Command College links
I spoke at Command College today on future tech issues. Below is a list of links for the people in the room who want to read more on the issue areas. Command College Links 2008 Virtual Reality and Intellectual property
A Conversation About Cryonics
Last weekend, 150 people attended the Alcor life extension conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. The main subject was cryonics, the use of technology to cool and preserve the human body with the aim of future revival. The technology, still speculative, raises
I’m at the Alcor life extension conference today
So far the morning has been interesting, learning about how cryopreservation works. One thing that strikes me, however, is how much time we are spending talking about death at this life extension conference. I suppose that it is natural given
Microsoft launched a new site for health records today
Here’s the NYT piece on it. At first glance, this seems like a pretty cool idea to me.
Girl’s heart regenerates thanks to artifical heart
This is a pretty cool story from my homeland. Doctors implanted an artificial heart in a 15 year old girl while they waited for a replacement human heart to transplant. In the meantime, the girl’s own heart regenerated.
New progress in fighting Alzheimer’s
News via Eureka Alert Draining away brain’s toxic protein to stop Alzheimer’s Scientists are trying a plumber’s approach to rid the brain of the amyloid buildup that plagues Alzheimer’s patients: Simply drain the toxic protein away. That’s the method outlined
Soft drinks can cause DNA damage = aging
UK aging expert Professor Peter Piper recently spoke out against what he believes is a major health problem. It seems that the sodium benzoate used to preserve soft drinks may also be responsible for DNA damage. When Piper applied the
Salk Institute discovers longevity gene
Researchers in La Jolla, CA recently announced that they have “identified a critical gene that specifically links calorie restriction (CR) to longevity.” We already know that massively limiting the amount of calories one eats (caloric restriction) can extend life, but
Making all blood universal
This is a cool article from MIT’s Technology Review. Researchers at company ZymeQuest have figured out how to make everyone a universal blood donor.