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How to Change A Skin Cell Into A Nerve Cell or Cellular Anarchy & The Great Leap Sideways

Eyeballs just don't become toenails -- even though the same genome sits in the nucleus of every cell.

Quantum Energy Teleportation Breakthrough? Don’t Beam Me Up Yet.

In recent years, scientists have learned how to use quantum entanglement to “teleport” information between photons and atoms at the speed of light, without the information traveling across the space between them.

DARPA Plans for Immortal Synthetic Life

If you can't get hired by Drew Endy's open source synthetic biology program, maybe you can breed eternal synthetic life (with a kill switch) for the US military.

Bioengineers: Make "BioBricks" -- Help Develop Synthetic Biology "Parts"

A few months back we ran a very exciting interview on the subject of synthetic biology with Drew Endy, an associate professor of bioengineering who created a real cool comic titled Adventures in Synthetic Biology.

Get Up Make Love: 21st Sentury Space Sexploration

I can't say that I'm particularly surprised by Obama's new plan to scarper plans of government-funded human space exploration.

Caprica Episode 2: Rebirth, Soul of a Cylon

Rebirth - the second episode of the Syfy Battlestar Galactica (BSG) spin-off series Caprica - should captivate transhumanists and singularitarians (as well as plain 'ol SF fans) while not disappointing hardcore BSG fans.

Where Does Your Digital Data Go If You Die?

Interesting article in this morning's S.F. Chron about the problems that occur when someone dies, and online content of economic or sentimental value is hidden behind private passwords.

What If Keanu Reeves Wakes Up From Cryonics?

Variety reports that a film called Passengers, currently in "advanced negotiations," has signed on Keanu Reeves for a most excellent adventure.

HP is Taking Desktop Manufacturing Mainstream

Hewlett Packard and Stratasys are setting up to manufacture 3D Printers under the HP brand.

Extraterrestrial Ethics

“At the core of NASA's future space exploration is a return to the moon, where we will build a sustainable long term human presence” (NASA website, 2009)

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