by Miles_Mason | Nov 25, 2013 | Fighting Scarcity, Genetic Engineering, Technology, Walls of Scarcity
The FDA is shutting down personal genomics company, 23andMe. 23andMe is an innovator in the personal genomics industry, who is known for selling personalized genetic analyses for $99. The FDA claims that the potential that they could release inaccurate information...
by Miles_Mason | Jul 13, 2013 | Environment, Genetic Engineering, Pioneers, Technology
We recently published a post on scientists that are bringing the gastric brooding frog back from extinction. As genetic engineers move closer to bringing this species back, we had this to say: While this frog is most notorious for its odd reproductive habits, perhaps...
by Miles_Mason | Jun 27, 2013 | Genetic Engineering, Scarcity Mongers, Technology, Walls of Scarcity
In the wake of President Obama’s climate speech this week, numerous media outlets shifted into full throttle to remind us of the calamities we face based on what the’ve seen from peering into their computer-modeled future. Stacy Small-Lorenz, from the...
by Rajiv | Jun 4, 2013 | Environment, Technology
I saw a cool story the other day, that confirmed something that Miles has written about on several occasions. It was a story in The Atlantic about how genetic engineers are using genetic science to bring back the American Chestnut. Here are some relevant passages...
by Miles_Mason | Jun 1, 2013 | Environment, Fighting Scarcity, Genetic Engineering
I recently read a story that recent studies have indicated that bee venom could be used to fight HIV. If these findings ultimately lead to a cure of HIV, this would alleviate a lot of pain and suffering for those who have been infected by this ruthless virus. Aside...
by Rajiv | Apr 26, 2013 | Energy, Technology
I almost predicted the iPod. I remember burning my first cd from music downloaded from the internet. It took like 2 days. I predicted a bold new future for the music industry where customers would go to music stores in the mall – like cd stores of the time...
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