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Tuesday January 8, 2013 Daily edition   News and Blog Headlines Cheap, easy technique to snip DNA could revolutionize gene therapy Editing the genome with high precision How to sequence an entire genome from a single cell Qualcomm & AT&T look to accelerate the Internet of Things Brief interruptions spawn errors that could be disastrous for professionals Latest News Cheap, easy technique to snip DNA could revolutionize gene therapy January 8, 2013   A simple, precise, and inexpensive method for cutting DNA to insert genes into human cells could transform genetic medicine, making routine what now are expensive, complicated and rare procedures for replacing defective genes to fix genetic disease or even cure AIDS. Discovered last year, two new papers published last week in the journal Science Express … more… Editing the genome with high precision January 8, 2013   Researchers at MIT, the Broad Institute and Rockefeller University have developed a new technique for precisely altering the genomes of living cells by adding or deleting genes. The researchers say the technology could offer an easy-to-use, less-expensive way to engineer organisms that produce biofuels; to design animal models to study human disease; and  to develop … more… How to sequence an entire genome from a single cell January 8, 2013   The notion that police can identify a suspect based on the tiniest drop of blood or trace of tissue has long been a staple of TV dramas, but scientists at Harvard have now taken the idea a step further. Using just a single human cell, they can reproduce an individual’s entire genome. The researchers developed … more… Qualcomm & AT&T look to accelerate the Internet of Things January 8, 2013   Qualcomm and AT&T want to make the process of creating Internet of Things (IoT) devices and applications easier, ReadWrite Mobile reports. The companies announced a joint project called the Internet of Everything development platform to decrease time to market for IoT projects It’s based on Qualcomm’s QSC6270-Turbo chipset and Gobi modem for 3G connections, and uses … more… Brief interruptions spawn errors that could be disastrous for professionals January 8, 2013   Short interruptions — such as the few seconds it takes to silence that buzzing smartphone — have a surprisingly large effect on one’s ability to accurately complete a task, according to new research by Michigan State University psychologists. The study found that interruptions averaging 2.8 seconds long doubled the error rate, while interruptions averaging 4.4 s … more… New VIDEOS   How you can change the past Latest Kurzweil Collection posts Ray Kurzweil’s top 5 reasons to be optimistic for 2013   Source: Big Think — January 1, 2013 | Daniel Honan Will you be better off this year than your were in the past? To the futurist and inventor Ray Kurzweil, the answer is a resounding yes. “We are far more productive and healthy and better off in every way than we were in the past,” Kurzweil, the author of the new book How to Create a Mind: The … more… Read full article here Visit KurzweilAI.net You are currently subscribed to the KurzweilAI.net newsletter as *|EMAIL|* To unsubscribe, please click here. To change your email preferences, please click here. *|LIST:ADDRESS|*.