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Vaccines for bacterial and viral infections are extremely difficult to develop. But thanks to gene-editing, we could soon be able to make people immune to the flu or even HIV.
CRISPR could make you immune to the flu
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But scientists will have to prove the technique is safe first before any human trials.Chinese officialsChinese officials cloned a top-performing police dog, state media announced, with the goal of stamping out genetically identical dog cops. The pup, named Kunxun, is a clone of the “Sherlock Holmes of police dogs,” according to Reuters. cloned a top-performing police dog, state media announced, with the goal of stamping out genetically identical dog cops. The pup, named Kunxun, is a clone of the “Sherlock Holmes of police dogs,” according to Reuters.
China clones top police dog, with goal of "mass production"
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If the experiment is a success, the goal widely cloned police dogs.You’re not entirely human.
How Three People With HIV Became Virus-Free Without HIV Drugs
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The common denominator is that all three people received blood stem cell transplants for blood cancer. Warding off HIV was almost a lucky side-effect.By 2040, about two-thirds of the world’s population will be concentrated in urban centers. Over the decades ahead, 90 percent of this urban population growth is predicted to flourish across Asia and Africa.
The Smart Cities of the Future Are Already Taking Off
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1,000 smart city pilots are under construction or in their final planning stages across the globe, driving forward countless visions of the future.Robotics research has been making great strides in recent years, but there are still many hurdles to the machines becoming a ubiquitous presence in our lives. The journal Science Robotics has now identified 10 grand challenges the field will have to grapple with to make that a reality.
New planets found in distant corners of the galaxy. Climate models that may improve our understanding of sea level rise. The emergence of new antimalarial drugs. These scientific advances and discoveries have been in the news in recent months.
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In the Future, There Will Be No Limit to What AI Can Accomplish in Science
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New planets found in distant corners of the galaxy. Climate models that may improve our understanding of sea level rise. The emergence of new antimalarial drugs. These recent scientific advances all have one thing in common: Artificial intelligence played a key role in their scientific discovery.Self-driving cars are just around the corner, but working out the rules that should govern them is proving tricky. Should they mimic often self-interested human decision making, or be programmed to consider the greater good?
Programming Self-Driving Cars Makes People Less Selfish
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The researchers found the people who programmed their cars in advance were consistently more cooperative than those who made their decisions on the fly.
Fake news. Self driving cars are YEARS away from hitting the roads.
How about programming them SO THEY DON'T RUN INTO SHIT?? Maybe, huh?...🙄
In the next 6 years, 4 billion “new minds” are about to be connected to the world wide web, at gigabit connection speeds, at near zero-cost.
4 Billion New Minds Online: The Coming Era of Connectivity
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As the population of online users doubles, we’re about to witness perhaps the most historic acceleration of technological innovation known to man.
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