Here’s a nice and perspective-giving discussion on the recent “creation of a bacterial cell controlled by a chemically synthesized genome”.
It’s hosted by Edge, where you, according to the about page, “will find a number of today’s sharpest minds taking their ideas into the bull ring knowing they will be challenged. The ethic is thinking smart vs. the anesthesiology of wisdom.”
Apparently “A team of scientists has succeeded in putting an object large enough to be visible to the naked eye into a mixed quantum state of moving and not moving.”
It being too early for april’s fools day, and the source being Nature, I think I’ll go with “Wow”.
ted.com - thought-provoking, entertaining and very to-the-point video lectures on a wide variety of subjects, presented by the actual researcher. The video above is a good example, both if the subject matter is of any interest to you - and if it isn’t. Take the site out for a spin and see how she rolls.
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