boston Globe | July 17, 2014 By Carolyn Y. Johnson A powerful new technology could be used to manipulate nature by “editing” the genes of…
Does rampant AI threaten humanity?
BBC | December 2, 2014 By Mark Ward Pity the poor meat bags. They are doomed if a growing number of scientists, engineers and artists…
Synthetic biologist aims to create pig with human lungs
San Jose Mercury News | November 14, 2014 By Lisa M. Krieger In a provocative cross-species experiment, scientists are striving to rewrite the pig genome…
Generation WiFi wants brains hooked to Internet
WND | November 17, 2014 By Leo Hohmann According to a survey by tech giant Cisco Systems, about a fourth of professionals ages 18 to…
NASA’s ‘ambitious’ space agenda threatened by current funding
Huntsville Times | November 15, 2014 By Lee Roop NASA’s inspector general said today that the agency’s “ambitious” space agenda, which includes developing a new…