Technology & Society
More than 200 scientists and longevity activists gathered at UCLA recently to discuss advancements in repairing humans. New Technology is making it possible to imagine a world with ever greater life spans, but old world issues pervaded the discussions.
Personalized medicine is touted as the wave of the future, but recent government action points to problems for Americans looking to join the health revolution. Last week, California’s Department of Public Health issued cease-and-desist letters to 13 genetic testing startups
The FTC’s formal probe into Intel’s business practices will force the company to divert attention and resources away from its research and development. Antitrust legislation was supposed to inject fairness into the marketplace, but in reality it is usually used
Health insurance premiums will likely go up for everyone as a result of President Bush signing the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act into law. This could possibly cause America’s health insurance system to crash financially.
Net neutrality legislation like the Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 is a bad idea because it may force network operators to treat music downloads with the same urgency as health monitoring or enhancing technologies.
The fact that GlaxoSmithKline is purchasing an antiaging biotech firm for more than $700 million is good news for Americans, as some parts of the country have experienced declines in expected longevity.
The California State Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation rejected Assemblyman Charles Calderon’s digital tax bill this week. However, Calderon, who conveniently chairs that committee, was granted a “reconsideration” vote that could change the bill’s status.
As baby boomers are repainting the aging landscape, new products dedicated to fighting aging are cropping up. However, these products aren’t only for older generations — younger groups could also utilize them to detect problems early on.
In January, Miguel A. L. Nicolelis, M.D., Ph.D., announced that his team completed the first steps toward a brain machine interface that might make it possible for paralyzed people to walk by directing devices with their thoughts. The team’s monkey,
Politicians and financial experts are fond of citing the complexity of the economic crisis in the U.S., sometimes giving the impression that the underlying causes are too tangled for anyone to fully understand. However, the application of network and information