The security impact of the neurosciences
The development and use of human enhancement drugs, especially for military purposes, causes even greater debate and speculation. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
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Biotechnology
The Secrets of Anti-Aging Genes
Jeanne Calment of France, shown here at age 119, died in 1997 at age 122 years and 164 days. Credit: NVP An ambitious
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Microscopic ‘clutch’ puts flagellum in neutral
Ill. Scientists have learned a tiny molecular clutch disengages the flagellum’s tail from the engine that powers its rotation. The action of the
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Synthetic Biology: Social and Ethical Challenges
The electron tomogram of a complete yeast cell reveals the cellular architecture. It shows plasma membrane, microtubules and light vacuoles [green], nucleus,
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Craig Venter: On the verge of creating synthetic life
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Enzymes Built from Scratch
David Baker and his colleagues at the University of Washington focused on a reaction that would break certain bonds between carbon atoms. The
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Mankind’s secrets kept in lunar ark
IF civilisation is wiped out on Earth, salvation may come from space. Plans are being drawn up for a “Doomsday ark” on the
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Noah’s Arctic ark for seeds set to open
If much of civilization is ever wiped out, at least our seeds will survive. The first specimens — 7,000 seeds from 36 African
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Darpa Pursues Neuroscience To Enhance Analyst, Soldier Performance
In a summary of her programs at the annual DarpaTech conference in 2005, Kruse spelled out the importance of the work: “The operational
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Telepathic Genes
Scientists have discovered that genes have the ability to recognize similarities in each other from a distance and without other biological molecules aiding
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