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Ironies of Automation
"...the more we automate, and the more sophisticated we make that automation, the more we become dependent on a highly skilled human operator."-Adrian Colyer, "Ironies of automation." the morning paper. January 8, 2020. A robot surgeon might be a great idea, but it's going to handle the routine, the easy surgeries. What's left is what's … Continue reading Ironies of Automation
CRISPR Enzyme Programmed to Kill Viruses in Human Cells
"Many of the world's most common or deadly human pathogens are RNA-based viruses—Ebola, Zika and flu, for example—and most have no FDA-approved treatments. A team led by researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has now turned a CRISPR RNA-cutting enzyme into an antiviral that can be programmed to detect and destroy RNA-based … Continue reading CRISPR Enzyme Programmed to Kill Viruses in Human Cells
