European Society of Human Genetics urges caution over use of new genetic sequencing techniques

Public release date: 16-May-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Mary Rice mary.rice@riceconseil.eu European Society of Human Genetics The use of genome-wide analysis (GWA), where the entirety of an individual’s DNA is examined to look for the genomic mutations or variants which can cause health problems is a massively useful technology for diagnosing disease. However, it can also pose major ethical problems if used incorrectly, say new recommendations from the European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) published on line today (16 May 2013) in the European Journal of Human Genetics. Many services based on whole genome and on exome* sequencing and analysis are now available to patients at an affordable price, and this raises the question of how to ensure that they are provided appropriately Continue reading

When Will Artificial Intelligence Replicate the Human Mind? Physicist Louis Del Monte's New Webisode Explains

Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) May 14, 2013 In his newest webisode, Artificial Intelligence Explained, author, physicist and CEO, Louis A. Del Monte provides the history and future of human-like artificial intelligence. Can super computers beat a human in chess or Jeopardy? Continue reading

Accomplishing recursive tasks using Human-Level Artificial Intelligence – Video




Accomplishing recursive tasks using Human-Level Artificial Intelligence This video shows a robot solving a problem by doing recursive tasks. There are no sound in this video because I wanted the viewers to focus on the robot's thoughts while solving a problem… Continue reading

VERTEBRAL SUBLUXATIONS AND HUMAN GENETICS – Video




VERTEBRAL SUBLUXATIONS AND HUMAN GENETICS Each of the 100 trillion cells in the human body (with the exception of red blood cells) contains the entire human genome mdash;all of the information necessary to build a human being. Continue reading

NASA's asteroid lasso mission said to halt Apocalypse scenario

Speaking at the Human to Mars Summit, NASA’s top administrator, Charles Bolden, pledges to work to “prevent an asteroid from colliding with devastating force into our planet.” NASA is planning an expedition to capture an asteroid. Shortly after a large meteor hit Russia in February, injuring about 1,000 people, President Obama’s administration announced that the U.S. would work on asteroid tracking technology to avoid potentially more severe Earth collisions Continue reading

NASA awards ULM grant

NASA awarded the University of Louisiana at Monroe's College of Education and Human Development a $22,500 grant to fund academic outreach programs as part of NASA's Summer of Innovation. These programs, which will benefit middle school students in northeast Louisiana, will provide science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) materials to populations traditionally under-represented in those .. Continue reading

Survival Launches Tourism Boycott of India’s Andaman Islands

Survival Launches Tourism Boycott of Indias Andaman Islands Survival International has today launched a tourism boycott of Indias Andaman Islands, until the degrading practice of human safaris to the 400-strong Jarawa tribe is stopped. The tribal rights organization is calling on the 200,000 tourists visiting the islands every year to stay away until tourists are banned from the road through the Jarawas forest and an alternative sea route is put in place. Continue reading

How Multifactoral Inheritance is involved in Human Genetics and Reproduction – Video




How Multifactoral Inheritance is involved in Human Genetics and Reproduction Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mashmedics Click Subscribe to remain updated. Continue reading

Freedom Group accuses UKBA of withholding Sri Lanka torture information

[TamilNet, Saturday, 02 March 2013, 19:23 GMT] Freedom from Torture (FFT), a UK-based rights group, accused the UK Border Agency of withholding statistics for the last quarter of 2012 while the Agency planned for a mass removal of Tamils, including those whose protection claims have been refused, on the 28 February to Sri Lanka. Presenting data obtained from the Border Agency using the ‘Freedom of Information (FOI) Act’ the rights group said, “UK has granted refugee status to at least 15 people who were previously removed from the UK to Sri Lanka where they claim to have been tortured or otherwise harmed.” The Border Agency released the information during the middle of an important case being heard by the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the Upper Tribunal on the risks facing Tamils on return to Sri Lanka from the UK. Evidence supplied by Freedom from Torture of Tamils with even low level (real or imputed) links to the LTTE experiencing torture after voluntary return to Sri Lanka in the post-conflict period is central to the case Continue reading