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DNA may be the answer to survival on the other side of the Universe
DNA is extraordinary. It can tell us who we are, it can tell us where we came from and soon it will be able to tell us our entire family tree. Read more…
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A University just created a new life-form using real DNA
A team at Cornell University created a machine that is, to all intents and purposes, alive. It has metabolism, it is capable of self assembly and organisation. Read more…
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True, personalised DNA testing is still way in the future
There is as much hype about personalised DNA testing as there is about Quantum Computing. Many would say there are outright lies. Read more…
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Friday Futures: DNA/facial recognition, Game of Thrones by bot
This week: DNA and facial recognition; Teslas’ new factory; 5G interferes with weather forecasting; Facebook and voice patterns; Game of Thrones, by a bot. Read more…
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Friday Futures: the sea as fuel, DNA as a computer
Scientists at Stanford have figured out a way to make hydrogen fuel out of saltwater. The discovery could open up the world’s oceans as a potential source of energy. Read more…
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Friday Futures: an HIV cure; heart attacks and emailing DNA
This week: curing HIV patients a step closer; detecting heart attacks; Alheimer’s progress; China’s Mars simulation base and ISPs that confound maths. Read more…
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Friday Futures: future history, moon bases and DNA playlists
Welcome to Friday Futures, our weekly guide to the latest visions of The Future from around the web. This week: a history of the future; Moonbase 2040; quantum computers in five years; social credit scoring may Read more…
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Friday Futures: Life on Mars, engineered monkeys and AI skincare
Welcome to Friday Futures, our weekly guide to the latest visions of The Future from around the web. This week: there really is life on Mars, maybe; China is genetically engineering monkeys; AI and skincare; Read more…
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Soon bad guys will be able to hack your DNA – now that’s disruptive
If you think having your computers hacked is scary, then you ain’t seen nothing yet. If you can edit DNA, you can hack it. There is a huge amount of interest in DNA at the Read more…
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Friday Futures: DNA-based robots; immortality and dead aliens
Welcome to Friday Futures, our weekly guide to the latest visions of The Future from around the web. This week: controlling DNA-based robots; immortality; AI used to manipulate fake videos; and did aliens die from climate change? AI Read more…
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Friday Futures: DNA storage, dark chocolate and the digital afterlife
Welcome to Friday Futures, our weekly guide to the latest visions of The Future from around the web. This week: DNA can store music albums (and actually lots of other stuff); a new type of Read more…
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Friday Futures: Xbox attack subs, DNA, bot-stoppers and Putin on Mars
Welcome to Friday Futures, our weekly guide to the latest visions of The Future from around the web. This week: Xbox controller and an attack sub; DNA and cancer; nuclear fusion in nanowires; stopping bots Read more…
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Friday Futures: alien footprints on Mars, DNA and your next date
Welcome to Friday Futures, our weekly guide to the latest visions of The Future from around the web. This week: life on Mars; before the Big Bang; smart glass gets competitive; DNA and dating; gene Read more…
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Friday Futures: head transplants, nanorobots, mosquitos and Mars
Welcome to Friday Futures, our weekly guide to the latest visions of The Future from around the web. This week: head transplants; swearing is great for pain relief; nanorobots on the production line; Singularities and the Read more…
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Friday Futures: AI comprehension, space signals, urban farming
Welcome to Friday Futures, our weekly guide to the latest visions of The Future from around the web. This week: AI beats humans at reading comprehension (sort of); the latest on weird signals from space; antibiotics Read more…
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Friday Futures: suicide pods, DNA editing made easy, and seaweed
Welcome to Friday Futures, our weekly guide to the latest visions of The Future from around the web. This week: we are not immortal after all, but we can buy a printed suicide pod, edit our Read more…