Archive for the 'Biotechnology' Category
Scientists ‘May Have Crossed Ethical Line’ in Growing Human Brains
November 17th, 2019Oh, really? What could possibly go wrong? *sigh* Anyway, I designate, “Sentient lumps of brain,” as Cryptogon’s Phrase Of The Year. Have a nice day. Via: Guardian: Neuroscientists may have crossed an “ethical rubicon” by growing lumps of human brain in the lab, and in some cases transplanting the tissue into animals, researchers warn. The […]
The Newest Fake Meat Is Made from Thin Air
November 12th, 2019pHood! Via: FastCompany: Most plant-based meat, such as the Impossible Burger or the Beyond Burger, uses protein made from soy or peas. The newest meat alternative uses protein made from air instead, in a process that transforms CO2 into an ingredient with the same nutritional profile as the protein you find in animals. Air Protein, […]
Google Collecting Complete Health Histories on Millions of Americans
November 11th, 2019Unbelievable. Via: Wall Street Journal: Google is engaged with one of the U.S.’s largest health-care systems on a project to collect and crunch the detailed personal-health information of millions of people across 21 states. The initiative, code-named “Project Nightingale,” appears to be the biggest effort yet by a Silicon Valley giant to gain a toehold […]
This Is How the U.S. Military’s Massive Facial Recognition System Works
November 7th, 2019Via: OneZero: Over the last 15 years, the United States military has developed a new addition to its arsenal. The weapon is deployed around the world, largely invisible, and grows more powerful by the day. That weapon is a vast database, packed with millions of images of faces, irises, fingerprints, and DNA data — a […]
SpaceX Plans to Start Offering Starlink Broadband Services in 2020
October 24th, 2019Global Lightning. Hmm. Via: Space News: Shotwell said many of the Starlink features are being tested by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory under a program called Global Lightning. SpaceX in December 2018 received a $28 million contract to test over the next three years different ways in which the military might use Starlink broadband […]
We Have No Reason to Believe 5G Is Safe
October 21st, 2019Via: Scientific American: The telecommunications industry and their experts have accused many scientists who have researched the effects of cell phone radiation of “fear mongering” over the advent of wireless technology’s 5G. Since much of our research is publicly-funded, we believe it is our ethical responsibility to inform the public about what the peer-reviewed scientific […]
Junior Minister Says Gov.UK Considering Facial Recognition to Verify Age of Porn-Watchers
October 21st, 2019In other news, China: Face Scan Required to Use Internet. Via: The Register: The UK government could use facial recognition to verify the age of Brits online “so long as there is an appropriate concern for privacy,” junior minister for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Matt Warman said. The minister was responding to an urgent […]
Argonne Team Looks to Insect Brains as Models for Computer Chips
October 18th, 2019NextGov wins the Pun-Of-The-Day award for this one: “It’s the latest buzz in artificial intelligence.” Via: NextGov: Scientists at the Energy Department’s Argonne National Laboratory have pioneered a cutting-edge neuromorphic computer chip—modeled off the brains of bees, fruit flies and other insects—that can rapidly learn, adapt and use substantially less power than its conventional computer […]
Are Secret Human Experiments Advancing Brain Chip Tech?
October 17th, 2019Via: Old-Thinker News: A doctor from Peru claims that recent advancements in brain chip technology could be due to “secret, forced, and illicit human experimentation” by a consortium of transnational tech companies and governments operating outside of the law. A 2016 paper published in the Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine warned that “secret, forced, and […]
Former NASA Scientist Believes Viking Mission Found Life on Mars in 1976
October 11th, 2019Not new claims, but very interesting if you haven’t heard about this before. Via: Scientific American: I was fortunate to have participated in that historic adventure as experimenter of the Labeled Release (LR) life detection experiment on NASA’s spectacular Viking mission to Mars in 1976. On July 30, 1976, the LR returned its initial results […]
