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We Sequenced the Human Genome 15 Years Ago. Now We Can 3D Map It

aweGene | 05 February

THE NEXT STEP. In 2003, researchers sequenced the human genome for the first time, writing out all 3 billion of the DNA base pairs that dictate every

A Stanford Researcher Says We Shouldn’t Start Working Full Time Until Age 40

aweGene | 03 February

For people smack in the mad mid-life rush of managing full-time careers, dependent children, and aging parents, nothing feels so short in supply as time.But

Science Shows Yoga May Protect Your Brain in Old Age

aweGene | 03 February

Scientists in Brazil have imaged elderly female yoga practitioners’ brains and found they have greater cortical thickness in the left prefrontal cortex, in

Human Intelligence is the Most Precious Resource on Earth

aweGene | 03 February

Recently, I have had numerous conversations with people about neural interfaces. They have a number of different names, such as brain-computer interfaces,

New DNA Synthesis Method Could Soon Build a Genome in a Day

aweGene | 01 February

Synthetic biologists are the computer programmers of biology. Their code? DNA.The whole enterprise sounds fantastical: you insert new snippets of DNA code - in

Pioneering Stem Cell Trial Seeks to Cure Babies Before Birth

aweGene | 01 February

Even before she was born, Elianna Constantino had already cheated death.Elianna has a rare inherited blood disorder called alpha thalassemia major, which

5 Facts About Global Mental Health

aweGene | 01 February

It's estimated that over one billion people globally have a mental, neurodevelopment or substance use disorder.Despite being critical to overall

Have We Reached the Limit of Human Longevity? New Study Says No

aweGene | 30 January

In 1997, when Jeannne Loise Calment died at the age of 122, she was the longest-living human on record.But she won’t always be.According to a

Thanos and Overpopulation

aweGene | 30 January

After shattering box office records, Avengers: Infinity War is the biggest film in Hollywood. The movie pits a team of superheroes against a god

Three Huge Ways Tech Is Overhauling Healthcare

aweGene | 30 January

We are on the brink of a revolution in healthcare. AI is making the drug discovery process >100X faster and cheaper, and 90 percent more likely to

Future of Artificial Intelligence & Longevity

aweGene | 28 January

What if we could generate novel molecules to target any disease, overnight, ready for clinical trials?Imagine leveraging machine learning to accomplish with 50

We Getting Less Intelligent

aweGene | 28 January

It’s official, we are getting dumber.IQ levels are falling, and have been for decades, according to a new study.The paper, co-authored by Bernt Bratsberg

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