Genetic extermination

Between 2008 and 2014, the US government funded nearly $ 1 billion in synthetic biology research. From 2012 onwards, most of the relevant funds came from the infamous DARPA and …

Synthetic biology, genealogy: life is cheap!

Is it biotechnology? Is it nanotechnology? Or perhaps it is information technology? The field of synthetic biology is practically all three together – an example of “converging technologies”, another one …

Bioprinting

Every 1 to 2 seconds, somewhere on the planet, a diabetic will get an ulcer somewhere on the tip of his or her feet. Half of these ulcers become infected …

Health on your plate!

FReSH (initials standing for Food Reform for Sustainability and Health) is a benevolent initiative of the “World Business Council” to restructure the world’s food system; and to make companies adapt …

Palantir: Orwell’s nightmare

Alex Karp, founder and CEO of Palantir, spoke via video conference on December 3 with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis regarding the continuously expanding collaboration between Palantir and the Greek …

Robotic melancholy

When it premiered, in 2016, it cut a big swath… “Her” company, Hanson Robotics, based in Hong Kong, specializes in high social intelligence machines. As self-presented on its website: Robots …