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How we fell in love with our voice-activated home assistants
from New Scientist - News
(2016-12-15 3:00)
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Personal assistants like Amazon’s Alexa already do our bidding. Why do we want them to be our friends too?
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Vapers experimenting with illegal drugs bought on the dark web
from New Scientist - News
(2016-12-15 3:00)
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As sellers on the dark web advertise drug-infused e-liquids, researchers investigate the trend for vaping substances like heroin and methamphetamine
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Antibacterial products may help bacteria beat antibiotics
from New Scientist - News
(2016-12-15 3:00)
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The antibacterial agent triclosan is often present in anything from cleaning products to toys, but tests suggest it can help MRSA survive antibiotics
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More giant Earth-like exoplanets will be found next year
from New Scientist - News
(2016-12-15 3:00)
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Prepare for more exotic super-Earths as the hunt for exoplanets ramps up in 2017, says Stephen Baxter. They've already been imagined by science fiction
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DeepMind’s AI wants to beat us at video game StarCraft next
from New Scientist - News
(2016-12-15 3:00)
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After conquering the ancient Chinese game Go in 2016, AI teams want to beat humans at the strategy game StarCraft next. But it won’t be easy
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Prepare for the real political game changer: robots with votes
from New Scientist - News
(2016-12-15 3:00)
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If human-like AI comes to fruition then we may have grant voting rights to our silicon equals. Democracy will change forever, says Zoltan Istvan
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People prepare to fight their governments on climate change
from New Scientist - News
(2016-12-15 3:00)
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Despite record-breaking climate change, some leaders may be reluctant to cut emissions. The Paris Agreement may give people the clout needed to force them to act
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Amazon makes its first Prime Air drone delivery to a customer
from New Scientist - News
(2016-12-15 1:39)
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The firm?used a drone to deliver a customer’s order in Cambridgeshire, UK, and will start a new trial dispatching goods up to around 2kg in weight
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Amazon makes its first Prime Air drone delivery to a customer
from New Scientist - News
(2016-12-15 1:39)
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The firm?used a drone to deliver a customer’s order in Cambridgeshire, UK, and will start a new trial dispatching goods up to around 2kg in weight
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阪大医にゲノム編集センター、「大きく医療が変わると期待」と澤研究科長
from 日経バイオテクONLINE
(2016-12-15 1:00)
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大阪大学大学院医学研究科附属共同研究実習センター（共同研）にゲノム編集センターが新設された。2016年12月14日に開所式が開催され、新センターのウェブサイトも同日に公開された。「これまでの遺伝子組換え技術では遺伝子改変は運や勘に頼っていたが、ピンポイントで遺伝子を改変できるゲノム編集技術が2012年に登場して遺伝子改変の精度が高く迅速になった。一挙にこの技術を取り込むためセンターの開設に至った。新たな技術がまだ出てくる。大きく医療が変わると期待している」と、澤芳樹・医学系研究科長は開所式冒頭のあいさつで語った。
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