Synthetic genomics – Inside the effort to create entire genomes from scratch
It is clear that writing genomes is the next major scientific frontier – and that we’re well on our way to crossing it.
Building a Better Human: How scientists plan to merge man and machine to transcend human limitations
The goal of using brain-computer interfaces for human enhancement may be a long way off, but the future is also bright.
Why the singularity is certain to happen in my own lifetime
The inflection point at which computers, ‘thinking machines’ and AI may become infinitely powerful is no more than 20–25 years away.
Writing Our Genome
This ability to synthesise DNA quickly and cheaply has excited a group of biologists who want to use it to create entire genomes from scratch.
How AI can spot Alzheimer’s disease five years before diagnosis
Artificial Intelligence can analyse immense amounts of data to help scientists better study, diagnose, treat and even prevent disease.
Here’s how we could create super intelligence
Creating super intelligence or enhancing the brains of patients with neurological disorders through brain augmentation is currently a hot topic.
A Blueprint for Coexistence with AI
Love is what is missing from machines. That's why we must pair up with them, to leaven their powers with what only we can provide.
Gene editing of human embryos
Although repairing embryos is yet another step forward in a miraculous and ever-accelerating genetic revolution, it is only the beginning.
Scientists have edited human embryos to safely remove disease for the first time
Scientists in the US have released a paper showing that they have successfully edited human embryos to correct a mutation.
Scientists discover how the brain’s hypothalamus controls ageing – and manage to slow it down
A study in mice shows that transplantation of healthy stem cells into the brain's hypothalamus can boost lifespan considerably.
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