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Nanotechnology: A Primer for Policymakers - Abundance Institute
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Technology has always been a double edged sword, bringing us longer and healthier life spans, freedom from physical and mental drudgery, and many new creative possibilities on the one hand, while introducing new and salient dangers on the other. However, the means and knowledge will soon exist in a routine college bioengineering lab (and already ex... See more
Ray Kurzweil • The Law of Accelerating Returns « the Kurzweil Library + collections
It is remarkable that nearly every scientist in genetics research is also engaged in the commerce of biotechnology. There are no detached observers. Everybody has a stake.
Michael Crichton • Jurassic Park: A Novel
Two quiet revolutions: reading/writing DNA. The ability to read DNA has greatly exceeded Moore's Law. Your genome can now be sequenced for $100 (which used to cost billions only 25 years ago).
Bryan Johnson • Fireside Chat: A Plan for Humanity with Bryan Johnson
Although noninvasive means of scanning the brain from outside the skull are rapidly improving, the most practical approach to capturing every salient neural detail will be to scan it from inside. By 2030, “nanobot” (i.e., nano robot) technology will be viable, and brain scanning will be a prominent application. Nanobots are robots that are the size... See more
Ray Kurzweil • The Law of Accelerating Returns « the Kurzweil Library + collections
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