The first genetic code of swine flu from European samples has been unravelled by UK researchers. The Health Protection Agency has also announced it has now shared isolates of the UK virus with …
Genetics might explain why some people get bird flu
People who have been infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus might be especially susceptible to avian viruses because they are genetically predisposed to them, leading disease experts suggested on …
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Biologically Engineered DNA Data Storage will be a Layer of the Convergent Exponential Tech Stack
Science fiction has probably done a huge disservice to the emerging bioeconomy, depicting any engagement with biology-based entities or systems with what always seems to include the prerequisite …
The Interim Report of the U.S. National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology
The U.S. National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology publicly released its first report in January of this year - with ideas and recommendations "they will be advancing throughout …
Contextualizing Advancements in Bioengineering to your Business Operations
As noted in the first post in this series (see the OODA Special Report: Executive’s Guide To the Revolution in Biology), it has become increasingly clear that the revolution in biological science will …
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DoD launches the OTA-Funded Distributed Bioindustrial Manufacturing Investment Program: Seeks Industry Proposals
For the seasoned government contractor and acquisitions professional, the not very tightly held secret is the Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) is the only formal mechanism currently available for the …
Bioengineering, Health and Business
In our previous post in this series (see the OODA Special Report: Executive's Guide To the Revolution in Biology) we reviewed some fundamentals in biological science and engineering we recommend all …
Biotechnology in Warfare and Battle – and the Human Body as a Warfighting Domain
RAND researchers in a recently released report explore biology as the platform on which future wars will be fought. Plagues, Cyborgs, and Supersoldiers: The Human Domain of War "examines the …
OODA Special Report: Executive’s Guide To The Revolution in Biology
An update to our report on what executives need to know about the business impact of biological sciences. As a technologist it has been very exciting to watch how advanced capabilities in IT have …
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The Future of AI-based Gene Sequencing
An analysis of the latest Alphafold breakthrough - Enformer, a neural network architecture that accurately predicts gene expression from DNA sequences - and the What's Next? of the future of AI and …
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