Nov 24

Biotech is becoming one of the huge growth areas in technology.

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Biotech is becoming one of the huge growth areas in technology. And there’s some fascinating stuff coming, like biodegradable packaging; animal-free meat, milk, and eggs; and new possibilities for getting around antibiotic resistance.

Originally shared by Singularity Hub

5 Wild Biotech Products That Will Touch Our Lives in the Near Future http://suhub.co/2BeYH87

Nov 22

The thing about CRISPR is that you have to get the gene-editing payload into the cells you’re targeting, and…

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The thing about CRISPR is that you have to get the gene-editing payload into the cells you’re targeting, and (because of the body’s entirely appropriate defences against just such a thing happening), that’s hard.

This could be a step towards a solution.

Originally shared by Singularity Hub

CRISPR Can Now Hitch a Ride on Nanoparticles to Battle Disease http://suhub.co/2B2Noip

Nov 20

“The idea here is that there are patterns of thought that are reliably associated with engaging in criminal behavior.

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“The idea here is that there are patterns of thought that are reliably associated with engaging in criminal behavior. These include feeling more deserving and entitled than other people, a failure to accept responsibility, a negative attitude toward authority, a tendency to focus only on short-term outcomes, and being fairly insensitive to the impact of criminal behavior.”

Remind you of anyone?

Originally shared by Art Markman

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/ulterior-motives/201711/mindfulness-is-not-always-positive