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31 reviews • timesonline.co.uk
From the page: Artificial life is only months away Artificial life will be created within four months, a controversial scientist has predicted. Craig Venter, who led a private project to sequence the human genome, told The Times that his team had cleared a critical... more
A social snub can deliver a seemingly painful blow. Now, it turns out that sting may be real. A gene linked with physical pain is also associated with a person's sensitivity to rejection, a new study finds.
21 reviews • timesonline.co.uk
From the page: "Researchers have for the first time identified a genetic mutation linked to the amount of sleep people need. Those who carry the mutation sleep on average two hours less a night but still function perfectly well." Welcome to my world.... more
28 reviews • timesonline.co.uk
From the page: "FOR the female half of the population, it may bring a satisfied smile. Scientists have found that evolution is driving women to become ever more beautiful, while men remain as aesthetically unappealing as their caveman ancestors. "
From the page: "In what could be a breakthrough in animal breeding, a team of scientists from Germany, Russia and Sweden have discovered a set of genetic regions responsible for animal tameness" More nature than nurture, it would seem.
you can't patent genes...God has prior art. i kid, i kid.
Watch the Futurama episode "Roswell That Ends Well". That's how. And no I don't mean by watching the episode you instantly become your own grandpa. What I mean is that it is explained in the aforementioned episode.
8 reviews • technologyreview.com
From the page: "In addition, the quality of this insulation appears to be largely genetically determined, providing further support for the idea that IQ is partly inherited. " It makes sense.
Things like this make me realize that, while we're sorely lacking in widely-available jetpacks and flying cars, we're still living in a world straight out of science fiction.