Craig Venter, one of the first people to sequence the human genome, is working to create the first generation of artificial life. Interessant figuur, van het type John Hammond.
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Feynman – Cornell University’s Messenger Lecture
Bill Gates recently bought the rights to a series of lectures by legendary Caltech physicist Richard Feynman. The former Microsoft head’s purchase shows that the cultural and scientific legacy of Feynman remains strong even 21 years after his death. The lectures, given in 1964 as part of Cornell University’s Messenger Lecture Series, were filmed by the BBC, who had retained… (more…)
‘Missing link’ in de menselijke evolutie
‘Scientists have discovered an exquisitely preserved ancient primate fossil that they believe forms a crucial “missing link” between our own evolutionary branch of life and the rest of the animal kingdom. The 47m-year-old primate – named Ida – has been hailed as the fossil equivalent of a “Rosetta Stone” for understanding the critical early stages of primate evolution.’ Lees verder…