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Artificial Genome Scientists Want To Build Human Cells That Are Impervious To Viruses
Two years ago, a consortium of scientists, lawyers, and entrepreneurs announced a plan to synthesise an artificial human genome from scratch – an extremely ambitious endeavour that’s struggled to secure funding. Project organisers have now disclosed details of a scaled-down version of the venture, but with a goal that’s still quite audacious: creating human cells…
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Nokia Says It Really Doesn’t Want To Make Smartphones Again
A report last week stated that Nokia was planning to return to the smartphone game when its non-compete with Microsoft ended on December 31, 2015. But a statement released today by Nokia flat-out denies the report, describing it as false and inaccurate.