linkedin post 2013-07-29 06:00:36

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MEMORY DELETION may not be so simple, at least using one molecule dubbed the "memory engine". While it could be beneficial to patients recovering from extreme traumas to delete a memory, long term memory has proved to be less fragile and more complex a system. Columbia's Eric Kandel (Nobel for memory) is more sanguine about the plasticity of memories. And some recent drug studies show they can be deleted. " " http://lnkd.in/CW2qBB via @ngphenomena. And: http://cbc.sh/Ymp4VHR. View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2013-07-30 05:10:08

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HUMAN AUGMENTATION is becoming a super-hot topic. From bionic to genetic interventions, the horizon is getting crowded by the day. Technological competency is getting really powerful. We can add an extra chromosome, implant electronics, have memory modulation, control machines or other species by thought, have enhanced reality, become cyborgs, and add new senses: it is wild. All of this has emerged quite recently and on parallel paths. The human race has crossed a number of important lines of accelerated development. Our old cartoon of a Martian is a present reality. View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2013-07-30 06:10:43

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DESIGNER BABIES, knock-out mice, and genomics. Knock-out mice have been around for a while: genes deleted (or added) for research purposes. The debate about designer babies is hotting up because it is feasible. Monkeys generated from a mix of five embryos have been created. Mending genetic defects by gene therapy is already a reality. We are staring at the (inevitable) emergence of eugenics for the Human 2.0. It is not how but when. View in LinkedIn
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