Register Christmas Lecture — Anders Sandberg on Transhumanism
Anders Sandberg of Oxford University’s Future of Humanity Institute taking us on a tour of transhumanism and human enhancement
Anders Sandberg of Oxford University’s Future of Humanity Institute taking us on a tour of transhumanism and human enhancement
I take about a dozen different pills for longevity. There is some evidence behind each of them, but what we really don’t know is how they interact.
At the conclusion of the recent International Summit on Human Gene Editing in Washington, DC, its organizing committee released a much-anticipated statement recommending how human genetic engineering should be regulated.
On December 1st – December 3rd 2015, the main scientific body of the United States, that is, the National Academies, held the first international summit on gene editing.
The excellent DIYSECT web-series covers the DIY biohacking scene. Watch the first four parts online today.
1. INTRODUCTION Most articles on garage biology and do-it-yourself (DIY) biology – whether academic papers or media reports – highlight its somewhat “immaterial” cultures or ideologies. The issues usually raised include: the ways in which do-it-yourself biology potentially democratizes science...
Science and biology are slowly, but smoothly, being co-opted by a DIY approach that’s looking an awful lot like the start of the tech start-up boom.
Ron Shigeta is the Chief Science Officer at IndieBio, a seed stage Biotechnology Accelerator in San Francisco.
Even the most physically secure research lab could be the site of a devastating data security breach.