New Paper On Risks Of GM Crops Based On dsRNA Technology

For your genetic rewiring … - New paper on dsRNA risks – briefing for non-specialists (GM Watch, March 22, 2013): NOTE: The briefing document below is a summary for the lay person of the paper published yesterday, “A comparative evaluation of the regulation of GM crops or products containing dsRNA and suggested improvements to risk [...] continue reading the breaking news

China Building One Of The World’s Largest Drone Fleets, Challenging US Power

- China’s Drone Swarms Rise to Challenge US Power (Yahoo News/TechNewsDaily, March 13, 2013): China is building one of the world’s largest drone fleets aimed at expanding its military reach in the Pacific and swarming U.S. Navy carriers in the unlikely event of a war, according to a new report. The Chinese military — known [...] continue reading the breaking news

The Internet Is A Surveillance State (CNN)

- The Internet is a surveillance state (CNN, March, 16, 2013): (CNN) — I’m going to start with three data points. One: Some of the Chinese military hackers who were implicated in a broad set of attacks against the U.S. government and corporations were identified because they accessed Facebook from the same network infrastructure they [...] continue reading the breaking news

Patient Has 75% Of His Skull Replaced By 3D-Printed Implant

- Patient has 75 per cent of his skull replaced by 3DD-printed implant (News Limited Network, March 8, 2013): A MAN has had 75 per cent of his skull replaced with a custom-made 3D-printed implant. The un-named patient in the United States had his head imaged by a 3D scanner before the plastic prosthetic was [...] continue reading the breaking news

Robot Warriors: Lethal Machines Coming Of Age

- Robot warriors: Lethal machines coming of age (BBC News, March 4, 2013): The era of drone wars is already upon us. The era of robot wars could be fast approaching. Already there are unmanned aircraft demonstrators like the arrow-head shaped X-47B that can pretty-well fly a mission by itself with no involvement of a [...] continue reading the breaking news

Pentagon’s DARPA Researchers Control Rat’s Brain Over Internet

- Pentagon’s DARPA researchers learn to control rat’s brain over Internet (RT, March 1, 2013): Government mind control may not be as farfetched as it sounds: after 15 years of research, scientists have found a way to transmit information from one brain to another, thereby controlling the thoughts of its test subject. Scientists have successfully [...] continue reading the breaking news