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HUMAN BRAIN GENES evolve slower than genes in other tissues, and differently. This can be documented by studying gene sequences. They also tend to evolve faster in species with advanced brains. It appears that what matters for brain evolution is an increased complexity of brain gene interactions. " " http://lnkd.in/3vrMQ9 View in LinkedIn

SYNBIO MAP shows research and commercial locations worldwide. "The U.S. is considered the world leader in this (Synbio) emerging field of science. Some estimate that by 2015, a fifth of the chemical industry (worth $1.8 trillion) could be dependent on synthetic biology."" " http://lnkd.in/FuTGqY View in LinkedIn

HUMAN-HUMAN MIND MELD. "Wednesday 28 August 2013. For the first time researchers in the US have created what they believe to be the first ever non-invasive human brain-to-brain interface. Scientists from the University of Washington successfully sent brain signals via the internet from one individual to another, remotely controlling the recipient’s body movements". " " http://www.independent.co View in LinkedIn

SYNTHETIC CHEMISTRY TRUMPED BY SYNBIO. "we synthetic chemists like to think we’re special because we have the ability to make new compounds never seen in Nature, but with an increasing understanding of enzymes and the genes that encode for them, organisms can now be coaxed into producing compounds that have never been seen before."" " http://lnkd.in/6CmHgk. View in LinkedIn

POWERFUL TECHNOLOGY has a good face and an evil face. "We are acquiring direct and deliberate control over the evolution of most life forms. This is a power that will allow us to feed more people, cure more people, and live far better lives. That's very exciting. But it will also change the nature of things like warfare and terrorism, which of course is very frightening". (Juan Enriquez)." "" " http://lnkd.in/7EvgXw View in LinkedIn

GENETICS AS THE ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE. "(it is) possible for any one of us to access the Internet and browse the entire human genome -- a map of the code that makes us human. But very few people understand what that means. Soon it will fundamentally change the way we look at the world. It will determine which countries and companies end up being dominant in half a century". (Juan Enriquez). " "" " http://lnkd.in/7EvgXw View in LinkedIn

THE ULTIMATE REBOOT: "during the course of my research I found that technological discontinuities are the greatest single driver of long-term economic success…or failure. And the ability to understand and apply gene research is probably the greatest single discontinuity we have seen since the industrial revolution". (Juan Enriquez). " "" " http://lnkd.in/7EvgXw View in LinkedIn

JUAN ENRIQUEZ, from HBS, on the Knowledge Economy. "Over the millennia, the most important language has gone from Egyptian, to Greek and Latin, to French, to English, to binary. Today the most important language you can teach your kids is genetics. Those who refuse to learn will be functionally illiterate and unable to understand, much less compete in, a rapidly changing economy. We rarely understand and debate the greatest single driver of wealth and growth, which is knowledge". " "" " http://lnkd.in/7EvgXw View in LinkedIn

FIRST HUMAN MIND MELD. Awesome step! View in LinkedIn

NEW HUMAN SPECIES?"humans are the only hominid species on Earth, but it seems unlikely to remain the case, notes Juan Enriquez, CEO of Biotechnomy, a life-sciences investment firm, and a founding director of the Life Sciences Project at Harvard Business School. “We’re now no more than a generation or two away from the emergence of an entirely new kind of hominid,” he says. “Homo evolutus: a hominid that takes direct and deliberate control over its own evolution and the evolution of other species.”" " http://lnkd.in/_ZBmM6 View in LinkedIn