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Scientists lay out plans to build an artificial human genome by 2036
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Scientists lay out plans to build an artificial human genome by 2036
Enhanced Humans and Biotech
By Matthew Griffin
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4th November 2016
Scientists lay out plans to build an artificial human genome by 2036

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF When scientists can create artificial genomes they will be able to create new designer organisms, and humans, with entirely new,…

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World first as AI “Judge” succesfully predicts the outcomes of 79% of cases in the European Court
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World first as AI “Judge” succesfully predicts the outcomes of 79% of cases in the European Court
Intelligence and the Senses
By Matthew Griffin
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24th October 2016
World first as AI “Judge” succesfully predicts the outcomes of 79% of cases in the European Court

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Artificial intelligence has a problem with nuance but that didn’t stop it from correctly predicting the outcome of most of…

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Day of reckoning as UK scientists eliminate HIV from “Patient X”
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Day of reckoning as UK scientists eliminate HIV from “Patient X”
Enhanced Humans and Biotech
By Matthew Griffin
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6th October 2016
Day of reckoning as UK scientists eliminate HIV from “Patient X”

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF A British man could become the first person in the world to be cured of HIV using a new therapy designed…

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Researchers find evidence that ancestors memories are passed down in DNA
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Researchers find evidence that ancestors memories are passed down in DNA
Enhanced Humans and Biotech
By Matthew Griffin
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29th August 2016
Researchers find evidence that ancestors memories are passed down in DNA

Researchers have shown for the first time that our ancestors memories can be passed down in DNA

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