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That's how a futurist speak!! - The Future is Now – #syntheticbiology @livingarchitect

That's how a futurist speak!! - The Future is Now – #syntheticbiology @livingarchitect | Science News | Scoop.it
'The future is now, it’s not a fetishistic obsession or architectural style. Building a city for 2050 should have started 50 years ago – we’re already late for managing our human investments, so le...

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Synthetic biology: the best hope for mankind's future?

Synthetic biology: the best hope for mankind's future? | Science News | Scoop.it
Johnjoe McFadden: If GM is agriculture's Ford Cortina, synthetic biology could give us Ferrari crops that feed the world without harming the planet...
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Looking to the Future of A New Kind of Science

Looking to the Future of A New Kind of Science | Science News | Scoop.it

Looking to the Future of A New Kind of Science XconomyNKS will also no doubt be important in figuring out how to set up synthetic biological organisms. What would be the most spectacular success for NKS models? Perhaps models that lead to an understanding of aging, or cancer. Perhaps more accurate models for social or economic processes. Or perhaps a final fundamental theory of physics.

 

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Gerd Moe-Behrens's comment, May 17, 2012 6:49 PM
I was especially curious about this remark "NKS will also no doubt be important in figuring out how to set up synthetic biological organisms."
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Living Architecture: How Synthetic Biology Can Remake Our Cities

Living Architecture: How Synthetic Biology Can Remake Our Cities | Science News | Scoop.it

Living Architecture: How Synthetic Biology Can Remake Our Cities (TED) by Rachel Armstrong. iPad, Kindle, Barnes & Noble. Rooted in cutting edge biology and materials science, as well as contemporary art, Armstrong's account of how we'd build biological cities feels at first like a thought experiment but evolves into a plausible vision of tomorrow's cities.

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