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Thursday August 12, 2010 Daily edition   News and Blog Headlines Scientists identify DNA that may contribute to each person's uniqueness First plastic computer memory device the spin of electrons to read and write data MRI scans show brain's response to actions of others Delivering a knockout Light and moderate physical activity reduces the risk of early death A new blueprint for artificial general intelligence Artificial Biology at Singularity Summit 2010 The Mind and How To Build One Latest News Scientists identify DNA that may contribute to each person's uniqueness August 12, 2010 Building on a tool that they developed in yeast four years ago, researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine scanned the human genome and discovered what they believe is the reason people have such a variety of physical traits and disease risks. In a report published in the June 25 issue of Cell, the … more… First plastic computer memory device the spin of electrons to read and write data August 12, 2010 Researchers at Ohio State University have demonstrated the first plastic computer memory device that utilizes the spin of electrons to read and write data. An alternative to traditional microelectronics, the "spintronics" device could store more data in less space, process data faster, and consume less power. In the August 2010 issue of the journal Nature Materials, Arthur J. Epstein … more… MRI scans show brain's response to actions of others August 12, 2010 Affter studying the gray matter of 38 people in a Stanford experiment, psychologists concluded it is the perceived intentions — not the actions — of others that lead us to cherish the charitable and spurn the selfish. The finding comes from the work of Jeff Cooper, who spent his time as a Stanford doctoral candidate studying … more… Delivering a knockout August 12, 2010   Source Link: Science News For the first time, scientists have succeeded in genetically engineering a rat by specifically removing a single gene,  reported online August 11 in Nature. The process is known to geneticists as "knocking out" a gene; in this case, the gene encodes a powerful anticancer protein known as p53. Rats lacking the gene p53, which are likely to be … more… Light and moderate physical activity reduces the risk of early death August 12, 2010   Even light or moderate intensity physical activity, such as walking or cycling, can substantially reduce the risk of early death, a new study by researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Cambridge University and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden has found. The study,  published this week by the International Journal of Epidemiology, combined … more… New BLOG POSTS A new blueprint for artificial general intelligence August 12, 2010 by Amara D. Angelica   Demis Hassabis, a research fellow at the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit, University College London, is out to create a radical new kind of artficial brain. A former well-known UK videogame designer and programmer, he has produced a number of amazing games, including the legendary Evil Genius — which he denies selling to Microsoft, thus ruining a perfectly good joke. He … more… Artificial Biology at Singularity Summit 2010 August 12, 2010 by David Despain   Humans will one day defeat aging with AI, make death and disease relics of the past, regrow lost tissues and body parts as needed, control robot arms on another continent, unravel the complexities of cells, and in their spare time, save the world. At least that's the hope of six speakers at Singularity Summit 2010 … more… The Mind and How To Build One August 12, 2010 by Ray Kurzweil At the Singularity Summit in San Francisco at 11 AM on Saturday August 14, Ray Kurzweil will present an overview of "arguably the most important project in the history of the human-machine civilization": to model and reverse-engineer the brain, with the goal of creating intelligent machines to address the grand challenges of humanity. He prepared the … more… New EVENTS International Conference on Quantum Information and Computation Dates: Oct 4 — 8, 2010 Location: Stockholm, Sweden more... Anime Expo 2011 Dates: Jul 1 — 4, 2011 Location: Los Angeles, California more...