21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments

linkedin post 2020-03-05 04:51:36

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NEW ERA OF GENETIC MEDICINE. "Researchers have created genetically modified monkeys with a revolutionary new procedure that enables scientists to cut and paste DNA in living organisms. The work was carried out in a lab in China, where scientists said they had used a genome editing procedure, called Crispr/Cas9, to manipulate two genes in fertilised monkey eggs before transferring them to surrogate mothers." https://lnkd.in/dvsfRzb View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments
linkedin post 2020-03-04 04:21:11

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CRISPR. "It could at last allow genetics researchers to conjure everything anyone has ever worried they would—designer babies, invasive mutants, species-specific bioweapons, and a dozen other apocalyptic sci-fi tropes. It brings with it all-new rules for the practice of research in the life sciences." http://www.wired.com/2015/07/crispr-dna-editing-2/ View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments
linkedin post 2020-03-04 04:18:07

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"CRISPR works differently: it relies on an enzyme called Cas9 that uses a guide RNA molecule to home in on its target DNA, then edits the DNA to disrupt genes or insert desired sequences. Researchers often need to order only the RNA fragment; the other components can be bought off the shelf. Total cost: as little as $30. “That effectively democratized the technology so that everyone is using it...It's a huge revolution.” http://www.nature.com/news/crispr-the-disruptor-1.17673 View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments

linkedin post 2020-03-06 05:35:05

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AUGMENTATION. "Improving perceptual capabilities, biohybrid systems, exoskeletons, and metabolic enhancement can be considered for human performance augmentation. Medical implants for sensory replacement, including multiple sensory modalities for visually and hearing impaired persons, and direct brain-machine interfaces are real possibilities." https://lnkd.in/d8zQAx9 View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments

linkedin post 2020-03-06 05:32:54

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THE PREAMBLE IS OVER. We have looked at prions, mobile genetic elements, viruses, and more. And then we looked at computer code viruses, artificial life forms, and more. And then we looked at the brain-machine interface. And now we are at the edge of machine intelligence and the marriage of man, technology and machine. The Trojan Horse has arrived. As Samuel Taylor Coleridge advised, "suspend your disbelief", and invite it in with an open mind. The future is about to arrive. View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments

linkedin post 2020-03-06 05:30:38

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DEATH AND IMMORTALITY from a biological perspective have been the subject of extensive postings on this blog. The only way, in my opinion, to get a handle on both interesting and third rail subjects, is to examine the biological record, and try to understand it in the context of nature first. We tiptoe towards the issue of immortality. View in LinkedIn
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