Solid-State Systems Could Sequence a Genome For $100
Drawing individual strands of DNA through nanoscopic pores in a chip could do in a matter of minutes what the human genome project took more than a decade to achieve – sequence an entire human genome. Known as solid state nanopore sequencing, the technique identifies DNA base pairs by measuring their electrical properties as they…
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Duncan Graham-Rowe - New Scientist
It’s too late to worry that the aliens will find us
Although we have yet to detect an alien ping, improvements in technology have encouraged us to think that, if transmitting extraterrestrials are out there, we might soon find them. That would be revolutionary. But some, Stephen Hawking included, sense catastrophe. Hawking is worried about aliens. The famous physicist recently suggested that we should be wary…
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Seth Shostak - New Scientist