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113Gene drive research could wipe out disease, or a species. Here’s why the U.S. military funds it
Military leaders worry that gene drives could be weaponized and say they are spending millions to counteract the potential threat.
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43Physicists excited by discovery of new form of matter, excitonium
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47Google Is Giving Away AI That Can Build Your Genome Sequence
The deep learning tool can assemble a full genome from raw DNA more accurately than every existing method.
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54Genetic Programmers Are the Next Startup Millionaires
The big-ticket acquisition of genetic design company Cell Design Labs signals a coming wave of precision cures.
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44Neurons have the right shape for deep learning
Research was conducted by Richards and his graduate student Jordan Guerguiev, at the University of Toronto, Scarborough, in collaboration with Timothy Lillicrap at Google DeepMind. Their algorithm was based on neurons in the neocortex, which is responsible for higher order thought.
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98Bones show Dolly’s arthritis was normal for a sheep her age
Cloning didn’t cause the famous sheep to age prematurely.
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47Japan Unveils Quantum Neural Network with Online Public Access
Tokyo-based NTT along with the National Institute of Informatics and the University of Tokyo are working on a quantum computing device that exploits the properties of light. Backed with state investment, the quantum neural network (QNN) prototype is reported to be capable of prolonged operation at room temperature.
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45PhD student makes groundbreaking discovery that may prevent spread of cancer
A PhD student in Ontario has made a groundbreaking discovery that may have the potential to prevent cancer cells from spreading.
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100Meet the human guinea pig who hacked his own DNA
‘We no longer have to live with the genetics we had when we were born... even somebody who is uninformed or less informed could effectively create a CRISPR targeting system to a gene with really little effort or knowledge’
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131Lamborghini creates world’s first ‘self-healing’ sports car
Using sensors the car can conduct its own health check to detect any damages and self-repair itself by filling the crack with nanotubes to prevent it spreading.
