Event Review: International Summit on Gene Editing
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.
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Biopolitics
Video: International Summit on Human Gene Editing
A major component of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine’s Human Gene-Editing Initiative is an international summit to take place December 1-3 in Washington, D.C. Co-hosted with the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the U.K.’s Royal Society, the summit will convene experts from around the world to discuss the scientific, ethical, and governance issues as...
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Video Friday: DIYSECT — DIY Biology and Bioart
The excellent DIYSECT web-series covers the DIY biohacking scene. Watch the first four parts online today.
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Researchers carefully protect dangerous pathogens – but how secure are all their data?
Even the most physically secure research lab could be the site of a devastating data security breach.
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The Transhuman Age is Here (But Not Quite Yet) — CRISPR/Cas9 Used to Modify Human Embryos
Chinese scientists reported editing genomes of human embryos for the first time using CRISPER/Cas9. But it isn't quite ready for prime time.
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Review: Our Technological Identity Crisis by Colin Marchon
Film student Colin Marchon delivers a nice 3 part series on transhumanist themes.
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What is Technoprogressivism? With James Hughes
Rejecting the two extremes of bioconservatism and libertarian transhumanism, Hughes argues for a third way, “democratic transhumanism,” a radical form of techno-progressivism which asserts that the best possible “posthuman future” is achievable only by ensuring that human enhancement technologies are safe, made available to everyone, and respect the right of individuals to ...
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