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US DOD behind 3D printed live organ development
Miniature human organs developed with a modified 3D printer are being used to test new vaccines in a lab in the US. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24125678 The “body on a chip” project replicates human cells to print structures which mimic the functions of the heart, liver, lung and blood vessels. The organs are then placed on a microchip […]
China vows to stop harvesting prisoners organs in 5 years
For years, China denied that it used organs from executed prisoners, but admitted it a few years ago. China has moved from denying to admitting and now phasing out the macabre practise of harvesting organs from prisoners. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-23722796 Prisoners’ organs were being sold to wealthy foreign patients. China then began admitting it was, after all, […]
DARPA to create “super vision” contact lenses
Researchers have created contact lenses which bestow telescopic vision on their wearers. The lens research was being funded by Darpa, the research arm of the US military. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23142469 Polarising filters in the spectacles allow wearers to switch between normal and telescopic vision. Tiny aluminium mirrors scored with a specific pattern act as a magnifier as […]
Cyborg testing on cockroaches
A project aimed at creating cyborg cockroaches is being launched at the TEDGlobal conference in Edinburgh. The insects are controlled via a mobile phone. The cyborg insect is created by attaching a backpack that communicates directly with neurons in the cockroach’s antennae. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22786371 The neurons convey information back to the insect’s brain using electricity. The […]
A russian billionaire, transhumanism and the Global Future Congress
Dmitry Itskov, 32, a Russian multimillionaire and former online media magnate, is investing into a project, called the 2045 Initiative, for the year he hopes it is completed, envisions the mass production of lifelike, low-cost avatars that can be uploaded with the contents of a human brain, complete with all the particulars of consciousness and […]
Dirty Babylon 