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Genetically-inspired algorithm could improve network security (Wired UK)

Genetically-inspired algorithm could improve network security (Wired UK) | Science News | Scoop.it
Computer scientists at Wake Forest University are using a genetically-inspired algorithm that proactively discovers more secure computer network configurations...
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Insight: New DNA reader to bring promise

Insight: New DNA reader to bring promise | Science News | Scoop.it
NEW YORK (Reuters) - After years of predictions that the $1,000 genome - a read-out of a person's complete genetic information for about the cost of a dental crown - was just around the corner, a U.S.
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DNA In the Cloud

DNA In the Cloud | Science News | Scoop.it

Schatz believes the solution lies in cloud computing. He hopes to use Google's algorithms to sort through the genomic data deluge. “Our genome is a molecule about three billion bases long, but today there is no technology that can just read off all of these individual nucleotides," he told Big Think. "Instead, the technology sequences little tiny fragments from here and here and here and here and here. How can we interpret what the entire genome is from all these little snippets?”

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Are Humans Ready to Undertake a Radical Evolution?

Are Humans Ready to Undertake a Radical Evolution? | Science News | Scoop.it

Are Humans Ready to Undertake a Radical Evolution? Are we close to a major transformation of humanity? Are we going to change ourselves to the point that we would barely recognize ourselves?
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